Martha and George Washington are greeted at the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem at an event in 2006.

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By Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com

The Lehigh Valley is full of historic sites — more than 100, according to the National Register of Historic Places.

There is the still-standing home of a man who signed the Declaration of Independence. Relics of old businesses and architecture abound. And there are an awful lot of covered bridges.

The register of historic places, run by the National Park Service, was started in 1966 to identify and protect historic resources, and now includes more than 90,000 properties such as buildings, sites and districts. Nominations are reviewed, and photos and associated documents are posted on a searchable database online.

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The list

Last spring, we compiled a list of Warren County's 40-plus sites included on the register, and we decided to give Northampton and Lehigh counties the same treatment.

Pennsylvania’s records are not all digitized in one place, however. Notes and photos from the register and other sources, including the lehighvalleylive.com archives, are included where available.

They are listed here in alphabetical order, and by last name in the case of some of the historic homes.

Some entries appeared multiple times, like different sections of the Lehigh Canal, but were compressed for this list. Boundaries for historic districts are listed as they appear on the register, and some of these sites may also be known by different names.

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Allentown Masonic Temple

Location: 1524 W. Linden St., Allentown

Added: 2004

Ground for the Masonic Temple was broken in 1923 — after more than 100 years of moving around — and was said at the time to be the largest private enterprise the city had ever seen, according to the temple's website.



Allentown National Bank

Location: 13-17 N. Seventh St., Allentown

Added: 2005

This eight-story building, described as "imposing" on the application to the national register, was built in 1905. It was submitted for its architecture.

Americus Hotel

Location: 541 Hamilton St., Allentown

Added: 1984

The "impressive bulk" of the 13-story Americus Hotel was built in the Roaring Twenties, "a manifestation of the expansionist optimism of that post-war decade," its application says.



Arndt House and Barn

Location: 910 Raubsville Road, Williams Twp.

Added: 2005

This site is said to be typical of other late 18th century to mid-19th century properties in the area. Jacob Arndt inherited this property from his father Abraham in 1795 and lived there until his death in 1831.

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The Bethlehem Armory

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Bangor Historic District

Location: Roughly bounded by 3rd, Fairview and Pennsylvania Avenues; Division, N. 4th, N. Main, Erdman, Northhampton and S. 1st streets.

Added: 2014

This district represents the impact of industry on the entire Slate Belt region. When the Bangor Slate Quarry opened in 1866, two villages grew together to form the borough, said to be "the largest and most significant slate community in the Slate Belt."

Bethlehem Armory

Location: 301 Prospect St., Bethlehem

Added: 1991

This Art Deco-style building was constructed in 1930 for Battery D, 213th Coast Artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Bethlehem Silk Mill

Location: 238 W. Goepp Street, Bethlehem.

Added: 2005

Built in 1886 and expanded at least twice over the next two decades, this factory complex was said to be one of the Lehigh Valley's largest and most intact silk mills from that time.

Bethlehem Steel Lehigh Plant Mill No. 2 Annex

Location: 11 W. 2nd St., Bethlehem.

Added: 2004

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Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem

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Biery's Port Historic District

Location: Bounded by Pineapple, Front, Race and Mulberry streets in Catasauqua

Added: 1984

Many of the residential and industrial buildings in this area were built by Frederick Biery and still reflect 19th-century usage, when it was a piece of the anthracite iron industry.

Bogert Covered Bridge

Location: Little Lehigh Park, Allentown

Added: 1980

This 145-foot bridge over the Little Lehigh is the oldest bridge in Lehigh County, dating back to 1841.

Bridge in Bangor Borough

Location: Pennsylvania Street over Martins Creek.

Added: 1988

This 45-foot bridge built in 1915 was submitted to the register for its engineering.

Bridge in Heidelberg Township

Location: Over the Jordan Creek in Heidelberg Twp.

Added: 1988

One of three stone bridges in Lehigh County, this one built circa 1887 was submitted for its lasting integrity.

