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Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pine Street, Philadelphia, W. Birch and Son, 1799.
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Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pine Street, Philadelphia.

Credit: Independence National Historical Park

Founded in 1751, Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital opened in Britain's North American colonies, and the preeminent hospital of the early Republic. Designed by David Evans Jr., the west wing and central pavilion were constructed between 1794 and 1805.

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