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Gemeinhaus - De Schweinitz, Lewis David, Residence

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
County of Northampton.
West Church Street
National Register Number: 75001658
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling.
Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: House Museum.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - May 15, 1975):
The Gemeinhaus was the birthplace and later long-time home of Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780-1834), a Moravian minister and naturalist who in the early 19th century made significant contributions to botany.


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