Bethlehem Union Station, Between Lehigh Valley Railroad & Reading Railroad tracks adjacent to Hill-to-Hill Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA
Summary
Significance: Two story brick over steel frame with a full height central waiting room, capped with the remnants of a stained glass skylight, glazed tile walls and shops around the perimeter. Built in 1924 between the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Reading Line, this building stands on the site of an earlier union station. The building is vacant today and a victim of severe water damage. Plaster has fallen away from the ceiling and walls, destroying the station's frescoes.
Survey number: HAER PA-146
Building/structure dates: 1924 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Reading Railroad Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Stott, Peter H, historian
Hay, Duncan, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Bethlehem, 40.61414, -75.38428
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html