The Trach-Hunsicker House and a Famous Potter: Hamilton Square, Monroe County, PA

By Dr. Sara J. Cornell

In the small village of Hamilton Square sits a stone house that is one of the most massive stone homes in Monroe County, PA. The house, which is located on old Legislative Route 949 or the Belmont to Easton Turnpike, served as a family home to generations of the Drach family, starting with Rudolph Drach. Rudolph was a potter of note, who moved from Bucks County to Northampton County. He became well known for a sgraffito plate he created in 1792. The stone house and its property eventually passed from the Drach family to several other families before being abandoned in the 1950s. The house was purchased in 1968 by the Hunsicker family and restored. This old stone house has many interesting features, including a "funeral door" and a stained glass fanlight above the front door. It has two fireplaces, both stone, beautiful woodwork, and raised panel doors. The rest of the property includes several out-buildings: a forebay barn that contained no nails, only pegs, a chicken coop, a corn crib, and a foundation of an unknown structure. There is a stone springhouse in the front of the stone house. The book traces the interesting history of the old stone house and its inhabitants to the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DBJ4MFR4
• ISBN13: 9798334167445
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"