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Moyamensing Prison

Closed 1967Low
Verified 29 May 2026
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  • 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - ED 51-1655, ED 51-1656, ED 51-1657 - NARA - 5859401.jpg

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  • 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - ED 51-750, ED 51-751, ED 51-752, ED 51-753A, ED 51-753B - NARA - 5859025.jpg

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  • 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - ED 51-753A, ED 51-753B - NARA - 5859026.jpg

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  • Execution of H H Holmes (Philadelphia Moyamensing Prison 1896).jpg

    Photo by Herman W. Mudgett via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Moyamensing Prison (1896) - Library of Congress 3b10959u.jpg

    Photo by Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Moyamensing Prison (1904).jpg

    Photo by Ashmead, Henry Graham (1838-1920) via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Moyamensing Prison - Philadelphia And Its Environs 1875.jpg

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  • Moyamensing Prison Historical Marker 1400 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia PA (DSC 2748).jpg

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Background

Moyamensing Prison was a prison in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, 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. For nearly 140 years the Moyamensing Prison dominated the southwest corner of the intersection of Passyunk Avenue and Reed Street in South Philadelphia.

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Year opened

1835

Closed 1967

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1835

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