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 Central Bethlehem Historic District - Bethlehem PA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 40° 37.129 W 075° 22.837
18T E 467805 N 4496512
A Utopian experiment that gave way to a huge industrial community.
Waymark Code: WMJHR8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2013
Views: 5
The Central Bethlehem Historic District has 2 dominating periods of architecture. One was the early development at a community dating from 1741-1844 which is heavily influenced by Moravian culture and design. The other from 1845-1938, which is more Victorian in style.
The Moravian community functioned as an Utopian experiment which allowed for cultural expression and religious adherence to a pietistic belief from German theologians. The European immigrants were required to lease their land from the Moravian Congregation. This restriction and residents of other sects of religion forced a changed around 1844, resulting in Bethlehem becoming a robust and growing commercial and industrial community. The growth of Bethlehem was directly effected by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Bethlehem Iron Company, which became Bethlehem Steel.
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Bounded by Main, Nevada, and E. Broad Sts., and the river
Roughly bounded by Walnut St., Linden St., Lehigh River, and New St.
Bethlehem, PA
County / Borough / Parish: Northampton
Year listed: 1972
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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