Hare Laboratory

Constructed in 1878, the Hare Laboratory was a research and teaching facility for Penn’s dental and medical schools, located on the northeast corner of 38th and Spruce Street. “On the fourth floor, there was a dissecting room created by Medical School anatomy professor Joseph Leidy. His anatomy textbook was the standard anatomical textbook for medical students for decades. In an 1880-1881 Penn catalog, the room was touted as the largest and best appointed dissecting room in the world.” Years later, when it housed Penn’s music and psychology departments, it was known as the Hare Building; it was demolished in 1969 and replaced by Williams Hall.