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Bounded by Main, Nevada, and East Broad Streets, and the Lehigh River; also roughly bounded by Walnut St., Linden St., Lehigh River, and New St. 40°37′06″N 75°22′56″W / 40.618333°N 75.382222°W / 40.618333; -75.382222 ( Central Bethlehem Historic
Illick's Mill, also known as Peters' Mill and Monocacy Milling Co., is a historic grist mill located in Monocacy Park at Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1856, and is a four level, vernacular stone mill building with a heavy timber frame interior. The original building measured approximately 34 by 40 feet (10 by 12 m).
Meyer later opened Bethlehem's first apothecary in 1743 within the building, which later moved into the Bell House until a laboratory was constructed along present-day Main Street in 1752. The 1752 Apothecary, part of the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, was the oldest pharmacy in continuous operation in the United States up until its closing in ...
Location of Housenick Park in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania. Housenick Park is the popular name for a passive park located in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.The 55 acre/22.3 hectare Janet Johnston Housenick and William D. Housenick Memorial Park of Bethlehem Township [1] and the 36 acre/14.6 hectare Archibald Johnston Conservation Area of Northampton County comprise the park. [2]
Elmwood Park Historic District is a historic housing development in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania roughly bounded by Goepp Circle, Woodruff St., Park Pl., and Carson St. The 68 houses in the district were built of brick, clapboard, and stucco from 1917 to 1920.
Non-museum properties in the district include the 1803-06 Central Moravian Church, the God's Acre, a Moravian burial ground, and the 1758-60 Moravian Sun Inn, located further up Main Street. [2] The Sun Inn was created as a place for non-Moravian people to stay when they visited Bethlehem at the time.
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 ...
By the early 1950s, the Bethlehem Housing Authority purchased additional adjoining lands, including an 86-acre (350,000 m 2) farm to build additional affordable housing in the area. Between 1952 and 1962, the Authority built 570 units, which included Marvine Village (400 units), Fairmount Homes (120) and Pfeifle Homes (50).