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.
All labels observed (4)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
historic prison ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
ⓘ
radial plan ⓘ |
| capacity | about 250 cells at opening ⓘ |
| category |
Museums in Philadelphia
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
Prisons in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| closed | 1971 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1822 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedBy | John Haviland ⓘ |
| designedFor | separate system of incarceration ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| hosts |
Halloween haunted attraction
ⓘ
art installations ⓘ special events ⓘ |
| inception | 1829 ⓘ |
| influenced |
radial prison designs in Europe
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| location |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| near | Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Fairmount ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
castle-like exterior
ⓘ
central surveillance hub ⓘ high stone walls ⓘ radial cellblock layout ⓘ |
| notableInmate |
Al Capone
ⓘ
Willie Sutton ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| offers |
audio tours
ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ |
| opened | October 25, 1829 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
historic site
ⓘ
museum of mass incarceration ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
|
| ownedBy |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Philadelphia
|
| penalPhilosophy | solitary confinement ⓘ |
| postalCode | 19130 ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 2027 Fairmount Avenue ⓘ |
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Subject: Eastern State Penitentiary Description of subject: 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
this entity surface form:
Eastern State Penitentiary National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form:
Eastern State Penitentiary historic site and museum
subject surface form:
Willie Sutton
subject surface form:
Willie Sutton