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Lutz-Franklin School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lutz-Franklin School in 1970
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Location	4216 Countryside La., Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°37′28″N 75°16′49″W / 40.62439°N 75.28035°W / 40.62439; -75.28035
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1880
Architectural style	Late Victorian
MPS	Educational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	08001268
Added to NRHP	December 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.

History and architectural features

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.

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

References

1. ^ "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.

External links

• Lower Saucon Township Historical Society website

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