“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, LLCArchitects 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/