Bethlehem Silk Mill

United States historic place


Bethlehem Silk Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Bethlehem Silk Mill, October 2011
40°37′37″N 75°23′5″W / 40.62694°N 75.38472°W / 40.62694; -75.38472
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1890, c. 1896, c. 1901
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	05000065^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 15, 2005

Bethlehem Silk Mill is a historic silk mill complex located in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886, and expanded about 1896 and about 1901. The complex once consisted of a total of seven interconnected historic buildings that formed an open rectangular plan around two central courtyards. Some of the buildings have been demolished. All of the buildings were constructed of red brick with stone foundations.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2011. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethlehem Silk Mill" (PDF). Retrieved October 20, 2011. and "Accompanying Photo".^{[permanent dead link]}, "Accompanying Photo".^{[permanent dead link]}, "Accompanying Photo".^{[permanent dead link]}, "Accompanying Photo".^{[permanent dead link]}, "Accompanying Map" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}, and "Accompanying Map" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}.