CITY OF BETHLEHEM

Department of Community and Economic Development Interoffice Memo

TO:Karen Dolan, Chair of Community Development Committee

FROM:Darlene L. Heller, Director of Planning and Zoning

RE:Historic Preservation Plan - Revisions

Attached are the revised pages to the Preservation Plan for the City of Bethlehem as discussed at the Committee meeting on June 28 and as described in your June 30 memo.

I understand that this will be placed on the July 19 City Council agenda for consideration.

Please feel free to contact our office if you would like to discuss any of this information prior to the July 19 meeting.

CC:Members of Council

Mayor Callahan

C. Spadoni

J. Kelly

C. Bartleson

DATE:

Darlene L. Heller, AICP

Director of Planning and Zoning

I. Identified Historic Resources

Sufficiently Documented

Each of the resources listed in this cluster meet local criteria for individual landmark and/or historic district protection. There is also sufficient documentation to support the designation of each resource.

Name / Location
1. / Bethlehem Silk MiW / 238 West Goepp Street
2. / Odd Fellows Building (Farr's Building)* / 2 West Broad Street
3. / Union Bank & Trust Building / 52 West Broad Street
4. / Siegfried Pharmacy (Ambre Gallery) / 310 West Broad Street
5. / Burnside Plantation" / Schoenersville Road at Monocacy
Creek
6. / Floyd Simons Armory" / 301 Prospect Street
7. / Bethlehem Foundry & Machine Company / 225 West 2na Street
(Weldship )"
8. / Bethlehem Steel Plant #2 (Johnson Machine / 11 West 2"" Street
Shop)*
9. / IIIick's Mill/Monocacy Park" / 130 IIIick's Mill Road
10. Liberty High School" / 1115 Linden Street
11. Saucon Park (scenic)' / Fire Lane
12. Lehigh and New England RR Freight Warehouse / 15\Il Avenue at Gary Street
13. Martin Tower" / 1170 8'" Avenue
14. Holy Ghost Catholic Church / 417 Carlton Avenue
15. Fritz Memorial United Methodist Church / 468 Montclair Avenue
16. Manockisy Church, Altonah Church / 902 Macada Road
17. SI. Peter's Lutheran Church / 472 Vine Street
18. Packer Memorial Church· / 18 University Drive
19. SI. Joseph Roman Catholic Windish Church / 413 East 5'" Street
20. Saints Cyril & Methodius Church / 617 Pierce Street
21. SI. Stanislaus Polish Church / 419-429 Hayes Street
22. SI. John Capistrano Church / 910 East 4 In Street
23. Christ Lutheran Church / Easton Road, RD #5
24. SI. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church / East 6'" Street
25. Elmwood Park" Historic District
26. Pembroke Village" Historic District

"Eligible or listed on the National Regi ster of Historic Places

Additional Documentation Necessary

The resources in this cluster meet local criteria for individual landmark and/or historic district protection. However, additional documentation will be necessary to support designation.

Name / Location
1. / Laros Silk Mill & Surefit Products / 601-675 E. Broad Street
2. / Old Brewery Tavern / 138-140 Union Boulevard
3. / Christmas City Bottling / 810 Monocacy Street
4. / Henry Erwin & Son Manufacturing of Mineral / 1421 Mauch Chunk Road
Paints·
5. / Miller Motor Company (Jack Jones Building) / 325 West Broad Street
6. / Edgeboro School (BASD ED Center) / 1516 Sycamore Street
7. / Boyd Theater Building / 20-44 West Broad Street

'Eligible or listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Private Residences

The resources in this cluster are private residences. The City would prefer to work with interested property owners to document each resource and pursue historic landmark designation.

1. / Jones, Thomas Residence / 901 East Market Street
2. / Geringer, Adam Farm / 1 Santee Mill Road
3. / 2310 Santee Mill Road / 2310 Santee Mill Road
4. / 2301 Santee Mill Road / 2301 Santee Mill Road
5. / Ritter, Daniel Residence / 3677 Township Line Road
6. / Jones, Matthew Residence / 441 Biery's Bridge Road
7. / Fogel, Tilghman Residence / 3301 Linden Street
8. / Butz, George Residence / Easton Avenue (3000 block)
9. / Shimer, Samuel Residence / 2801 Main Street
10. Laros, Russell K. Residence / 2512 Center Street
11. Huber, Joseph Residence / 99 IlIick's Mill Road
12. 1949 Main Street / 1949 Main Street
13. 1965 Main Street / 1965 Main Street
14. Peter, John Residence / 1976 Main Street
15. Peter, John Barn / 1968 Main Street
16. Rothrock Farm; Apple Farm (Barn) / 999 Seidersville Road
17. Rothrock Farm; Apple Farm (House) / 1503 Creek Road
18. 1613 Creek Road / 1613 Creek Road
19. Benzak-Ramsey Mansion / 1610 Creek Road
20. 1730 Creek Road / 1730 Creek Road
21. 1819 Creek Road / 1819 Creek Road
22. 1919 Creek Road / 1919 Creek Road
23. 1950 Creek Road / 1950 Creek Road
24. 1966 Creek Road / 1966 Creek Road

Bethlehem Steel

The structures in this cluster are located on the former Bethlehem Steel Company property. Both the City and various ownership entities recognize the invaluable history of the site, while acknowledging that some flexibility will be required to encourage adaptive reuse of the vast structures on the site. Varied tools are being implemented, including a tax implementation financing district, adoption of flexible zoning, development of a Bethlehem Works Landowner Association and rededication of public streets to extend the prior street grid system.

1. / Bessemer Steel Rail Mill - converted to Iron Foundry / 1868
2:- Plant Patrol and Fire Department Headquarters
3. / Plant or General Offices - now Northampton Community / 1942
Colleqe
4. / Electric Repair Shop - now National Museum of Industrial / 1913
History
5. / Carpenter & Pattern Shop / 1913
6. / Ruins - was originally connected to 1868 Foundry
7. / Turn & Grind (Crucible Steel Mill)
8. / Stock House - to be redeveloped as the Visitors' Center / 1863
9. / Blast Furnace A, B, C, D & E / (five total - 1915 through
1959 )
10. Central Tool Annex / 1904
11. Central Tool / 1904
12. SGO (Steel Group Office) - expanded seven times / 1906
13. Cold Drawn, a.k.a. Blacksmith Shop #3. / 1888/1889
14. Riggers Welfare / 1910
15. Gas Blowing Engine House / 1910
16. Machine Shop #2 / 1889/1891
17. Scale Car Repair Barn
18. High House, a.k.a. #3 Treatment / 1889/1891
19. Hoover-Mason Trestle / 1906/1907
20. are Bridge