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 on April 2, 1832; it opened on October 19, 1835, was in use until 1963, and was demolished in 1968.[1][2][3][4] For nearly 140 years the Moyamensing Prison dominated the southwest corner of the intersection of Passyunk Avenue and Reed Street in South Philadelphia.
^McCown, Susan (May 2, 1984). "Architectural Data Form: Philadelphia County Prison" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^"First Annual Report of the Inspectors of the Philadelphia County Prison". 27 November 1847. pp. 8–10.
^Pennsylvania Prison Society (1901). The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy. p. 10. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
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