Eastern State Penitentiary

EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY

 

HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A

 

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

 

THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

WITH THE INTENT TO REFORM AND REHABILITATE PRISONERS THROUGH SEPARATE CONFINEMENT, ARCHITECT JOHN HAVILAND AND THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR ALLEVIATING THE MISERIES OF PUBLIC PRISONS DESIGNED EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY ON A RADIAL PLAN SUPPORTED BY ADVANCED PLUMBING, HEATING, AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS. IT HOUSED PRISONERS FROM 1829 UNTIL 1970 AND INFLUENCED PRISON DESIGN WORLDWIDE.

 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DESIGNATED 1965

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