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Coordinates: 40°37′28″N 75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°W / 40.62439; -75.28035
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Lutz-Franklin School
Lutz-Franklin School in 1970
Lutz-Franklin School is located in Pennsylvania
Lutz-Franklin School
Lutz-Franklin School is located in the United States
Lutz-Franklin School
Location4216 Countryside La., Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°37′28″N 75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°W / 40.62439; -75.28035
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1880
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSEducational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.08001268[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2008

The Lutz-Franklin School is an historic one-room school building which is located in Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1880, this historic school is a one-story, rectangular, stone building with a belfry, and was designed in the Late Victorian style. A front porch was added in 1901. The building measures thirty-two feet by thirty-eight 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
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