Union Library Company

Union Library Company

Union Library Company, September 2012
Location 243 S. York Rd., Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′31″N 75°6′24″W / 40.17528°N 75.10667°W / 40.17528; -75.10667Coordinates: 40°10′31″N 75°6′24″W / 40.17528°N 75.10667°W / 40.17528; -75.10667
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1755, 1851
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 80003579[1]
Added to NRHP November 20, 1980

Union Library Company is a historic library building located at Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1851, and is a 2 12-story, rectangular stuccoed stone building, with a 2 12-story rear wing. The front facade features a colonnaded porch with four Doric order columns and is in the Greek Revival style. The rear wing has side porches. The Union Library Company was founded about 1755, and is the third oldest library in Pennsylvania.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Edwin WInner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union Library Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.


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