University of Pennsylvania

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The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1740 and now offers a wide range of academic programs across its 12 schools, including the School of Arts and Sciences, the Wharton School of Business, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.The university is known for its strong research programs and has produced many notable alumni, including 14 heads of state, 25 billionaires, and 3 United States Supreme Court justices. The university has also been associated with many important discoveries and inventions, including the discovery of the Hepatitis B virus and the development of the first general-purpose electronic computer.

Established, Nov 14, 1740

Constructed, 1790

Occupied, 1801

Rebuilt, 1829

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Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church-The last interment in the churchyard was in 1958 for In Ho Oh, a murdered University of Pennsylvania student.

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1885 - University of Pennsylvania campus map

1900 - University of Pennsylvania campus map

1829 - Rebuilt

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1829 - Rebuilt - Images

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Medical Department at left and Collegiate Department at right

1830 - Medical Department at left and Collegiate Department at right

1842 - Collegiate Department in the front, Medical Department behind on the left

1950

1872 - Medical Hall

1870 - College Hall

1845 - Classroom interior

1870 - Floor plans of College Hall and Medical Hall on the Ninth Street Campus

1790 - Constructed

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1790 - Constructed - Images

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1800 - Facade of “President’s House,” viewed from the northeast

1806 - Dunlap House on south side of Market (at right) and rear of “President’s House” (Ninth Street Campus) under trees at center

1806 - “President’s House,” viewed from the southeast, with 1806-1807 Medical Department wing (at left of view)

1806 - “President’s House,” viewed from the southeast

1817 - A Watercolor of the “President’s House,” viewed from the southeast

St. Stephen’s Church, Tenth Street, showing the rear of the “President’s House.”

1740 - Established

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1780 - First Penn campus, Academy and Dormitory, Fourth and Arch Streets, 1749-1801

1913 - Academy and Dormitory, Fourth and Arch Streets, 1749-1801

1918 - Academy and Dormitory, Fourth and Arch Streets, 1749-1801

1790 - Academy and Dormitory, Fourth and Arch Streets, 1749-1801

Old Jail, Third and Market Streets

Department of Medicine, Surgeons' Hall, 1765 through 1801

University of the State of Pennsylvania, 1789-1792

1740 - Established - Drawings and documents

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Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsilvania

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Architecture

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Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, Peter Guggenheimer Architects

Education

College Hall

Thomas Webb Richards, University of Pennsylvania

Education

Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania

1100 Architect, David Piscuskas

Education

LGBT Center Carriage House

Belmont Freeman Architects, Wilson Brothers & Company

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Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library

University of Pennsylvania, Frank Furness, Roberts Rhodes McGoodwin, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

Library

Houston Hall

University of Pennsylvania, William C. Hays, Wilton B. Medary, Frank Miles Day, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

Education

Richards Medical Research Laboratories

Louis I Kahn, EYP Architecture & Engineering, August Komendant

Education

Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology

Weiss/Manfredi

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University of Pennsylvania, Music Building

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Irvine Auditorium

Horace Trumbauer, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, University of Pennsylvania

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Covenant

University of Pennsylvania, Alexander Liberman

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Love

Robert Indiana, University of Pennsylvania Art Collection

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Planning

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Penn Park

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Planning Project, Park

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