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Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital

Index Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital

The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, also known as Kirkbride's Hospital or the Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases, was a psychiatric hospital located at 48th and Haverford Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [1]

16 relations: Insurance, Kirkbride Plan, List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia, Market Street (Philadelphia), Mill Creek, Philadelphia, National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Neoclassical architecture, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Psychiatric hospital, Samuel Sloan (architect), Thomas Story Kirkbride, West Philadelphia.

Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss.

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Kirkbride Plan

The Kirkbride Plan refers to a system of mental asylum design advocated by Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride (1809–1883) in the mid-19th century.

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List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia

There are 67 National Historic Landmarks within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Market Street (Philadelphia)

Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Mill Creek, Philadelphia

Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located in Center City Philadelphia and affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, mental health units, mental asylums or simply asylums, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders, such as clinical depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

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Samuel Sloan (architect)

Samuel Sloan (March 7, 1815 – July 19, 1884) was a Philadelphia-based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century.

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Thomas Story Kirkbride

Thomas Story Kirkbride (July 31, 1809December 16, 1883) was a physician, advocate for the mentally ill, and founder of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (AMSAII), a precursor to the American Psychiatric Association.

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West Philadelphia

West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Blackwell Human Services, Blackwell Human Services Campus, Kirkbride Center, Kirkbride's Hospital, Pennsylvania Asylum for the Insane, Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, The Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_the_Pennsylvania_Hospital

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