Burnside Plantation

Location: Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem

Added: 1990

James and Mary Burnside in 1747 purchased this 500-acre farm, the first privately held property and private home in the Moravian settlement of Bethlehem.

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Coplay Cement Co. kilns

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Catasauqua Residential Historic District

Location: Bounded by Howertown Road, Railroad Avenue, Oak and Bridge streets, Catasauqua

Added: 1984

Iron baron David Thomas and other prominent businessmen called this area home, and the district "continues to reflect the wealth that was once part of Catasauqua."

Centennial Bridge

Location: Station Avenue over Saucon Creek in Center Valley.

Added: 1988

The second of three Lehigh County stone bridges on this list, this one, built about 1876, was noted for its tall arches and length of 233 feet. It was demolished in 2013.

Central Bethlehem Historic District

Location: Bounded by Main, Nevada and E. Broad streets and the river.

Added: 1972

This district is noted for its Moravian architecture as well as their culture — the Moravians' communal life focused on crafts and cooperation, as well as religion.

Chain Bridge

Location: Across the Lehigh River in Easton, southwest of Glendon on Hugh Moore Parkway.

Added: 1974

It was built in 1856 to allow mules and boats to follow the Lehigh Canal across the Lehigh River. Cable for the bridge is believed to have been made on site by the Roebling Co., which also built the Brooklyn Bridge.

Coffeetown Grist Mill

Location: Coffeetown and Kressman roads, 7 miles south of Easton.

Added: 1977

This mill was built in 1762, making it "probably the oldest of its kind in Williams Township and one of a few structures of any kind that can be dated earlier than the Revolution." It has also been used as a schoolhouse, post office, store, fertilizer factory and private residence.

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Cold Spring Bridge

Location: Over Spring Creek in Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1988

This bridge built in 1930 is noted for its 160-foot arch.

College Hill Residential Historic District

Location: Roughly bounded by McCartney, Pierce and Pardee streets, the Forks Township line and the Delaware River.

Added: 1991

Once "the principal residential area for the successful industrial and merchant class," College Hill is also "the most extensive single collection of varying mid to late Victorian residential architecture within … the Lehigh Valley region," per its application.

Coopersburg Historic District

Location: Main Street and Route 309, Coopersburg

Added: 1982

Coopersburg was one of the first villages to be settled in the area — the "only sizable town in Lehigh County south of Lehigh Mountain" — and became a cooperative center among Mennonites, Moravians, Lutherans and Reformed people.

Coplay Cement Co. Kilns

Location: N. 2nd. St., Coplay

Added: 1980

These kilns, most of which are about 60 feet tall, were made of locally-produced bricks and used from 1893 to 1904.

County Bridge No. 36

Location: Route 611 over Jacoby Creek in Portland.

Added: 1988

Built in 1907, this bridge was submitted as an example of an early 20th century concrete arch bridge.

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Dime Savings and Trust Co. in Allentown

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Dent Hardware Co. Factory Complex

Location: 1101 Third St., Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1986

This collection of industrial buildings from the early 20th century, when Dent Hardware was "the nation's leading producer of brass refrigerator hardware and a major manufacturer of cast iron toys."

Dillingersville Union School and Church

Location: Zionsville Road, Upper Milford Twp.

Added: 1979

Lutheran settlers built the dual church and school in 1734, and it continued to be used for education for more than 200 years.

Dime Savings and Trust Co.

Location: 12 N. 7th St., Allentown

Added: 1985

It's application to the historic register bills this bank building as "the best preserved and most original Art Deco structure in Allentown." It has since been incorporated into the PPL Center.

Dorneyville Crossroad Settlement

Location: Routes 222 and 29, Allentown

Added: 1977

This site originally consisted of a stone tavern and house from the 18th century and two 19th century stone houses at the crossing of King's Highway — once a major path for Native Americans — and what is now Route 222, which was built in 1752 to connect Easton and Reading.

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Easton Cemetery

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Easton Cemetery

Location: 401 N. Seventh St., Easton.

