Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is a school for deaf people. It is in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the third oldest deaf school in the United States. It was built in 1890 and is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. It used to be called the Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb | |
 The old campus | |
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| Location | 7500 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′55″N 75°10′30″W / 40.032°N 75.175°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Wilson Brothers & Company Cope & Stewardson |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000999[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
Famous students
change- Albert Newsam, artist[2]
References
change- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb". The Library Company of Philadelphia. World Digital Library. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
Other websites
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