Eastern State Penitentiary
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Eastern State Penitentiary is a historic former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, renowned for its revolutionary radial design and as one of the most famous and expensive prisons of the 19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
former prison
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historic prison → museum → tourist attraction → |
| addedTo |
National Register of Historic Places
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| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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radial plan → |
| capacity |
about 250 cells at opening
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| category |
Museums in Philadelphia
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National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania → Prisons in Pennsylvania → |
| city |
Philadelphia
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| closed |
1971
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| constructionStart |
1822
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| country |
United States of America
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| designedBy |
John Haviland
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| designedFor |
separate system of incarceration
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| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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| heritageDesignationDate |
1965
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| hosts |
Halloween haunted attraction
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art installations → special events → |
| inception |
1829
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| influenced |
radial prison designs in Europe
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radial prison designs in the United States → |
| knownFor |
influence on prison architecture worldwide
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innovative 19th-century prison design → strict solitary confinement regime → |
| laterCapacity |
over 1,000 prisoners at peak
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| location |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| near |
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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| neighborhood |
Fairmount
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| notableFeature |
castle-like exterior
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central surveillance hub → high stone walls → radial cellblock layout → |
| notableInmate |
Al Capone
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Willie Sutton → |
| NRHPListingDate |
October 15, 1966
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| offers |
audio tours
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educational programs → guided tours → |
| opened |
October 25, 1829
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| openToPublic |
yes
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| operatedAs |
historic site
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museum of mass incarceration → |
| operatedBy |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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| ownedBy |
City of Philadelphia
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| penalPhilosophy |
solitary confinement
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| postalCode |
19130
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| state |
Pennsylvania
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| streetAddress |
2027 Fairmount Avenue
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Fairmount
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Philadelphia → |
hasLandmark |
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Willie Sutton
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Fairmount
("Eastern State Penitentiary historic site and museum")
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hasCulturalInstitution |
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Fairmount
("Eastern State Penitentiary National Historic Landmark")
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hasHistoricSite |
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Parkway Museums District
("Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site")
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hasMuseum |