1744-1772 Single Sisters House

The Single Sisters' Choir House was originally built for married couples, but became the home of the single sisters choir in 1748. Beginning in 1749, students of the Moravian Boarding School where also housed in large dormitory style rooms of this building, which each featured 40 beds. 

Quick Facts

• Built in 1746.
• Originally served as living quarters for married couples. 
• In January, 1749, the “Moravian Boarding School for Girls” moved into The Bell House. This school would remain in Bethlehem (permanently). It was reorganized as the “Bethlehem Female Seminary” in 1785 and is today known as Moravian University.