Castner Scrapbook v.19, Disasters, Criminal Prisons 1, page 16
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, top: Image of architect John Haviland's 1821 floor plan for the Eastern State Penitientiary, at 2027 Fairmount Avenue. The building was opened in 1829. See below for details about the building. Drawing by Haviland and engraving by C G Childs, 14.5 x 17.5 cm, 1821.
Item 2, bottom: Image of Eastern State Penitentiary, at 2027 Fairmount Avenue. It was designed in 1821 by architect John Haviland, and was in operation from 1829-1971. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The plan embodied the new philosophy of a penitentiary as a "separate system" of imprisonment, as distinguised from a traditional "congregate" system. Initially intended to promote introspection and atonement through solitary confinement, the widely-copied design and philosophy were eventually abandoned as inhumane, with the prison closing in 1971. During a period of disuse, the 10-acre property was considered for redevelopment; but in 1988, a neighborhood task force successfully stopped it, and in 1994, the Eastern State Penitientiary Historic Site opened to the public for history tours. Drawing by William Mason, engraving by C G Childs, 19 x 11 cm, 1829.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.172655
Geocode Latitude:39.968368
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.19
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
William Mason - Artist
Cephas G. Childs - Engraver
John Haviland - Architect
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