Moyamensing Prison
Moyamensing Prison was a prison in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter. Its cornerstone was laid on April 2, 1832; it opened on October 19, 1835, was in use until 1963, and was demolished in 1968.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emmanuel Chapel and Pat’s King of Steaks.
Emmanuel Chapel
Church
Photo: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emmanuel Chapel is a church, which is situated 610 feet east of Moyamensing Prison.
Pat’s King of Steaks
Restaurant
Photo: FieldMarine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pat's King of Steaks is a restaurant that specializes in cheesesteaks. It is located at the intersection of South 9th Street, Wharton Street and East Passyunk Avenue in the Passyunk Square section of South Philadelphia, directly across the street from rival Geno's Steaks. Pat’s King of Steaks is situated 710 feet northeast of Moyamensing Prison.
Eliza Butler Kirkbride School
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Eliza Butler Kirkbride School is a K–8 school located in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Eliza Butler Kirkbride School is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Moyamensing Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Passyunk Square and Little Saigon.
Passyunk Square
Neighborhood
Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north.
Little Saigon
Neighborhood
Photo: Minormadam, CC BY 3.0.
One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is Philadelphia's Little Saigon, located in Passyunk Square, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
Wharton
Neighborhood
Wharton is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are difficult to ascertain; the City of Philadelphia states it is along Wharton Street, west of Pennsport, and east of Point Breeze.
Moyamensing Prison
- Type: Memorial
- Description: former prison in Philadelphia
- Categories: prison and historic site
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.93189° or 39° 55′ 55″ northLongitude
-75.16111° or 75° 9′ 40″ westOperator
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum CommissionOpen location code
87F6WRJQ+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 14027770476OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q6927593
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Moyamensing Prison” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “摩亚门森监狱”
- Chinese: “莫亞蒙辛監獄”
- Danish: “Moyamensing Fængsel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن مويامينسينج”
- Japanese: “モヤメンシング刑務所”
- Slovenian: “Moyamensing Prison”
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