Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence

	Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence, October 2011
Location	66 W. Church St., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Built	1780
NRHP reference No.	75001658
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975

Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence, also known as the Moravian Museum, is a house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Built to house the married couples of the Moravian community as well as the community's place of worship, the Saal, it is the oldest surviving building in Bethlehem, the largest surviving log house in the USA and also significant for its association with the botanist and mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.^[2]^[4]

Gallery

Front of the Gemeinhaus, February 1969

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
^ "Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence". Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. A National Register of Historic Places travel Itinerary. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
^ James Sheire (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Gemeinhaus-Lewis David De Schweinitz Residence / Moravian Museum" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Official site
Gemein Haus, 62-66 West Church Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA: 12 photos, 10 measured drawings, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

[D_and_L-3] "Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence". Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. A National Register of Historic Places travel Itinerary. Retrieved 2011-10-29.

[nrhpinv2-4] James Sheire (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Gemeinhaus-Lewis David De Schweinitz Residence / Moravian Museum" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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