Nazareth Hall Tract is a historic Moravian school complex located at

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

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. It consists of the manor house Nazareth Hall, the 1840 Moravian Church, the "First Room" Building (

Parsonage A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically own ...

), the Principal's House, the Single Sister's House, and a monument. In 1759, it became the central boarding school for sons of Moravian parents known as

Nazareth Hall Nazareth Hall (1752–1929) was a school in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1754 in hopes that Count Nikolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf would return from Europe and settle permanently in the community; he never came back to America. It is located ...

. The school closed in 1928-1929. Nazareth Hall is a colonial mansion built in 1756, and is a solid masonry building with a

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measuring 100 feet long and 46 feet deep. The 1840 Moravian Church is a 2 1/2 story

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coated stone building with a

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. The Parsonage was built in the 1870s and is a three-story brick structure. The original section of the "First Room" Building was built in 1850, with additions and modifications made in 1855, 1875, and the 1920s. The Principal's House is a two-story building built in 1819, with additions and modifications made in the 1870s and in 1910. The Single Sister's House was built in 1784, and is a three-story building with a single pitched roof. It was converted for school use in 1874-1875. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1980.

Gallery

File:Moravian Church, Nazareth Hall Tract 01.JPG, Former Moravian Church File:Parsonage, Nazareth Hall Tract 01.JPG, Parsonage, "First Room Building" File:Principal's House, Nazareth Hall Tract 01.JPG, Principal's House File:Nazareth Hall, Nazareth HD 02.JPG, Nazareth Hall File:Nazareth Hall Tract Monument 01.JPG, Civil War Monument File:Single Sister House, Nazareth Hall Tract 02.JPG, Single Sister's House File:Nazareth Hall Tract Landry.JPG, Landry building File:Schenk House, Nazareth Hall Tract 01.JPG, Schenk House

External links

Nazareth Hall, Nazareth Hall Tract, Nazareth, Northampton County, PA
8 measured drawings, at

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Nazareth Hall Tract, Nazareth, Northampton County, PA
1 measured drawing, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Parsonage, Nazareth Hall Tract, Nazareth, Northampton County, PA
1 measured drawing, at Historic American Buildings Survey
1840 Moravian Church, Nazareth Hall Tract, Nazareth, Northampton County, PA
3 measured drawings, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Principal's House, Nazareth Hall Tract, Nazareth, Northampton County, PA
7 measured drawings, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Single Sister's House, Nazareth Hall Tract, Nazareth, Northampton County, PA
4 measured drawings, at Historic American Buildings Survey

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Moravian settlement in Pennsylvania School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Defunct schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1756 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Pennsylvania