. Views in Philadelphia and its vicinity : engraved from original drawings. ntre ninety-two feet, and the whole front is ninety-sixfeet six inches. The Asylum was built with reference to the convenienceand safety of its inmates: the basement is appropriated fordining-rooms, work shops, baths, apartments for culinary andother domestic purposes. The next floor is devoted to par-lours, offices, a chapel, and spacious passages to the wings,where the children pass the time not employed in school, or inthe courts or shops. The upper story of the main building isdivided into school-rooms, and chamber
. Views in Philadelphia and its vicinity : engraved from original drawings. ntre ninety-two feet, and the whole front is ninety-sixfeet six inches. The Asylum was built with reference to the convenienceand safety of its inmates: the basement is appropriated fordining-rooms, work shops, baths, apartments for culinary andother domestic purposes. The next floor is devoted to par-lours, offices, a chapel, and spacious passages to the wings,where the children pass the time not employed in school, or inthe courts or shops. The upper story of the main building isdivided into school-rooms, and chambers for the Principal,teachers, matron, &c. The pupils are lodged in the second story of the wings, thesexes being carefully separated; and for security against fire,the stair-cases from the basement to the chambers are ofmarble. One afternoon in every week is assigned for the admissionof strangers sojourning in the city, who may be disposed tovisit the Asylum, and witness the exercises of the pupils; forwhich purpose a card must be obtained from one of the PHILADELPHIA. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. The annexed plate represents a south-east view of this build-ing, situated in Ninth street, between Mai-ket and Cliesnutstreets. It was erected in pursuance of an act of the Legisla-ture of Pennsylvania, passed in 1791, as a mansion for Wash-ington, then President of the United States, in testimony of thegrateful sense entertained for his eminent services. But, onits completion, it was found that constitutional difficulties ex-isted as to its acceptance by the President; and the offer onthe part of the State was politely declined by Mr. Adams, whohad succeeded to the office of Chief Magistrate of the purchase, it ultimately became the property of the Trus-tees of the University, and in 1802 it was taken possession of,and has since been occupied by the several schools which be-long to this ancient Seminary. In 1807, from the vast increase of students in the Medical
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