Pennhurst State School and Hospital

Pennhurst State School and Hospital
Pennhurst State School and Hospital
Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance
Geography
Location	Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	40°11′37″N 75°33′37″W / 40.193717°N 75.560162°W
Organization
Care system	Private
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Standards	Psychiatric hospital
Beds	3,350 (1950)
Speciality	Care of the physically and mentally disabled
Helipad	No
History
Opened	November 23, 1908
Closed	December 9, 1987
Links
Website	www.preservepennhurst.org
Lists	Hospitals in Pennsylvania
	Building details
Former names	Eastern State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic
Alternative names	Pennhurst School
General information
Status	Partially operational – private property
Type	Previous: Hospital Current: Museum & tourist attraction
Architectural style	Jacobean Revival
Elevation	233 feet (71 m)
Current tenants	Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance
Owner	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Technical details
Material	Brick, steel, and concrete (all buildings)
Floor count	List of building count Administration Building – 4 ; Assembly Building – 4 ; Devon Hall – 5 ; Kitchens/Dining Halls – 4 ; Hershey Hall – 5 ; Hospital – 4 ; Industry Halls – 4 ; Laundry Facilities – 4 ; Limerick Hall – 5 ; Mayflower Hall – 5 ; Penn Hall – 4 ; Philadelphia Hall – 4 ; Quaker Hall – 4 ; Rockwell Hall – 4 ; Tinicum Hall – 4 ; Union Hall – 5 ; Vincennes Hall – 5 ; Superintendent's Residence – 3 ;
Floor area	Total area: 636,454 sq ft (59,128.5 m2) List of buildings area Administration Building – 29,128 sq ft (2,706.1 m2) ; Assembly Building – 27,102 sq ft (2,517.9 m2) ; Devon Hall – 103,840 sq ft (9,647 m2) ; Kitchens/Dining Halls – unknown ; Hershey Hall – 29,128 sq ft (2,706.1 m2) ; Hospital – 86,632 sq ft (8,048.4 m2) ; Industry Halls – 23,182 sq ft (2,153.7 m2) ; Laundry Facilities – 42,872 sq ft (3,982.9 m2) ; Limerick Hall – 43,270 sq ft (4,020 m2) ; Mayflower Hall – 45,740 sq ft (4,249 m2) ; Penn Hall – 34,208 sq ft (3,178.0 m2) ; Philadelphia Hall – 14,448 sq ft (1,342.3 m2) ; Quaker Hall – 27,440 sq ft (2,549 m2) ; Rockwell Hall – 25,200 sq ft (2,340 m2) ; Tinicum Hall – 32,628 sq ft (3,031.2 m2) ; Union Hall – 31,708 sq ft (2,945.8 m2) ; Vincennes Hall – 36,600 sq ft (3,400 m2) ; Superintendent's Residence – 3,460 sq ft (321 m2) ; Haunted House - 4,640 sq ft (431 m2) ;
Lifts/elevators	1 (Hospital)
Grounds	At open: 112 acres (45 ha) At close: 1,400 acres (570 ha)
Pennhurst State School and Hospital
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
PHMC dedicated	April 10, 2010

Pennhurst State School and Hospital, originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic was a state-run institution for mentally and physically disabled individuals of Southeastern Pennsylvania located in Spring City. After 79 years of controversy, it closed on December 9, 1987.