Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre

#25 among attractions in Wilkes-Barre

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Wilkes University is a private university in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students. Wilkes was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1947, naming itself Wilkes College, after English radical politician John Wilkes after whom Wilkes-Barre is named. The school was granted university status in January 1990. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities". Wilkes University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. ()

Established: 1933 (91 years ago)Coordinates: 41°14'41"N, 75°53'31"W

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84 W South StWilkes-BarreWilkes-Barre United States

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Nearby attractions include: Market Street Bridge, Luzerne County Library System, F.M. Kirby Center, St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral.

0.5 miNE
Bridge
Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre
13 min walk • Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge over the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built between 1926 and 1929.
~1860 ftE
Library
Luzerne County Library System, Wilkes-Barre
9 min walk • The Luzerne County Library System is an organization that administers ten libraries in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1986, it is headquartered at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
0.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre
14 min walk • The F.M. Kirby Center is a historic Art Deco-Moderne style movie theater located at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
0.4 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre
11 min walk • St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral is an Episcopal church located in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the Pro-Cathedral in the Diocese of Bethlehem. The Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania serves as the primary cathedral of the diocese.
1.2 miN
City, Area
Kingston, Wilkes-Barre
31 min walk • Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre City. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s; it was later incorporated as a borough in 1857.
0.4 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
McClintock Hall, Wilkes-Barre
11 min walk • McClintock Hall, also known as McClintock House, is a historic dormitory located on the campus of Wilkes University at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
0.4 miE
History museum, Museum
Luzerne County Historical Society, Wilkes-Barre
11 min walk • The Luzerne County Historical Society is one of the oldest continually operating local historical societies in America. It was founded on February 11, 1858, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first successful burning of anthracite coal by Jesse Fell, and was originally named the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.
0.7 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre
18 min walk • The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre is one of the oldest continuously-running community theatres in the United States. Founded in 1922 as the Drama League, Little Theatre was incorporated as a non-profit under the new name in 1929.
~1630 ftNE
Greek Revival architecture
Catlin Hall, Wilkes-Barre
8 min walk • Catlin Hall, also known as George Catlin Hall and Reynolds House, is a historic dormitory located on the campus of Wilkes University at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
~1560 ftE
Greek Revival architecture
Weiss Hall, Wilkes-Barre
8 min walk • Weiss Hall, also known as the Judge Edmund Taylor House, is a historic dormitory located on the campus of Wilkes University at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
~1860 ftNE
Neighbourhood
River Street Historic District, Wilkes-Barre
9 min walk • River Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The district includes 215 contributing buildings built between 1860 and 1930, which include notable examples of the Beaux Arts and Gothic Revival styles.

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Nearby attractions include Eugene S Farley Library, Wilkes-Barre (5 min walk), Weiss Hall, Wilkes-Barre (8 min walk), Catlin Hall, Wilkes-Barre (8 min walk), Luzerne County Library System, Wilkes-Barre (9 min walk).