The Tannery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: closed
- Type: Historic building
- Also known as: “1761 Tannery”
- Address: 145 Ohio Road, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gristmiller’s House and Bethlehem Waterworks.
Gristmiller’s House
Heritage site
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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.
Bethlehem Waterworks
Heritage site
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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 390 feet southeast of The Tannery.
Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
Heritage site
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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 800 feet southeast of The Tannery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fountain Hill and Pembroke Village.
Fountain Hill
Village
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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
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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 The Tannery.
Freemansburg
Village
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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 The Tannery.
The Tannery
- Categories: fixed construction, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.62° or 40° 37′ 12″ northLongitude
-75.3836° or 75° 23′ 1″ westInception
1761Operator
Historic Bethlehem Museums & SitesOpen location code
87G6JJ98+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 82292331OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7768105
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