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Chaplain's Office

Chaplain's Office

These rooms were constructed sometime between 1872 and 1885, serving as the Warden's Office until it was moved to the administration building in 1923 due to security concerns. Since then, the rooms were used to house the offices of the Catholic Chaplain.
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love archways like that. They dont make them like this anymore
Joe
Thu 06-26-2008
Yeah thats something no one has time to deal with anymore in a building....but it sure is awesome
DaveWilly
Fri 06-27-2008
that window is amazing it completes this photo
IM HERE TO SAY
Fri 06-27-2008
Beautiful woodwork in that arch!
JAVA
Sun 06-29-2008
There was a lot of work that went into that arch
Stacy
Sun 06-29-2008
Great arch, great window. Love it!
jackieb
Mon 06-30-2008
amazing doorway !
silkster40z
Thu 07-03-2008
Wow, I absolutely LOVE this photo!
Sara B.
Mon 07-07-2008
Again one of those amazing vaults.
Also amazing how they kept revising this bldg. thru the years.
Almost everything was made of stone,including the ornate parts.


TWELVE MONKEYS was shot there.
Guitorman
Fri 07-25-2008
Lot's of green in these old buildings...curious...
RustColoredEgg
Fri 07-25-2008
Catholic Chaplain's office MUST be restored for posterity and Philadelphia Catholic History
Wanda
Sun 09-14-2008
Does anyone know why green is such a prevalent color in old decaying buildings? Is there some sort of chemical reaction taking place in the paint that makes it that way, or was that particular shade of green popular in a certain time period? I've seen this exact color in many deserted houses in south western Minnesota...
Nessie
Sun 09-21-2008
Green is a calming color and still used in institutions. Note the hinges - themissing door must have been amazing! It is probably gracing someones house now!
Michele
Wed 10-08-2008
I love the woodwork on that door frame! Seems a shame to be in a deteriorating penitentiary.
Kathy
Fri 02-06-2009
If those walls could talk. Imagine the drama, the conversations, the redemption that went on in there over many, many decades. This would have been where an inmate was told of the death of a family member. This was where they confessed & asked for redemption. This was where they conversed with a man of the cloth to unburdened themselves or to seek assistance. So many tears stained those floors.
Larry D
Fri 03-25-2011
Awesome picture! Love it!
kayla
Wed 09-14-2011

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