Friends Hospital | |
 Friends Hospital in 2010 | |
| Location | 4641 Roosevelt Boulevard, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′36.25″N 75°5′59.1″W / 40.0267361°N 75.099750°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1813 |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000629[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1999 |
| Designated NHLD | January 20, 1999 |
| Company type | Psychiatric hospital |
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| Founded | 1813 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Website | https://friendshospital.com/ |
Friends Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Founded in 1813 by Quakers as The Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason, the institution was later renamed the Frankford Asylum for the Insane. It was the first private mental hospital in the United States, and is the oldest such institution with a continuous history of operation. Its campus, which dates to its founding, is a National Historic Landmark.[2]
Friends Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
- ^ Listing Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at the National Park Service
- ^ "NHL nomination for Friends Hospital". National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2017.