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College Hall is the oldest building on the West Philadelphia campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to its construction, the university was located on Ninth Street in Center City, Philadelphia. The building was designed by Thomas Webb Richards and completed in 1873.
College Hall was the first building on the West Philadelphia campus. Designed by Thomas Webb Richards, a professor of drawing and architecture, the building housed almost all of the college functions, including the library, classrooms, laboratories and offices.
Whether you’re looking to schedule a visit to our campus, or tune into a virtual event, we offer a variety of ways to explore Penn to get the inside scoop on what’s it’s like to really be a student here.
We invite you to explore Penn's home in West Philadelphia through a virtual tour of our historic campus. Get a glimpse inside our state-of-the-art classrooms, hear from current students and faculty, and catch live performances by members of our community as you stroll down Locust Walk.
Campus & Community. To Penn’s Class of 2024: ‘The world needs you’. The University celebrated graduating students during the 268th Commencement. LEARN MORE. Upcoming Events. Jul 10 Music. Garden Jams. Penn Museum brings back its summer concert series in the Stoner Courtyard.
2021-22 University Catalog. The University Catalog provides information for current and prospective students about all of Penn’s undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, as well as academic policies and resources. The Catalog also provides a listing, by subject, of course offerings across the campus at all levels of education.
University of Pennsylvania. / 39.95; -75.19. The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn [note 3] or UPenn, [note 4] is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin ...
