Fountain Hill Historic District

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Fountain Hill Historic District
File:Masonic Temple, Fountain Hill HD 01.JPG
Masonic Temple, June 2013.
Fountain Hill Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Fountain Hill Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Brighton, Wyandotte, W. Fourth and Seminole Sts., and Delaware Ave., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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

  • Sayre Mansion, Fountain Hill HD 01.JPG

    Robert Sayre Mansion.

  • William Sayre Mansion, Fountain Hill HD 02.JPG

    William Sayre Mansion.

  • Linderman-Schwab Mansion, Fountain Hill HD 01.JPG

    Linderman-Schwab Mansion.

  • Edwin Drake House, Fountain Hill HD.JPG

    Edwin Drake House.

  • Seneca St 501, Fountain Hill HD.JPG

    Residence on Seneca Street.

  • W 3rd St 431, Fountain Hill HD.JPG

    Residence on West Third Street.

  • Nativity Episcopal Cathedral.

  • Nativity Episcopal Cathedral, Fountain Hill HD 03.JPG

    Parish Office Hall at Nativity Episcopal Cathedral.

  • Wilbur Trust&Lehigh Valley RR HQ 01.JPG

    Wilbur Trust and Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters.

  • Hill-to-Hill Bridge, Fountain Hill HD.JPG

    Hill to Hill Bridge.

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Note: This includes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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