The Nazareth Historic District is a national historic district located in the center of the Borough of Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is located ten miles northeast of Bethlehem and seven miles northwest of Easton."History." Nazareth, Pennsylvania: Borough of Nazareth, retrieved online July 9, 2019.Novak, Steve. "Lehigh Valley history, A to Z: Every site on the National Register of Historic Places." Allentown, Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley Live, March 2018.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
History Mostly residential in nature, with commercial buildings located in its central section, the Nazareth Historic District was laid out in a grid pattern between the mid-eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, and includes 503 contributing buildings and one contributing site (Moravian Congregational Cemetery). The buildings are primarily stories tall and constructed of brick or frame. Most of the remaining stone buildings were built prior to 1858; in that year Nazareth came under civil jurisdiction after having been a closed Moravian settlement. Note: This includes
Notable non-residential buildings include the Nazareth Moravian Church (1861), St. John's U.C.C. Church (1905–1907), and St. John's Lutheran Church (1858). Located in the district is the separately listed Nazareth Hall Tract. Note: This includes
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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