Hidden History

April 3rd, 2015

2015 04.03.15 - FCC - Hidden City Philly Article - Southern-Home-for-Destitute-Children-FLP

“The James Hamilton Windrim-designed Southern Home For Destitute Children, 1896. Courtesy of Historical Images of Philadelphia: the Print and Picture Collection at The Free Library of Philadelphia”

“The Community Health and Literacy Center is slated to open in December of this year at Broad and Morris on the former site of the Southern Home for Destitute Children orphanage. The 96,000 square foot, $42.5 million center, designed by VSBA, LLC​Architects and Planners, is a partnership between the Children’s Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia​ and the City of Philadelphia….”

Hidden City Philadelphia​ has a great article about our work and the fascinating history of the site: http://hiddencityphila.org/2015/04/with-new-center-coming-remembering-the-southern-home-for-destitute-children/

More info on our project is available at http://www.vsba.com/projects/community-health-and-literacy-center/