Dr. Innes Residence 

Location #15

Pop in to see the Quadrant Bookmart and Coffee Shop aka Dr. Innes Residence built circa 1848 as the residence of Dr. Charles Innes, who helped plan Easton’s first public high school.

20 N Third St

a brick building with trees and a sign

About Dr. Innes Residence 

After the doctor’s death in 1880, his son Edward sold the house to Easton lawyer Mathew Hale Jones, Jr. who in turn sold it to his son-in-law Judge William Sebring Kirkpatrick. The Kirkpatrick family lived in or rented the house for some time—as a flower shop in the 1920s—and finally sold it in 1971 to Dr. Harold Kares, a chiropodist (foot doctor). By 1976, the “Kares Building” was scheduled for demolition by the City, when a major community effort saved it from destruction. Today people of all ages gather at this historic hotspot for coffee, a good read or some local music at the Quadrant Bookmart and Coffee Shop.

View of the Quadrant with tables and umbrellas and a bike in front
View of a large window with trees with fall colored leaves outside

Special thanks to Richard F. Hope, historian, who contributed a wealth of information for this walking tour.

Written by Kelly Prentice

Photos by Laini Abraham