Thursday, September 25, 2008

Great houses North of Broad

In the North of Broad neighborhood we often hear about the Victorian Mansions just South of Broad. Just take look at the following view of Bethlehem from 1873 and you will see that much of our neighborhood was also built prior to 1873 and much of the other buildings came in between 1873 and 1915. In fact, the North of Broad District is filled with Victorian architecture, some well kept and some in need of attention. For this reason I am going to start two recurring posts on this blog. The first, labeled "Great Houses North of Broad" is a showcase of great historic properties in our district. You can see some slides I have already collected here. The second post will be "Hidden Potential North of Broad." This recurring post will showcase those houses that you walk by and think--"that COULD be a great house." If you have a house you would like to see spotlighted in either of these categories please submit the address and a photo to walkabout21@gmail.com. Thanks and I will see you around the neigbhorhood.