Added: 1990

This cemetery opened in 1849 and still has grave sites available. George Taylor, who signed the Declaration of Independence (and whose home is also on this list) is buried here.

Easton Historic District

Location: Roughly bounded by Riverside and Bushkill drives, Ferry and 7th streets.

Added: 1983

A center of commerce since 1752, Easton's historic district is an example of a Victorian commercial center.

Easton House (aka the Bachmann Publick House)

Location: 167-169 Northampton St., Easton.

Added: 1980

This tavern was once owned by George Taylor — who signed the Declaration of Independence and is connected to a few other sites on this list — but was also noted for its architecture and history as one of the earliest sites of the county court.

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The Easton House

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Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House

Location: 55 S. Keystone Ave., Emmaus

Added: 2003

This house built in 1803 is one of the best-preserved from that time, and shows a transition in architecture from the traditional European settlers to something more contemporary.

Ehrhart's Mill Historic District

Location: Old Mill Road, Hellertown.

Added: 1987

Located along the Saucon Creek, this community was built around a grist mill in the 19th century.

Elmwood Park Historic District

Location: Roughly bounded by Goepp Circle, Woodruff Street, Park Place and Carson Street in Bethlehem.

Added: 1988

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Fireman's Drinking Fountain

Location: Main St., Slatington

Added: 1981

This 12-foot public drinking fountain is topped with a 7-foot 3-inch statue of a fire fighter holding a child and lantern.

Fountain Hill Historic District

Location: Bounded by Brighton, Wyandotte, W. Fourth and Seminole streets and Delaware Ave., Fountain Hill

Added: 1988

In the latter 19th century, Fountain Hill was home to many upper- and middle-class officers of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Bethlehem Iron Co., which later became Bethlehem Steel.

Frantz's Bridge

Location: Over the Jordan Creek in Lowhill Twp.

Added: 1988

The original stone arch bridge built in 1887 was eventually demolished and replaced with a concrete bridge.

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The Gemeinhaus in Bethlehem

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Gauff-Roth House

Location: 427-433 Auburn St., Allentown

Added: 1985

Built in 1880, this grand home "is a good example of a Queen Anne style house," one of few in Allentown.

Geiger Covered Bridge

Location: Over the Jordan Creek in North Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1980

Gemeinhaus/Lewis David De Schweinitz Residence

Location: W. Church Street, Bethlehem.

Added: 1975

This two-and-a-half-story log building is the oldest structure still standing in Bethlehem and has been owned by the Moravian Church since its construction in 1733.

Gristmiller's House

Location: 459 Old York Road, Bethlehem.

Added: 1973

Found in Bethlehem's Colonial Industrial Quarter, this building shows the thinking of its planners. Where earlier grist millers and their families may have lived in the mill itself, this house was built so the mill could be better used for grain storage.

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Haines Mill in Allentown

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Haines Mill

Location: 3600 Haines Mill Road, Allentown

Added: 1981

The Haines Mill was built before the Civil War, and continued as a family business well into the 20th century.

Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill

Location: 506 Mickley Road, Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1977

This mill on the Jordan Creek was built in 1753 and may have also been used for religious services.

Heller (Michael and Margaret) House

Location: 1890-1892 Friedensville Road, Lower Saucon Twp.

Added: 2010

This house was added to the register for its architecture, both from its initial construction circa 1751 and its renovation in 1935.

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High German Evangelical Reformed Church in Allentown

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Heller (William Jacob) House

Location: 501 Mixsell St., Easton

Added: 1982

William Jacob Heller, an Easton businessman in the 1800 and 1900s, designed and lived in this home atop what used to be a Native American lookout point on the Delaware River.

High German Evangelical Reformed Church

Location: 620 Hamilton St., Allentown

Added: 1983

Also known as the Zion Reformed Church or Zion United Church of Christ, this church is "a fine example of the late Victorian Gothic Revival architectural style" and reflected a time of expansion in Allentown, its application to the national register says.

