The Tannery (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) facts for kids
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The Tannery
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The Tannery, October 2011
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| Location | Within Bethlehem Historic Subdistrict A near Monocacy Creek, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1761 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001143 |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
The Tannery is a historic tannery building constructed by the colonial Moravians in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is a limestone building built in 1761, and is part of the Bethlehem Colonial Industrial Quarter.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building is part of the Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District which was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 2012 and later nominated to the U.S. Tentative List in 2016 for consideration to become a World Heritage Site.
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The Tannery, November 1968
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