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Richmond, Virginia. An 1888 building that is asserted to be the finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture in Virginia, and, at its time of construction, to be "one of the 'most magnificent examples of modern architecture in the South.'" [ 140] 6. Mason's Hall (Richmond, Virginia) 1785-1787 built.
The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian were nationally ranked for excellence in 12 specialties. Penn Medicine's hospitals are all recognized as among the best regionally. In the Philadelphia metro area, HUP/PPMC is ranked #1, Pennsylvania Hospital is ranked #4, and Chester County Hospital is ranked #6.
April 10, 2010. ( 2010-04-10) [3] 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. [4]
Local government in Pennsylvania is government below the state level in Pennsylvania. There are six types of local governments listed in the Pennsylvania Constitution: county, township, borough, town, city, and school district. [1] [2] All of Pennsylvania is included in one of the state's 67 counties, which are in total subdivided into 2,560 ...
Torrance opened its doors on November 25, 1919, with the transfer of five patients from Danville Hospital. The original patient census of five grew to a patient count of nearly 3,300 in the 1950s and 1960s, reflecting the attitudes of society toward mental illness. With the passage of legislation in 1966, [5] which established the community-based mental
The Philadelphia Lazaretto was the Second quarantine hospital in the United States, built in 1799, in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [ 3] The site was originally inhabited by the Lenni Lenape, and then the first Swedish settlers. Nearby Province Island was the site of the confinement of the Christian Moravian Indians who were ...
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health ...
Universities and colleges in Adams County, Pennsylvania (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Adams County, Pennsylvania" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.