Union Library Company, Hatboro

Name: Union Library Company
Address: 243 S York Rd, Hatboro, 19040, United States
Telephone: (215) 672-1420

#1 among attractions in Hatboro

Top attraction, Entertainment, Library, Greek Revival architecture

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Union Library Company is a historic library building located at Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1851, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular stuccoed stone building, with a 2+1⁄2-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. ()

Built: 1755 (270 years ago)Coordinates: 40°10'25"N, 75°6'26"W

Address

243 S York RdHatboro 19040 United States

Contact

(215) 672-1420

Social media

Add

Hatboro

Day trips

Union Library Company – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Willow Grove Park Mall, Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Glencairn Museum, Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum.

2.5 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Willow Grove Park Mall, Willow Grove
63 min walk • Willow Grove Park Mall is a three-story shopping mall located in the community of Willow Grove in Abington Township, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Easton Road and Moreland Road.
3.6 miSE
Church
Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Huntingdon Valley
91 min walk • Bryn Athyn Cathedral is the episcopal seat of The General Church of the New Jerusalem, a denomination of Swedenborgianism. The main building is of the Early Gothic style, while the adjoining structures are of a transitional period reflective of a combination of both Gothic and Norman styles.
3.4 miSE
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
Glencairn Museum, Huntingdon Valley
88 min walk • Glencairn is a castle-like mansion in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, that was home to the Pitcairn family for more than 40 years.
2.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Military museum, Museum
Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, Horsham Township
67 min walk • The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum in Horsham, Pennsylvania is a museum dedicated to preserving the aviation history of the Greater Delaware Valley including NAS Willow Grove and Harold F. Pitcairn. It is owned and operated by the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association, a non-profit organization.
2.7 miS
Golf
Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley
69 min walk • The Huntingdon Valley Country Club is a golf, tennis and swim club located in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, 7 miles northeast of Philadelphia. In addition to a golf course, the club offers banquet and dining facilities.
3.6 miS
40°7'25"N • 75°7'43"W
Briar Bush Nature Center, Abington Township
93 min walk • Park
3.3 miSE
Church
General Church of the New Jerusalem, Huntingdon Valley
84 min walk • The General Church of the New Jerusalem is an international church based in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg.
4.4 miN
Museum, History museum
Moland House, Holland
112 min walk • Moland House is an old stone farmhouse built around 1750, by John Moland, a prominent Philadelphia and Bucks County lawyer. Although physically located in Hartsville, Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, its mailing address is in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania.
3.1 miSE
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture
Bryn Athyn, Huntingdon Valley
79 min walk • The Bryn Athyn Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing an important collection of Arts and Crafts movement architecture in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
2 miSE
Bridge
Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge, Huntingdon Valley
51 min walk • Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located between Bryn Athyn and Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1828 and in 1858. It has two 12-foot-long, semi-circular spans with an overall length of 75-foot. The bridge crosses a branch of Pennypack Creek.
1.5 miNW
Church
Horsham Friends Meeting, Horsham Township
39 min walk • Horsham Friends Meeting is a Quaker meeting house located in Horsham, Pennsylvania, home to Horsham Monthly Meeting. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1991-06-21.

Union Library Company, Hatboro

Facts and practical information

Hatboro plan & book

Union Library Company – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)