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Union Library Company

Coordinates: 40°10′31″N 75°6′24″W / 40.17528°N 75.10667°W / 40.17528; -75.10667
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Union Library Company
Union Library Company in September 2012
Union Library Company is located in Pennsylvania
Union Library Company
Union Library Company is located in the United States
Union Library Company
Location243 S. York Rd., Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°10′31″N 75°6′24″W / 40.17528°N 75.10667°W / 40.17528; -75.10667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1755, 1851
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80003579[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1980

The Union Library Company is an historic, American library building in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

History and architectural features

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The Union Library Company was founded circa 1755, and is the third-oldest library in Pennsylvania.[2]

Built in 1851, this historic structure 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 was designed in the Greek Revival style. The rear wing has side porches.

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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