Bethlehem Waterworks


Bethlehem Waterworks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Bethlehem Waterworks, October 2011
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Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°37′9″N 75°23′0″W / 40.61917°N 75.38333°W / 40.61917; -75.38333Coordinates: 40°37′9″N 75°23′0″W / 40.61917°N 75.38333°W / 40.61917; -75.38333
Area	6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1753
NRHP Reference #	72001142^[1]
Designated NHL	May 29, 1981^[2]

Bethlehem Waterworks, also known as Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks is a historic site in Pennsylvania significant for its age.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1981.^[2]^[3]^[4]

It is located within "Historic Subdistrict A" near Monocacy Creek,^[1] and on the "east bank of Monocacy Creek immediately north of Hill to Hill Bridge and immediately west of Main St."^[3] It is included as part of the Bethlehem Colonial Industrial Quarter.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Old Waterworks". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
1 2 George R. Adams (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Waterworks" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1976 and 1977 (32 KB)
↑ "Old Waterworks". Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. A National Register of Historic Places travel Itinerary. Retrieved 2011-10-29.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1146, "Waterworks, Monocacy Creek vicinity, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA", 9 photos, 1 photo caption page

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