Robert Lowry House Explained

Robert Lowry House
Location:Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Address:110 University Avenue
Coordinates:40.9587°N -76.8814°W

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lowry House. Bucknell University History .
  2. Web site: 2020-06-20 . Robert Lowry House . 2024-09-11 . Our Christian Heritage . en-US.
  3. Book: Theiss, Lewis Edwin . Centennial History of Bucknell University: 1846-1946 . 1946 . Grit Publishing Company Press . en.
  4. Book: Commission, Union County (Pa) Planning . Historic Preservation Plan of Union County, Pennsylvania . 1977 . The Commission . 161 . en.
  5. Book: Affairs, Bucknell University Institute for Regional . Historic Preservation Plan of Union County, Pennsylvania: Prepared for the Union County Planning Commission . 1976 . Union County Planning Commission . 36 . en.
  6. Web site: Lewisburg Architecture Project University Avenue . 2024-05-05 . www.students.bucknell.edu.
  7. Book: Round and about Bucknell . 1922 . Bucknell University . 6 . en.
  8. Web site: Robert Lowry Historical Marker . 2024-09-11 . www.hmdb.org . en.

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