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Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth & Ninth, Pine & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth & Ninth, Pine & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Significance: Founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital if the earliest established hospital in the United States with the country's oldest surgical amphitheater. It is a notable architectural complex whose center building is an outstanding example of American Adamesque architecture and whose plan influenced later hospital design.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-253
Survey number: HABS PA-1123
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000688

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States39.95386, -75.22009
Google Map of 39.9538555, -75.22008679999999
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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