Fountain Hill Historic District
Fountain Hill Historic District
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File:Masonic Temple, Fountain Hill HD 01.JPG | |
Masonic Temple, June 2013.
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Location | Roughly bounded by Brighton, Wyandotte, W. Fourth and Seminole Sts., and Delaware Ave., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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Area | 33.6 acres (13.6 ha) |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Gothic Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 88000450[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 1988 |
Fountain Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethlehem, Lehigh County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 44 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure. The buildings include elaborate, architecturally distinctive mansions, smaller managers' and merchants' dwellings, and public church buildings. The mansions are the focus of the district and include the Linderman / Schwab Mansion (c. 1870), Robert Sayre House (c. 1857), and Elisha Packer Wilbur Mansion (c. 1863). Notable non-residential buildings include the Masonic Temple and Nativity Episcopal Cathedral (c. 1866). The Hill to Hill Bridge is also included in the district. Located in the district is the separately listed Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters Building.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Gallery
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Sayre Mansion, Fountain Hill HD 01.JPG
Robert Sayre Mansion.
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William Sayre Mansion, Fountain Hill HD 02.JPG
William Sayre Mansion.
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Linderman-Schwab Mansion, Fountain Hill HD 01.JPG
Linderman-Schwab Mansion.
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Edwin Drake House, Fountain Hill HD.JPG
Edwin Drake House.
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Seneca St 501, Fountain Hill HD.JPG
Residence on Seneca Street.
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W 3rd St 431, Fountain Hill HD.JPG
Residence on West Third Street.
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Nativity Episcopal Cathedral, Fountain Hill HD 03.JPG
Parish Office Hall at Nativity Episcopal Cathedral.
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Wilbur Trust&Lehigh Valley RR HQ 01.JPG
Wilbur Trust and Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters.
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Hill-to-Hill Bridge, Fountain Hill HD.JPG
References
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- National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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