{"nrhp_refnum":"71000733","name":"Philadelphia College of Art (Additional Documentation)","other_names":["Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb","See Also:Philadelphia College o"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NW corner of Broad and Pine Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.946229671000026,"lon":-75.16560812999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-05-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Social History","Art"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story stone institutional building on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1824 as the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb and now known as the Philadelphia College of Art.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the building as a major nineteenth-century Philadelphia building designed by John Haviland. Its Greek Revival composition with a Doric portico and a plan shaped by the needs of the institution, along with its Federal-derived wing arches, are cited as the basis for its importance in architecture and art.","narrative":"Built in 1824 on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, this three-story stone building was designed by John Haviland as the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. It has a U-shaped plan, a four-column Doric portico and flanking wings, and measures 96 feet across the Broad Street front and 92 feet deep. The planned statues for the niches on the wings were never installed, though each niche was to carry an inscription in the manual alphabet. Haviland's plan reflected the particular needs of the institution rather than copies of ancient models. In 1852 two-story north and south wings were added, and in 1863 a third story was built over the long east-west wings. The building is regarded as a major nineteenth-century Philadelphia work, combining Greek Revival massing with shallow arches derived from the Federal style. It is now occupied by the Philadelphia College of Art, and its exterior remains in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1824","architect_builder":"John Haviland (architect)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"The building is in excellent condition and contributes to the streetscape of South Broad Street; much of the interior has been altered due to occupancy by the Philadelphia College of Art.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.358199-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/71000733.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000733/359489118b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000733/359489118b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"See below","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTP_D23_AMP_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">See below</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTP_D23_AMP_1.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003529","name":"Broad Street Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/broad-street-historic-district-additional-documentation-84003529/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997086","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Arts_(Philadelphia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068615"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/philadelphia-college-of-art-additional-documentation-71000733/"}