Dr. Joseph Priestley House
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Location: | 100 King Street, Northumberland, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates: | 40°53′20.31″N 76°47′36.75″W / 40.888975°N 76.7935417°WCoordinates: 40°53′20.31″N 76°47′36.75″W / 40.888975°N 76.7935417°W |
Built: | 1820 |
Architect: | Unknown |
Architectural style: | Federal |
Governing body: | Local |
NRHP Reference#: | 81000554 |
Added to NRHP: | September 11, 1981[1] |
For the 1794 structure known as the Joseph Priestly House, also in Northumberland, see the Joseph Priestley House
The Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library, also known as the Dr. Joseph Priestley House or Cross Keys Inn, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
It was built as an inn in 1820, and purchased in about 1880 by the theologian and scientist Joseph Priestley's great grandson Dr. Joseph Priestley. Dr. Priestley used it as a home and medical office. It was made into a public library about 1925.[2]
It is located at 100 King Street in Northumberland, at the corner of Front Street (Route 11). It is within the Northumberland Historic District, which also includes the Joseph Priestley House.
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