Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, also known as Jenkintown Library, is a historic

lyceum The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Generally in that type of school the ...

and

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building located at

Jenkintown Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Center City Philadelphia. History The community was named for William Jenkins, a Welsh pioneer settler. Jenkintown is located just ...

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553 ...

. The original building was built in 1839, and expanded in 1909–1910. It is a two-story,

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building with a gable roof and a one-story rear wing and addition. It features a two-story, columned

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with a

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floor. The Reading Room and Lambert Memorial Room have notable decorations. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1979.

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Library buildings completed in 1839 Library buildings completed in 1910 Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-NRHP-stub