Hotel Sterling

Location: 343-345 Hamilton St., Allentown

Added: 1984

The application for this 1889 structure describes its "eclectic design, elaborate detailing and high degree of integrity."

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Illick's Mill in Bethlehem circa 1960

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Illick's Mill

Location: 130 Illick's Mill Road, Bethlehem

Added: 2005

The flour and feed mill was built in 1856, but closed in 1902. The park around it was made in 1935, and Liberty High School students twice restored the mill — in 1965 and again between 2001 to 2011.

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Jacobsburg Historic District

Location: 3 miles northeast of Nazareth, off Route 115.

Added: 1977

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Kreiderville Covered Bridge

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Kemmerer House

Location: 3 Iroquois St., Emmaus

Added: 1977

A typical 19th century farmstead.

Heinrich Knauss House

Location: 152 E. Main St., Emmaus

Added: 2008

Seven generations of the Knauss family were born in this 1777 home.

Kreiderville Covered Bridge

Location: Kreidersville, north of Northampton.

Added: 1980

Built in 1839, this is the last covered bridge in Northampton County. In 1959, a group of residents saved it from being demolished and replaced.

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The Lehigh Canal in Glendon

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Frederick and Catherine Leaser Farm

Location: 7654 Leaser Road, Lynn Twp.

Added: 2004

This farm at the foot of Blue Mountain includes a log cabin built in the 1750s and other buildings constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Lehigh Canal

Location: Multiple entries for sections from Lehigh Gap to the Delaware River

Added: 1978-1980

The canal's construction began in 1819. When completed, it allowed anthracite coal to be shipped down the river from Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), shaping the history of communities along the way.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters Building

Location: 425 Brighton St., Bethlehem

Added: 1984

Before this was built (in two stages between 1885 and 1890), railroad executives worked out of their homes.

Lehigh Valley Silk Mills

Location: Seneca and Clewell streets, Fountain Hill

Added: 1993

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Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse in Lower Saucon Township

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Linden Grove Pavilion

Location: Linden and Main streets, Coopersburg

Added: 1979

This pavilion was built around 1900 and used for cattle auctions by TS Cooper, who was internationally known for his livestock. Once a year, buyers from around the world would head to his Coopersburg farm for the auction.

Lock Ridge Furnace Complex

Location: Franklin and Church streets, Alburtis

Added: 1981

Now a 59-acre park and museum, this site operated as a furnace from 1868 to 1921, once a piece of the area's early iron production history.

Lutz-Franklin School

Location: 4216 Countryside Lane, Lower Saucon Twp.

Added: 2008

This is the only intact 19th-century schoolhouse in Lower Saucon.

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Martin Tower, under construction in Bethlehem

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Manasses Guth Covered Bridge

Location: South Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1980

Martin Tower

Location: 1170 8th Ave., Bethlehem

Added: 2010

Built in 1969, the 21-story 332-foot-tall former headquarters of Bethlehem Steel is the tallest building in the Lehigh Valley.

McCollum and Post Silk Mill

Location: 368 Madison Ave., Nazareth

Added: 2005

This mill, which operated from 1913 to 1936, embodies the transition of the silk industry as it faced growing competition and was eventually overpowered by synthetic fabrics.

Albertus L. Meyers Bridge

Location: Eighth Street over Little Lehigh and Railroad streets in Allentown.

Added: 1988

Also known as the 8th Street Bridge, this span was said to be the largest concrete bridge in the world when it was completed in 1913. It is named after a former Allentown band director, who played in the band at the bridge's opening.

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Moravian Sun Inn

Location: 564 Main St., Bethlehem

Added: 1973

In the late 1700s and 1800s, this was a hotel that at one time or another housed a number of patriots and dignitaries, including George Washington, John Adams, the Marquis de Lafayette and John Hancock. It is now a museum and restaurant.

Mount Airy Historic District

Location: Roughly Prospect Avenue between 15th and 8th avenues in Bethlehem.

