Pennsylvania School for the Deaf facts for kids
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Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
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The old campus
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 Location in Philadelphia
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Location in the United States
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| Location | 7500 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Wilson Brothers & Company Cope & Stewardson |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000999 |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is a school for deaf people. It is in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the third oldest deaf school in the United States. It was built in 1890 and is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. It used to be called the Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
Famous students
- Albert Newsam, artist
Images for kids
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The current campus occupies buildings in the Old Germantown Academy
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Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (1826-93), Broad & Pine Sts., Philadelphia, PA. Now Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts.
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