Yardley Antiques Show Set For Jan. 18-19

YARDLEY, PA — Looking for that special treasure from the past to display around the house? In Yardley, you'll soon have a chance to hunt in earnest.

The 65th annual Yardley Community Centre Antiques Show has been set for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, at the center. Yardley Community Centre is located at 64 South Main St.

The show will be open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19.

Admission is $6, or $5 with a card available from the community center or an ad or article promoting the show.

The annual antiques show is the year's major fundraiser for the community center and helps pay for the ongoing preservation and upkeep of its historic building.

Built in 1851, the original structure on the site still stands as the back of the current building. Over the years, it has served as a meeting place for "The Sons of Temperance," was used as a private school and, in 1872, became one of the first Odd Fellows halls in the nation.

The center was expanded in 1878 to allow for church services, fire company suppers, theater productions and other events. In the 1930s, it became the Cob-Web Theatre and it was purchased by the nonprofit Yardley Community Centre Association in 1940.

For more information about the antiques show, call 215-321-3528.

Photo courtesy Yardley Community Centre