It encompasses a concentration of late-nineteenth through early twentieth-century commercial, municipal, industrial and residential buildings.
Due to the growth of the neighborhood and the limited size of the station, however, it was replaced and then stood abandoned until 1967 when it was purchased by Robert Thompson and turned into a youth center.
[6] At the turn of the twentieth century, a number of Slovenes from Prekmurje immigrated to South Bethlehem to escape ethnic persecution, with another large group arriving after fleeing the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918.
Seeking employment in the city's steel mills and other factories, they became known by locals as "Windish," after an entirely unrelated Slavic group in northern Germany, the Wends.
However, between Grace selling the mansion and its naming of a landmark, a garage in the rear, and a one story addition to the west was added.
[15][14] Sarah and Wesley Jun purchased the building in 2004 and converted it back into a residential property in 2018, but also sought to sell the site to developers.
The renovations were set to start in 2019, but were postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and no new information has been made public since 2018.