After decade-long closure, key Moravian settlement building now poised for restoration
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will restore an 18th-century tannery using a $75,000 state grant, reopening it to the public.Summary
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites has secured a $75,000 state grant to begin restoration work this summer on the 1761 Tannery in Bethlehem's Colonial Industrial Quarter. The building, part of the Moravian Church Settlements–Bethlehem World Heritage Site, has been closed to the public for over a decade. Once restored, the tannery will be incorporated into Birthplace of Industry tours, new Maker's Retreats, student programs, and Community Heritage Day. The project involves stabilization and restoration to prepare the building for public use and educational programming. The restoration coincides with the development of the Overlook on History, a glass and steel connector that will join the Luckenbach Mill and Grist Miller's House when it opens this fall.
(Source：Lehighvalleylive)