Bethlehem Silk Mill Explained

Bethlehem Silk Mill
Location:	238 W. Goepp St., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.6269°N -75.3847°W
Built:	1890, c. 1896, c. 1901
Architecture:	Late Victorian
Added:	February 15, 2005
Refnum:	05000065

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.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. October 21, 2011. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H090062_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethlehem Silk Mill]. 2011-10-20. Shelby Weaver Splain. PDF. October 2004. and Web site: Accompanying Photo., Web site: Accompanying Photo., Web site: Accompanying Photo., Web site: Accompanying Photo., Web site: Accompanying Map., and Web site: Accompanying Map. .