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Houlihan - McLean Center

Immanuel Baptist Church

 
 
Houlihan - McLean Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2017
1. Houlihan - McLean Center Marker
Inscription.

Through the generous remembrance of a member of the Board of Trustees and the Class of 1973, Gerard P. Joyce, his wife, Linda, and his family, this historic place, formerly the Immanuel Baptist Church, is gratefully dedicated to Professors Daniel J. Houlihan, '43, and John P. McLean, '40, of the School of Management. Together these eminent teachers have devoted over 80 years to their alma mater. Their excellence in the classrooom and devotion to their students is celebrated by naming this building the —

Houlihan - McLean Center

May their example inspire all who teach.


 
Erected 1987 by University of Scranton.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
 
Location. 41° 24.516′ N, 75° 39.516′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue (U.S. 11) and Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Dream (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Courthouse Square Business Corner
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(about 700 feet away); Benjamin Franklin Firefighter Memorial (about 800 feet away); General Casimir Pulaski (about 800 feet away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lackawanna County COVID 19 Memorial Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); City Hall and Environs (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
 
Also see . . .  The Houlihan McLean Center. (Submitted on February 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Houlihan - McLean Center image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2017
2. Houlihan - McLean Center
Former Immanuel Baptist Church
Houlihan - McLean Center (Immanuel Baptist Church) Cornerstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2017
3. Houlihan - McLean Center (Immanuel Baptist Church) Cornerstone
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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