Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, Jenkintown

Name: Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building
Address: Jenkintown, United States

#3 among attractions in Jenkintown

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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. ()

Built: 1839 (185 years ago)Coordinates: 40°5'55"N, 75°7'32"W

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Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Keswick Theatre, Beth Sholom Congregation, Abington Art Center, Henry West Breyer Sr. House.

1.2 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Bars and clubs
Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia
32 min walk • The Keswick Theatre is a privately owned theater in the Keswick Village section of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Horace Trumbauer designed the exterior in the Tudor Revival Style which has remained essentially unaltered. When opened it had 1,366-seats.
1.2 miS
Synagogue
Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park
30 min walk • Beth Sholom Congregation is a Conservative synagogue located at 8231 Old York Road in the Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. It is the only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Beth Sholom is Hebrew for House of Peace.
0.6 miSE
Art gallery, Classes and workshops, Shopping
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown
17 min walk • Abington Art Center is an art center built in 1939, and located in Abington Township, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.2 miS
City hall
Henry West Breyer Sr. House, Elkins Park
30 min walk • Henry W. Breyer Sr. House, also known as Haredith and officially known today as the Cheltenham Township Municipal Building, is a historic home located at Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
1.6 miSW
Park
Curtis Arboretum, Elkins Park
40 min walk • The Curtis Arboretum is a forty-eight-acre arboretum located at 1250 Church Road, Wyncote, Pennsylvania in Cheltenham Township, near Philadelphia. The arboretum was founded by Mary Louise Curtis Bok in honor of her father, Cyrus Curtis. The landscaping was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
0.9 miS
Universities and schools
Salus University, Elkins Park
23 min walk • Salus University is a private university in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, specializing in degree programs for the health care professions.
1 miN
40°6'45"N • 75°7'25"W
Abington Township Public Library, Abington Township
25 min walk • Library