Cecil B. Moore in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Berean Institute

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

1. Berean Institute Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1899 by Rev. Matthew Anderson, pastor of Berean Presbyterian Church and founder of Berean Savings Association, this school taught Blacks skilled trades not available elsewhere. Later the curriculum was expanded to meet changing student needs.

Erected 1990 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 39° 58.355′ N, 75° 10.053′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Cecil B. Moore. It is on West Girard Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia PA 19130, 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: Girard College (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Philadelphia Pyramid Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memories of the Penitentiary Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tuberculosis Yard (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Hole (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cellblock 14

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Incinerator (approx. 0.3 miles away); The United States no longer has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 2020 Rate of Incarceration (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Berean Institute Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

2. Berean Institute Building

Inscription on the side of the building-Berean Institute William H. Gray, Jr. Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

3. Inscription on the side of the building-Berean Institute William H. Gray, Jr. Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,102 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.