Fountain Hill Historic District

Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place
Fountain Hill Historic District
Masonic Temple in June 2013
40°36′40″N 75°23′10″W / 40.61111°N 75.38611°W / 40.61111; -75.38611
Area33.6 acres (13.6 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.88000450[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1988

Fountain Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethlehem, Lehigh County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Despite the name, it is mostly excludes the borough of Fountain Hill, which is an independent municipality located mostly to the southwest of the district.

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 Cathedral Church of the Nativity (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

  • Robert Sayre Mansion
    Robert Sayre Mansion
  • William Sayre Mansion
    William Sayre Mansion
  • Linderman-Schwab Mansion
    Linderman-Schwab Mansion
  • Edwin Drake House
    Edwin Drake House
  • Residence on Seneca Street
    Residence on Seneca Street
  • Residence on West Third Street
    Residence on West Third Street
  • Nativity Episcopal Cathedral
    Nativity Episcopal Cathedral
  • Parish Office Hall at Nativity Episcopal Cathedral
    Parish Office Hall at Nativity Episcopal Cathedral
  • Wilbur Trust and Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters
  • Hill to Hill Bridge

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2011. Note: This includes James G. Whildin Jr. and Philip Michael Clark (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fountain Hill Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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