Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eastern State Penitentiary

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

1. Eastern State Penitentiary Marker

Inscription. Original prison built 1822-1836 on a radial plan by John Haviland. Linking solitude with moral and vocational instruction, it exemplified the Pennsylvania System of penology and became a model for over 300 prisons worldwide. Closed 1971.

Erected 1996 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.

Location. 39° 58.039′ N, 75° 10.387′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Eastern State Penitentiary. It is on Fairmount Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 Fairmount Avenue, 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

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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: A different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern State Penitentiary Terrace Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Born at "E.S.P." (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Synagogue (about 300 feet away); A Prison Calisthenic Class (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Eastern State Penitentiary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

2. Eastern State Penitentiary

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 501 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.