Union Library Company

Union Library Company
Union Library Company in September 2012
Location243 S. York Rd., Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°10′31″N 75°06′23″W / 40.1753°N 75.1065°W / 40.1753; -75.1065
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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Edwin Winner (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Union Library Company. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)