Wills Eye Hospital
Wills Eye Hospital is a non-profit eye clinic and hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1832 and is the oldest continually operating eye-care facility in the United States.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Hospital
- Description: eye clinic and hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Wills Eye Institute”
- Address: 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Independence Hall and Liberty Bell.
Independence Hall
Museum
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Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 1,400 feet east of Wills Eye Hospital.
Liberty Bell
Photo: tonythemisfit, CC BY 2.0.
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Liberty Bell is situated 1,400 feet east of Wills Eye Hospital.
Walnut Street Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Square West and Society Hill.
Washington Square West
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Washington Square West is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Chestnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall…
Society Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 6,215 as of the 2010 United States census.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area.
Wills Eye Hospital
- Categories: eye hospital and health care
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94802° or 39° 56′ 53″ northLongitude
-75.15502° or 75° 9′ 18″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87F6WRXV+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 357374314OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospitalGeoNames ID
7149005Wikidata ID
Q8022473
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Wills Eye Hospital” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威爾斯眼科研究所”
- Dutch: “Wills Eye Hospital”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مستشفى الوصايا للعيون”
- French: “Wills Eye Hospital”
- German: “Wills Eye Hospital”
- Italian: “Wills Eye Hospital”
- Spanish: “Wills Eye Hospital”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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