Lawncrest Library

Lawncrest Library is a library in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Rising Sun Avenue. Lawncrest Library is situated nearby to the fire station Philadelphia Fire Department Engine 64, as well as near the public building Lawn Crest Recreation Center.

Opening hours:
Monday—Tuesday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
Wednesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: closed
Type: Library
Address: 6098 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. William Parish and Lawndale station.

St. William Parish

Church

Photo: Marburg79, Public domain.

St. William Parish is a Catholic church in the Lawncrest neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded on January 20, 1920, under the leadership of Reverend William A. St. William Parish is situated 840 feet northeast of Lawncrest Library.

Lawndale station

Railway station

Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.

Lawndale station is a station located along SEPTA's Fox Chase Line. It is located at Robbins and Newtown Avenues and serves the Lawndale neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. Lawndale station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Lawncrest Library.

Cheltenham station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cheltenham station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. Located at Old Soldiers Road and Hasbrook Avenue, it serves the Fox Chase Line. Cheltenham station is situated 1 mile northeast of Lawncrest Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawncrest and Lawndale.

Lawncrest

Neighborhood

Lawncrest is a neighborhood in the Near Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name is an amalgam of Lawndale and Crescentville, the two primary communities that make up the neighborhood.

Lawndale

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Lawndale is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near Rising Sun and Oxford avenues and is south of Cottman Avenue.

Crescentville

Neighborhood

Photo: Marburg79, Public domain.

Crescentville is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, United States. It is located in the vicinity of Adams, Rising Sun, and Tabor Avenues. The name Crescentville is thought to be derived from the Crescentville Rope Factory that once stood along the Tookany Creek watershed.

Lawncrest Library

Categories: building and education
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.04613° or 40° 2′ 46″ north

Longitude

-75.10017° or 75° 6′ 1″ west

Wheelchair access

Operator

Free Library of Philadelphia

Open location code

87G62VWX+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 629352555

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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