Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library

	Dr. Joseph Priestley House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	100 King Street,; Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°53′20.31″N 76°47′36.75″W / 40.8889750°N 76.7935417°WCoordinates: 40°53′20.31″N 76°47′36.75″W / 40.8889750°N 76.7935417°W
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.^[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.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Elizabeth A. G. Renn (November 5, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Joseph Priestley House / Cross Keys Inn / Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links[]

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

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] Elizabeth A. G. Renn (November 5, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Joseph Priestley House / Cross Keys Inn / Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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Location	100 King Street, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°53′20.31″N 76°47′36.75″W / 40.8889750°N 76.7935417°W / 40.8889750; -76.7935417Coordinates: 40°53′20.31″N 76°47′36.75″W / 40.8889750°N 76.7935417°W / 40.8889750; -76.7935417
Built	1820
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	81000554
Added to NRHP	September 11, 1981^[1]