Added: 1988

This area features a number of large, ornate houses built between 1895 and 1930, many of them owned by Bethlehem Steel executives during the company's heyday.

Jacob Mixsell House

Location: 101 S. 4th St., Easton

Added: 1980

The home of Jacob Mixsell, a prominent Easton builder in the early 1800s, is remarkable not just for its architectural style but also because it was constructed by Mixsell himself. Also interesting: The husband of one of Mixell's daughters, Col. Charles Augustus Wikoff, was the highest ranking American soldier killed in the Spanish-American War, and his funeral was held in the home.

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Neuweiler Brewery in Allentown

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Nazareth Hall Tract

Location: Zizendorf Square, Nazareth

Added: 1980

This 16-acre tract was meant to be the manor house in the 5,000-acre Barony of Nazareth — and as a possible alternative site for the Moravian Church's world headquarters.

Nazareth Historic District

Location: Around Center and Main streets, Nazareth

Added: 1988

The center of Nazareth features a collection of Moravian architecture dating back to the mid-18th century, being one of three planned Moravian communities in the state.

Neuweiler Brewery

Location: 401 N. Front St., Allentown

Added: 1980

From the national registry application: "The Neuweiler Brewery … was a big time brewery brewing on a local scale. The elegance of the physical plant reflects the personality of its founder, Louis F. Neuweiler, who was a perfectionist that insisted on the best."

Jacob Nicholas House

Location: 458 Ferry St., Easton

Added: 1976

Built in 1807, this was always a working-class family's home. Jacob Nicholas was a wood turner and captained a Durham boat, a flat-bottomed craft that carried cargo on the rivers.

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Old Lehigh County Courthouse

Location: 5th and Hamilton streets, Allentown

Added: 1981

Built between 1814 and 1819, this is one of the oldest buildings in Allentown.

Old Waterworks

Location: North of the Hill-to-Hill bridge and west of Main Street, in Bethlehem.

Added: 1972

Built in 1762, this was the first municipal pumping system to provide drinking and washing water in the American colonies. The pump house is original, though the machinery is reconstructed.

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Packer Memorial Chapel at Lehigh University in 1944

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Packer Memorial Chapel

Location: Packer Avenue, Lehigh University, Bethlehem

Added: 1979

The church was built in 1885 as a gift to Lehigh University, when it was still and Episcopalian institution.

Parsons-Taylor House

Location: 4th and Ferry streets, Easton

Added: 1980

This house was once home to William Parsons, a friend of Benjamin Franklin and a key player in establishing Northampton County and Easton as its center of government. George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who is mentioned a few times in this list, leased the home late in life and died there in 1781.

Pembroke Village Historic District

Location: Bounded by Radclyffe Street, Carlisle Street, Stefko Boulevard, Arcadia Street and Minsi Trail, in Bethlehem

Added: 1988

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Rodale Organic Gardening Experimental Farm

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Real Estate Building

Location: 2-8 N. Main St., Bangor

Added: 1986

The size of this prominent brick building is notable. It was the tallest in Bangor, constructed in the early 1900s when the slate industry was booming.

Rex Covered Bridge

Location: North Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1980

Crossing the Jordan Creek, this 150-foot bridge built in 1858 was described as the oldest remaining covered bridge Lehigh County.

Rodale Organic Gardening Experimental Farm

Location: 2056 Minesite Road, Lower Macungie Twp.

Added: 1999

This 39-acre complex was a farmstead from about 1830 that was bought in 1940 by J.I. Rodale and his wife to experiment and write about organic food cultivation.

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The Seipsville Hotel

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Schlicher Covered Bridge

Location: North Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1980

Built in 1882 over the Jordan Creek, this is the most recent of Lehigh County's covered bridges.

George F. Schlicher Hotel

Location: 105-107 S. Main St., Alburtis

Added: 1992

This 1877 hotel and general store, about 80 feet from a significant railroad depot, formed the pre-20th century nucleus of commerce in Alburtis.

