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Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library is located in Pennsylvania
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library
Location in Pennsylvania
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library is located in the United States
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library
Location in the United States
Location 100 King Street,
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Built 1820
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 81000554
Added to NRHP September 11, 1981

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.

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.

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.

  • Official site: Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library
  • Original application for National Register of Historic Places: [1]
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