Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building
Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building | |
 Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, November 2011 | |
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| Location | Old York and Vista Rds., Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°05′55″N 75°07′32″W / 40.09861°N 75.12556°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1839, 1909-1910 |
| Architect | Sines, John; Borie, Charles L. |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002303[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1979 |
Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, also known as Jenkintown Library, is a historic lyceum and library building located at Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built in 1839, and expanded in 1909-1910. It is a two-story, fieldstone building with a gable roof and a one-story rear wing and addition. It features a two-story, columned portico with a flagstone floor. The Reading Room and Lambert Memorial Room have notable decorations.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Joyce Baur (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-23.
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- Library buildings completed in 1839
- Library buildings completed in 1910
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs