University Club of Bethlehem

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The University Club of Bethlehem, located at 62 East Market Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2015 University-Club-of-Bethlehem.jpg
The University Club of Bethlehem, located at 62 East Market Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2015

The University Club of Bethlehem (UCB) was organized in 1911 [1] by five graduate students to provide living and dining facilities and to serve as a center of social activity for qualified persons attending institutions of higher education in the Lehigh Valley area.

In May, 1916, the current residence valued at approximately $750,000, [2] and located at 62 East Market Street in the heart of Bethlehem's Historic & Preservation District, [3] was purchased with funds provided by some of the early members from the estate of Herman O. Burkhardt, who originally built the mansion in 1890. [1]

The corporate charter of the University Club of Bethlehem was registered with the County of Northampton on July 7, 1916. [4] In 1934, the University Club of Bethlehem became a registered non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [5]

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