National Historic Landmark · society · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

College of Physicians of Philadelphia Building

Oldest private medical society in the US in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built 1787. Added to the National Register in 2008, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1787Listed 2008
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What it is

Wikipedia · College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the oldest private medical society in the United States. Founded in 1787 by 24 Philadelphia physicians "to advance the Science of Medicine, and thereby lessen human misery, by investigating the diseases and remedies which are peculiar to our country" and to promote "order and uniformity in the practice of Physick," it has made important contributions to medical education and research. The college hosts the Mütter Museum, a gallery of 19th-century specimens, teaching models, instruments, and photographs, as well as the Historical Medical Library, which is one of the country's oldest medical libraries.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedOct 6, 2008
Reference number08001088
Built1787
Type of placesociety, organization
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Open to the public
Address19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
Websitecollegeofphysicians.org ↗
Coordinates39.95316, -75.17641 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Site · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 08001088. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.