Building Name
Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases
Date
1836 - 1841
Street
44th and Market Streets
District/Town
Philadelphia
County/Country
Pennsylvania, USA
Architect
Work
New Build
In 1835, The Pennsylvania Hospital purchased a 101‑acre farm in West Philadelphia from Matthew Arrison, on which the new building was to be erected and on 26 July 26, 1836 the cornerstone of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane was laid.
When Isaac Holden returned to England in 1838, Samuel Sloan was made Supervisor of the Works.
