National Historic Landmark · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District

Added to the National Register in 2012, and a National Historic Landmark.

Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressChurch, Market and Main Streets, Bethlehem, PA
CountyNorthampton County
ListedOct 16, 2012
Level of significanceNational
Reference number12001016
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Tentative World Heritage Site

Visiting

AddressChurch, Market and Main Streets, Bethlehem, PA
Coordinates40.6189° N, 75.3808° W · Directions ↗
Also in Bethlehem23 listed places in Bethlehem →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Local history books for Bethlehem

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  • Bethlehem revisited
    William G. Weiner, 2014
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  • Legendary locals of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Karen M. Samuels, 2013
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  • Bethlehem
    William G. Weiner, 2011
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  • South Bethlehem
    Kenneth F. Raniere, 2010
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Guidebooks to historic places in Pennsylvania

  • Walking Philadelphia
    Natalie Pompilio, 2017
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  • Historical Tours Gettysburg
    Globe Pequot Press Editors and Randi Minetor, 2015
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  • Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg
    Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson, 2012
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  • Historic Genesee country
    Rose O'Keefe, 2010
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District listed on the National Register?

Oct 16, 2012. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District?

Church, Market and Main Streets, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 12001016. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.