Naval Square

Category: Residence

The historic properties at the former Naval Asylum, a precursor to the VA, are significant to military, naval, architectural and health care history.

The properties were purchased by Toll Brothers and renovated into private residences.

Significant photos of the original structures are in the online photo records of the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov or click on

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0668/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Biddle%20Hall,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Biddle+Hall,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))
for views of Biddle inside and out

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0669/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Governor's%20Residence,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Governor's+Residence,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))
for views of Governor's Residence

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0670/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Laning%20Hall,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Laning+Hall,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))
for views of Laning Hall

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0671/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Surgeon's%20Residence,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Surgeon's+Residence,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))
for views of the Surgeon's Residence