The Robert Lowry House is a building in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Now part of Bucknell University,[1] it was the home of hymn-writer Robert Lowry (1826–1899) from 1869 to 1875. Lowry wrote several of his best-known hymns while living there.[2] The building, which is constructed of brick,[3] stands at 110 University Avenue,[4][5][6] across from the President's House, on Loomis Street, and the university's 1905 Memorial Gateway.[7]
| Robert Lowry House | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Address | 110 University Avenue |
| Coordinates | 40°57′31″N 76°52′53″W / 40.958681°N 76.88137°W |
| Opened | 1869 |
The Union County Industrial Railroad passes immediately to the north of the building as it crosses University Avenue.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission erected a marker outside the building in 1954.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Lowry House". Bucknell University History.
- ^ "Robert Lowry House". Our Christian Heritage. June 20, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ Theiss, Lewis Edwin (1946). Centennial History of Bucknell University: 1846-1946. Grit Publishing Company Press.
- ^ Commission, Union County (Pa ) Planning (1977). Historic Preservation Plan of Union County, Pennsylvania. The Commission. p. 161.
- ^ Affairs, Bucknell University Institute for Regional (1976). Historic Preservation Plan of Union County, Pennsylvania: Prepared for the Union County Planning Commission. Union County Planning Commission. p. 36.
- ^ "Lewisburg Architecture Project | University Avenue". www.students.bucknell.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Round and about Bucknell. Bucknell University. 1922. p. 6.
- ^ "Robert Lowry Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved September 11, 2024.