Eastern State Penitentiary
The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
10:00 AM—5:00 PM
January 1st, December 23rd, and December 24th: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: historic American prison
- Address: 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Art Museum and Rodin Museum.
Philadelphia Art Museum
Museum
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The Philadelphia Art Museum, formerly the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Art Museum is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Eastern State Penitentiary.
Rodin Museum
Museum
The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris. Rodin Museum is situated 2,400 feet south of Eastern State Penitentiary.
Bergdoll Mansion
Historic building
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The Bergdoll Mansion is a historic house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was designed by architect James H. Windrim and built in 1886. Bergdoll Mansion is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Eastern State Penitentiary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Francisville and Spring Garden.
Francisville
Neighborhood
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Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.
Spring Garden
Neighborhood
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Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.
Fairmount
Neighborhood
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Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.
Eastern State Penitentiary
- Categories: prison museum, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.96834° or 39° 58′ 6″ northLongitude
-75.17268° or 75° 10′ 22″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
87F6XR9G+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 320052082OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11820991Wikidata ID
Q489417
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Eastern State Penitentiary” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “东州教养所”
- Chinese: “东州监狱”
- Chinese: “東州教養所”
- Dutch: “Eastern State Penitentiary”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن الولايه الشرقيه”
- French: “Eastern State Penitentiary”
- German: “Eastern State Penitentiary”
- Hungarian: “Eastern State Penitentiary”
- Indonesian: “Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Negara Bagian Timur”
- Japanese: “イースタン州立刑務所”
- Swedish: “Eastern State Penitentiary”
- Ukrainian: “Східна державна виправна колонія”
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