33 South Fourth: Wagner Mansion (Pomfret Club) - In 1860, John O. Wagner (also spelled "Wagener"), was born in 1832 into one of the large land-owning families in Easton. He inherited this property from his father, David D. Wagener. John O. Wagner inherited the South 4th Street land in trust from his father. He established his business at No.14, as it was listed under the street numbering scheme then in effect. In the late 1860s, he also became a resident at 17 South 4th Street (this property), which probably indicates the approximate date when the current mansion was constructed - a date which is consistent with the mansard roof and "Second Empire" style of architecture visible in the building today...more detail on 33 so. 4th st.
	40 South Fourth: KWM Building (Kressler, Wolf & Miller) - 2-story modern office building owned by Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, now used by Kressler, Wolff & Miller ("KWM" -- insurance, loans, leasing, mortgages). This property is now located at the SE corner of Pine and 4th Streets, with a 65' frontage on 4th Street. Originally, however, Pine Alley was a much narrower passage in line with its continuation on the West side of 4th Street. As laid out when William Parsons founded Easton in 1752, the SE street corner was originally located farther North - in the middle of what is Pine Street today. Parsons's original Town Lot No.173 had a 60' frontage on 4th Street, and next to it Lot No.174 extended another 60' down 4th Street. These two lots, in their time, were owned by some of the prominent Easton businessmen of the 19th Century. Lot No.173 - formerly at the corner of Pine Alley - was sold in 1850 to John Green. He was one of the original partners in his brother-in-law John Stewart's iron rolling mill (and later the noted wire factory) in South Easton... more on this 40 s 4th street corner.
	55 s 4th st: Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church - The striking Middle Eastern style of the present church building on this site is actually quite modern. Previously, the site became home to a Lutheran congregation in 1843, when some members of the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (at 330 Ferry Street) asked to worship on alternate Sundays with a different Pastor than Rev. John Peter Hecht (a “distinguished orator” who had been at St. John’s since 1815). When the request was refused, they formed the separate Lutheran congregation of Christ Church, under a new Pastor. Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church initially conducted services in the Methodist Church (briefly renamed the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Easton), but they built and opened a new church building at 57 South 4th Street (at the NW corner with Ferry Street). They continued at that site until 1968, when they consolidated with another Lutheran Church at Ferry and South 11th Streets. Meanwhile, in approximately 1901 the Lebanese community was established in Easton 1901 by a set of chance circumstances. A group of about a dozen Lebanese Maronites were attempting to immigrate to Australia, but their passage was delayed for many days in Marseilles, France. Passengers bound for America, however, were embarked without delay, so half of the group decided to board for the new destination.... more detail on 55 s 4th st
	60 South 4th, at Ferry Street: Parsons/Taylor House - By 1757, this small stone house had been built for Easton's Founding Father William Parsons. The house may have actually been started by Parsons earlier, in 1753-54, and consequently it contends with the Bachmann Publick House and the Colonel Hooper House (at 5th and Northampton Streets) for the honor of being the oldest surviving house in Easton. Parsons died in the house in the same year he moved in: 1757... more detail on 60 s 4th St.
	101-07 South Fourth: Mixsell / Illick House - Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society (Illick House / Mixsell House) (101-07 South 4th Street (at Ferry St.)) Mixsell House was started in about 1820 by builder/merchant Joseph Mixsell, a wealthy Easton merchant. It was originally a simple, Federal-style home set back from the street. In 1833, it was greatly enlarged to include the parlors, stair hall and bedrooms, still in largely Federal style but with additional Greek Revival elements, with a front doorway copied from a pattern book by noted American architect (and Greek Revival advocate) Asher Benjamin. Further additions were made to the western and southern sides of the house in 1874, creating two dwellings. The Mixsell family continued to live in the larger portion of the house until 1928, when it was presented to the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society by Joseph Mixsell's daughters (upon the death of one of them). The Society has used it as a museum since that time... more detail on 101-107 so 4th st.

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