Seipsville Hotel

Location: 2912 Old Nazareth Road, Easton

Added: 1977

This was a popular stop for weary travelers between Easton and Nazareth in the late 1700s.

Shelter House

Location: S. 4th St., Emmaus

Added: 1978

Built in 1734, this is said to be the oldest standing log building in Lehigh County.

Herman Simon House

Location: 41 N. 3rd St., Easton

Added: 1980

From its application to the historic register: "The YWCA building was formerly the residence of Herman Simon, a German immigrant whose textile mills … were ranked among the model industrial establishments of the world."

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The State Theatre in Easton

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Slatington Historic District

Location: Bounded by Ridge Alley; Chestnut, Railroad and Kern streets; Hill Alley; 5th Street and Dowell Street in Slatington.

Added: 2004

Like other historic districts on this list, Slatington's is associated with the rise of the slate industry and typifies the architecture of the time.

South Bethlehem Downtown Historic District

Location: Bounded by Wyandotte, Columbia, Hayes and Morton streets in Bethlehem.

Added: 2006

This concentration of commercial, municipal and industrial buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries has been the heart of South Bethlehem since the late 1800s.

State Theatre

Location: 453 Northampton St., Easton

Added: 1982

Designed in 1925, local Italian artisans helped create the State's elaborate frescoes and gilding.

Daniel Steckel House

Location: 207 W. Northampton St., Bath

Added: 1982

One of the oldest structures in Bath, this 1803 home belonged to Daniel Steckel and his family, who helped the community flourish. Steckel lived to be 101 and the community through a public party for his 100th birthday.

Isaac Stout House

Location: 50 Durham Road, Williams Twp.

Added: 2004

This 1772 stone house is an example of the stone and masonry used in the area.

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The Tannery in Bethlehem

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The Tannery

Location: In Bethlehem's historic subdistrict near the Monocracy Creek

Added: 1972

This operation in this limestone building was able to process more than 4,500 hides during its peak production from 1776 to 1784.

George Taylor House

Location: Front Street, Catasauqua

Added: 1971

Built in 1768, this was the home of George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Taylor was born in Ireland, came to Pennsylvania as an indentured servant and eventually became a plantation manager. He was also involved in the production of cannons and munitions during the Revolutionary War.

Trout Hall

Location: 414 Walnut St., Allentown

Added: 1978

This 1770 city dwelling built by English settlers is unique among the old homes in the Lehigh Valley, most of which are farmhouses built by Germans.

Troxell-Steckel House

Location: 4229 Reliance St., Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1980

A stone farmhouse from 1756 is the centerpiece of what was once a 400-acre farm, which now has a museum.

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Vigilant Fire Co. Firemen's Monument

Location: Union Cemetery on Route 873 in Washington Twp.

Added: 2004

This 16-foot-tall granite monument in Union Cemetery was carved in 1909. As of its application, it was one of five known such surviving statues from that time in the country.

Valentine Weaver House

Location: 146 S. Church St., Macungie

Added: 1984

Valentine Weaver was a major figure in the development of Pennsylvania's iron industry, including the Macungie Iron Works and Lock Ridge Iron Co.

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Weona Park Carousel in 2006

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Wehr Covered Bridge

Location: South Whitehall Twp.

Added: 1980

Weona Park Carousel

Location: Route 512 in Pen Argyl

Added: 1999

Installed in 1923, the carousel features 44 hand-carved animals.

Whitefield House and Gray Cottage

Location: 214 E. Center St., Nazareth

Added: 1980

From its national register application: "The Whitfield House and Gray Cottage … mark the sport where the Moravians in 1740 first struck permanent roots in America after the failure of their mission among Europeans and Indians in the Savannah area of Georgia, 1735-1740."

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Zollinger-Harned Co. Building

Location: 605-613 Hamilton Mall and 14016 N. 6th St., Allentown

Added: 1979

This department store from the 1920s is "perhaps the most elegant statement and best preserved example of an eclectic retail structure of the early twentieth century remaining in the area."

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