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Packer Memorial Chapel
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National Register of Historic Places

Packer Memorial Chapel

On the National Register since 197947 years
Listed 1979Bethlehem
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Packer Memorial Chapel

Packer Memorial Chapel, at Packer Avenue, Lehigh University, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1979. It was among the first 7 of Bethlehem’s 23 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 1 acre.

What it isHistoric church on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 82 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1885 to today

  1. 1885Built, designed by Addison Hutton
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Packer Avenue, Lehigh University, Bethlehem · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Packer Memorial ChapelStart here
  2. 2South Bethlehem Downtown Historic DistrictLate Victorian · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3Gosztonyi Savings and TrustBuilt 1922 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

13 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DFountain Hill Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miBBethlehem Steel Lehigh Plant Mill #2 AnnexIndustrial0.5 miBLehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters BuildingVictorian Gothic0.6 miBLehigh Valley Silk MillsVernacular0.8 miDCentral Bethlehem Historic District (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival0.8 miDCentral Bethlehem Historic DistrictVictorian0.8 mi★Gemeinhaus-Lewis David De Schweinitz ResidenceBuilding0.8 mi★Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBThe TanneryBuilding0.9 mi★Old WaterworksBuilding0.9 miBBethlehem ArmoryArt Deco · Built 19301 miBGristmiller's HouseFederal1 miBMoravian Sun InnColonial1 mi

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Questions about Packer Memorial Chapel

Is Packer Memorial Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1979 (Register number 79003234).

Is Packer Memorial Chapel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Gemeinhaus-Lewis David De Schweinitz Residence, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Packer Memorial Chapel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Packer Memorial Chapel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 82 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71994650 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.