Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will begin restoration work this summer on an 18th-century tannery after securing a $75,000 state grant, officials announced last week.
State Rep. Steve Samuelson obtained the funding through the state’s Local Share Account grants program for the building located in Bethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter. The tannery is part of the Moravian Church Settlements–Bethlehem World Heritage Site.
The 1761 structure has been closed to public tours for over a decade, according to Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites President and CEO LoriAnn Wukitsch…