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Pennsylvania Hospital

Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built 1751 by Samuel Rhoads. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1751Listed 1966Samuel Rhoads
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What it is

Wikipedia · Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located at 800 Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia, The hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond. It was the second public hospital in the United States and had its first surgical amphitheater. and its first medical library. It is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address8th and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000688
Built1751
ArchitectSamuel Rhoads
Type of placehospital, teaching hospital
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Open to the public
Address8th and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA
Websitepennmedicine.org/pahosp ↗
Coordinates39.94485, -75.15581 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIndependence National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000688. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.