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Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place
Nazareth Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Center Square. Nazareth Moravian Church. August 2013.
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LocationCentered on Center and Main Sts., Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°44′31″N 75°18′39″W / 40.74194°N 75.31083°W / 40.74194; -75.31083
Area188 acres (76 ha)
Built1858
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Moravian
NRHP reference No.88001203
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1988

The Nazareth Historic District is a national historic district located in the center of the Borough of Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, which is located ten miles northeast of Bethlehem and seven miles northwest of Easton.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

History

Mostly residential in nature, with commercial buildings located in its central section, the Nazareth Historic District was laid out in a grid pattern between the mid-eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, and includes 503 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site (Moravian Congregational Cemetery). The buildings are primarily 2 1/2 stories tall and constructed of brick or frame. Most of the remaining stone buildings were built prior to 1858 when Nazareth came under civil control from the Moravian church.

Notable non-residential buildings include the Nazareth Moravian Church (1861, St. John's U.C.C. Church (1905-1907), and St. John's Lutheran Church (1858). Located in the district is the separately listed Nazareth Hall Tract.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Gallery

  • Nazareth Moravian Church Nazareth Moravian Church
  • Civil War Monument on Center Square Civil War Monument on Center Square
  • Memorial Library of Nazareth Memorial Library of Nazareth
  • Belvidere Street. Belvidere Street.
  • St. John's United Church of Christ (1906) St. John's United Church of Christ (1906)

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "History." Nazareth, Pennsylvania: Borough of Nazareth, retrieved online July 9, 2019.
  3. Novak, Steve. "Lehigh Valley history, A to Z: Every site on the National Register of Historic Places." Allentown, Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley Live, March 2018.
  4. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Evelyn Huth, Lance E. Metz and Angelo Spinosa / William Sisson (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nazareth Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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