City on the Hill

Name: Administration Building

Architect: Addison Hutton

Build Date: 1895

Type: Admin & Staff Housing

Number of Buildings: 1

Demolished?: No

Current Building #: 11

Alternate Names: N/A

Special Features:

-Scenes from the movie "Girl, Interrupted" were filmed here.

-The "Administration" signs that hang in the car port were actually created by set makers for the movie. The hospital staff decided to leave them up once filming was complete.

-One of the oldest buildings at the hospital, built while the Kirkbride Main Building was still standing.

SEE IT ON A MAP: Map 1 (Building is highlighted in yellow)

Completed in May of 1895, the Administration building is the work of the Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton, and was the first building to the be built during the reconstruction of the hospital between 1893 and 1912. The building is four stories tall (including the attic), the first and second floors were used for the hospital administration and staff, the third floor was the home of the superintendent and his family.

Vintage Photos & Postcards

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