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Pennhurst State School and Hospital
Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pennhurst State School and Hospital, originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic was a state-run institution for mentally and physically disabled individuals of Southeastern Pennsylvania located in Spring City.[4] After 79 years of controversy, it closed on December 9, 1987.[5]
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Pennhurst State School and Hospital | |
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Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance | |
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Geography | |
Location | Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40.193717°N 75.560162°W / 40.193717; -75.560162 |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Standards | Psychiatric hospital |
Beds | 3,350 (1950)[1] |
Speciality | Care of the physically and mentally disabled |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | November 23, 1908 (1908-11-23) |
Closed | December 9, 1987 (1987-12-09) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Pennsylvania |
Building details | |
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Former names | Eastern State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic |
Alternative names | Pennhurst School |
General information | |
Status | Partially operational – private property |
Type | Previous: Hospital Current: Museum & tourist attraction |
Architectural style | Jacobean Revival |
Elevation | 233 feet (71 m)[2] |
Current tenants | Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance |
Owner | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
Technical details | |
Material | Brick, steel, and concrete (all buildings) |
Floor count | List of building count
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Floor area | Total area: 636,454 sq ft (59,128.5 m2)
List of buildings area
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Lifts/elevators | 1 (Hospital) |
Grounds | At open: 112 acres (45 ha) At close: 1,400 acres (570 ha) |
Pennhurst State School and Hospital | |
PHMC dedicated | April 10, 2010 (2010-04-10)[3] |
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