Moravian Book Shop
Moravian Book Shop is a book store based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1745 by the Moravian Church and lays claim to being the oldest continuously operating bookstore in the United States and the second-oldest in the world after Livraria Bertrand in Lisbon, Portugal, which opened in 1732.Photo: Jmarquette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Bookstore
- Description: Bookstore in Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “The Moravian Book Shop”
- Address: 428 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bethlehem Waterworks and Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence.
Bethlehem Waterworks
Heritage site
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Bethlehem Waterworks, also known as the Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks, is believed to be the oldest pump-powered public water supply in what is now the United States. Bethlehem Waterworks is situated 350 feet southwest of Moravian Book Shop.
Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
Heritage site
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, also known as the 1741 Gemeinhaus and the Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence, is a historic house museum at 66 West Church Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence is situated 350 feet southeast of Moravian Book Shop.
Gristmiller’s House
Heritage site
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Gristmiller's House, also known as The Miller's House, is an historic home which is located in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Gristmiller’s House is situated 480 feet northwest of Moravian Book Shop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fountain Hill and Pembroke Village.
Fountain Hill
Village
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Fountain Hill was 4,832 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 4,597 tabulated in 2010.
Pembroke Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Pembroke is a public housing community in northeast Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The area was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Pembroke Village is situated 2 miles northeast of Moravian Book Shop.
Freemansburg
Village
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Freemansburg. Freemansburg is situated 2 miles east of Moravian Book Shop.
Moravian Book Shop
- Category: shop
- Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6197° or 40° 37′ 11″ northLongitude
-75.38186° or 75° 22′ 55″ westInception
1745Open location code
87G6JJ99+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3924684292OpenStreetMap feature
shop=booksWikidata ID
Q6909335
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Hebrew—“Moravian Book Shop” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Shagon Littafin Moravia”
- Hebrew: “חנות הספרים המוראבית”
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