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Leesport Lock House

Canal museums in the United StatesHouses completed in 1834Houses in Berks County, PennsylvaniaHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in PennsylvaniaMuseums in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Leesport Lock House during Flood of 2006
Leesport Lock House during Flood of 2006

The Leesport Lock House is a house accompanying a lock on the Schuylkill Canal in Leesport, Pennsylvania, USA. The house was built adjacent to the Leesport Locks #36 and #37 to allow canal barges to move quickly up and down the canal. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1977. The property was purchased in 1975 by a group of teachers and school directors from the Schuylkill Valley School District. They organized the Leesport Lockhouse Foundation. After paying the no interest mortgage, provided by The First National Bank of Leesport, they turned title to the property over to Berks County. The County purchased the neighboring car wash, built over a section of the locks, and transferred ownership to the Borough of Leesport. The property and programs are administered by the Leesport Lockhouse Foundation, Inc.

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Leesport Lock House during Flood of 2006
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