Robert Lowry House

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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]

Coordinates40.958681°N 76.88137°W / 40.958681; -76.88137
Opened1869 (157 years ago) (1869)
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LocationLewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., 110 University Avenue
Coordinates40.958681°N 76.88137°W / 40.958681; -76.88137
Opened1869 (157 years ago) (1869)
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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]

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