William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Surgeons’ Hall Site
Independence National Historical Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017
1. Surgeons’ Hall Site Marker
On this site in the 1790s, the University of Pennsylvania operated the first medical school in America. The building housed a classroom, a chemical laboratory, and an anatomical lecture hall with a skylight.
Erected by Independence National Historical Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 39° 56.872′ N, 75° 8.952′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It can be reached from South 5th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 S 5th St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Insurance Company of North America (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Morris (1734 - 1806) (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Morris (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); The Second Bank of the United States
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Peale’s Mastodon, 2017 (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017
2. Surgeons’ Hall Site Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017
3. Surgeons’ Hall Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 828 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
