National Register of Historic Places

High German Evangelical Reformed Church

Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Listed
July 27, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002259

About this property

The High German Evangelical Reformed Church, also known as Zion Reformed, Zion United Church of Christ, and Resurrected Life Community Church (United Church of Christ) is an historic Evangelical and Reformed church building, located at 622 West Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. During the American Revolutionary War, the church was selected as the site to hide and protect the Liberty Bell from seizure as British troops prepared the Philadelphia campaign, designed to attack and occupy the revolutionary capital in Philadelphia. The Liberty Bell was hidden beneath floor boards in the church for nine months, from September 1777 until the British ultimately departed Philadelphia in June 1778. Until 2023, the church housed the Liberty Bell Museum, established to honor the role that Allentown and Lehigh Valley-area American patriots played in guarding the Liberty Bell.

Location

620 Hamilton St.
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
40.60240, -75.45822

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When was High German Evangelical Reformed Church listed on the National Register?

High German Evangelical Reformed Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 1983.

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High German Evangelical Reformed Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for High German Evangelical Reformed Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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