Lutz-Franklin School
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Location | 4216 Countryside La., Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°37′28″N 75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°WCoordinates: 40°37′28″N 75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1880 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
MPS | Educational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 08001268[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 2008 |
Lutz-Franklin School is a historic one-room school building located at Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1880, and is a one-story, rectangular stone building with a belfry in the Late Victorian style. A front porch was added in 1901. The building measures 32 feet by 38 feet and has a slate covered gable roof. It was used as a school until 1958.
The building was restored in 2004-2006 and houses the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society Museum.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert J. Wise, Jr. & Seth Hinshaw, Sr. (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lutz-Franklin School" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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Categories:
- History museums in Pennsylvania
- One-room schoolhouses in Pennsylvania
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1880
- Defunct schools in Pennsylvania
- Schools in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Museums in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1880 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania school stubs
- Pennsylvania museum stubs