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Moyamensing Prison

1835 establishments in Pennsylvania1963 disestablishments in PennsylvaniaBuildings and structures completed in 1835Buildings and structures demolished in 1968Buildings and structures in Philadelphia
Defunct prisons in PennsylvaniaDemolished buildings and structures in PhiladelphiaThomas U. Walter buildings
Moyamensing Prison, c1840, 1848. (4700659588)
Moyamensing Prison, c1840, 1848. (4700659588)

Moyamensing Prison was a prison in Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter. Its cornerstone was laid April 2, 1832; it opened on October 19, 1835, was in use until 1963, and was demolished in 1968. For nearly 140 years the Moyamensing Prison dominated the southwest at the intersection of Passyunk Avenue and Reed Street in South Philadelphia.

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Moyamensing Prison
East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia South Philadelphia

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East Passyunk Avenue 1407
19147 Philadelphia, South Philadelphia
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Moyamensing Prison, c1840, 1848. (4700659588)
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