Lutz-Franklin School

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Lutz-Franklin School
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Location4216 Countryside La., Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 40°37′28″N75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°W / 40.62439; -75.28035 Coordinates: 40°37′28″N75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°W / 40.62439; -75.28035
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1880
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Educational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No. 08001268 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2008

Lutz-Franklin School is a historic one-room school building located at Lower Saucon Township in 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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.