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Blockley Hall

PGH completed Blockley Hall, a 16-story residence hall for its nursing students, in 1964. This photo shows the building in 1967, seven years before PGH’s closing. The University of Pennsylvania trustees purchased Blockley Hall from the City in 1985. Located at 423 Guardian Avenue, The building today is used by the Perelman School of Medicine for offices and work spaces. 

Neighborhoods
University City
1967
Attribution/Credit

Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania