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Perth Amboy Public Library

The Perth Amboy Public Library is the free public library in the city of , located at 196 Jefferson Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2025, for its significance in architecture.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  • Also known as: “Perth Amboy Free Public Library”
  • Address: 196 Jefferson Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perth Amboy station and Simpson United Methodist Church.

Railway station
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Perth Amboy is a station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in . The station is located in a cut between Elm Street and Maple Street and between Smith Street and Market Street in downtown Perth Amboy, and has two high side platforms. is situated 990 feet southwest of Perth Amboy Public Library.

Church
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The is a historic church located at the intersection of High and Jefferson Streets in the city of in , , United States. is situated 1,700 feet east of Perth Amboy Public Library.

Town hall
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City Hall in , , , United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century. It is now the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States. is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Perth Amboy Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perth Amboy and Harbortown, Perth Amboy.

Photo: Rafaelgarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northeastern , in the U.S. state of , within the . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436.

Hamlet
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Harbortown is a planned community neighborhood in in , in the U.S. state of . It is situated south of the along the Arthur Kill, between the city's traditional waterfront and the Kinder Morgan…

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood on the South Shore of , . It is the southernmost neighborhood and settlement in both New York City and State, as well as the westernmost neighborhood in New York City.

Perth Amboy Public Library

Latitude
40.51052° or 40° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
-74.2706° or 74° 16′ 14″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
87G7GP6H+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 262966544
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
5102581
Wiki­data ID
Q7170812
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