Eastern State Penitentiary was designed by John Haviland, described as British. The text names the Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons as the promoting group, and the article names no client. The infobox gives built 1829, and it opened on October 25, 1829, while the text says construction began in 1822 and was completed in 1836. The style is Gothic Revival in the infobox and neo-Gothic in the text.
The plan is a hub and spoke, with an octagonal center and seven radiating cell blocks. The concrete cells measured 8 by 12 by 10 feet (2.4 by 3.7 by 3.0 m), each with hot-water heating, a tap, a toilet and a private exercise yard.
Closure is dated 1971 in the infobox and 1970 in the text. It stood as a preserved ruin until Pew funding in 1991. It is now a museum with guided and audio tours, drawing about 220,000 visitors a year.
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