Burnside Plantation (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
Encyclopedia
The Burnside Plantation is a 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) plantation in Bethlehem
, Pennsylvania
and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990. It is also known as the James Burnside Plantation and Lerch Farm. The plantation is located 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) southeast of the intersection with Eaton Road, on Schnoenersville Road.
on May 2, 1990. The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1990. It is also known as the James Burnside Plantation and Lerch Farm. The plantation is located 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) southeast of the intersection with Eaton Road, on Schnoenersville Road.
History
James Burnside bought a 500 acres (202.3 ha) tract of land from John Stephen Benezet in 1748. Burnside sold 200 acres (80.9 ha) a group of Moravians in 1751. In 1758, Burnside's widow sold the remaining 300 acres (121.4 ha) to the Moravian Church. The Church leased the plantation to individual farmers from 1765 to 1845. The plantation was sold to Charles A. Luckenbach, who sold it to William Lerch in 1853. It said in the Lerch family until 1928, when it sold and divided between the Hafleighs and the Birks. Lehigh County bought plantation in 1986 and leased into a private corporation "to restore, develop, and manage [it] as a living and natural history resource". It was listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on May 2, 1990. The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.