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Built in 1741 to house the early Moravian community as well as the community's place of worship, the Saal, it is the oldest surviving building in Bethlehem, the largest surviving log house in continuous use in the U.S. and also significant for its association with the botanist and mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780–1834). [3]
The Single Sisters’ House is an historic building located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania constructed by the Moravian settlers as a Choir House for the Single Brethren in 1744, and is part of a larger building complex that also contains the 1741 Gemeinhaus, 1746 Bell House, and 1751 Old Chapel. As the community grew it was re-purposed for the ...
The Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District occupies a discontiguous 14.7-acre (5.9 ha) area of central Bethlehem. Its central core consists of the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem and adjacent properties, located at Main and West Church Streets east of Monocacy Creek, which is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Northampton County.
The Colonial Industrial Quarter in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is considered America's earliest industrial park.Established by the colonial Moravians along the banks of the Monocacy Creek, the ten-acre site contains historic buildings such as the 1762 Waterworks (A National Historic Landmark), 1761 Tannery, 1869 Luckenbach Mill, 1748/1834 Gristmiller's House, reconstructed 1764 Springhouse and ...
The Bethlehem Waterworks, also known as the Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks, is believed to be the oldest pump-powered public water supply in what is now the United States. The pumphouse, which includes original and replica equipment, is located in the Colonial Industrial Quarter of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , between Monocacy Creek and Main ...
The Sun Inn received its first license from King George III. The original part of the building was built in 1758 as a 66-by-40-foot (20 by 12 m), two-story, stone building with a mansard roof.
This proposal was rejected by the Bethlehem City Council for clashing with the Historic District's architecture, as well as surpassing the four story limit for new construction in the district. [14] [16] The couple ended up selling the property to Lehigh University graduate Dallas Basha for $485,000. Basha proposed renovations to the crumbling ...
The Hotel Bethlehem is a 125-room hotel located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The hotel, which was built in 1922, is a member of the Historic Hotels of America and was built in a Beaux Arts style. [1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Central Bethlehem Historic District, which includes 165 contributing ...