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Lithograph of Pennsylvania Hospital, 8th and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA, by J. C. Wild, circa 1840.
Credit: Courtesy of the Library Company of Philadelphia
Founded in 1751, Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital opened in Britain's North American colonies, and the preeminent hospital of the early Republic. The east wing was constructed in 1755. The west wing and center pavilion, designed by David Evans Jr., were constructed between 1794 and 1805.