Bethlehem Waterworks

Bethlehem Waterworks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Bethlehem Waterworks, October 2011
Location:	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°37′9″N 75°23′0″W / 40.61917°N 75.383333°W / 40.61917; -75.383333Coordinates: 40°37′9″N 75°23′0″W / 40.61917°N 75.383333°W / 40.61917; -75.383333
Built:	1753
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	72001142
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	June 19, 1972[1]
Designated NHL:	May 29, 1981[2]

Bethlehem Waterworks, also known as Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks is a site 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.

Gallery

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  Bethlehem Waterworks in 1969

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Old Waterworks". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1265&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-11. 
3. ^ ^{a b} George R. Adams (October, 1977). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old WaterworksPDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1976 and 1977PDF (32 KB)
4. ^ "Old Waterworks". Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. A National Register of Historic Places travel Itinerary. http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/delaware/wat.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-29.