Libbie Hawes worked for a decade as a theatrical properties master, and went on to attend University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, earning her master’s degree in 2010. She has a particular affinity for traditional building technology and vernacular architecture. Libbie is the Buildings and Grounds Coordinator at Cliveden of the National Trust and a Program Assistant at the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast Field Office.
Hidden City Philadelphia inspires people to be curious about the city, to fall in love with its remarkable but lesser-known places, and to give their time, resources, and ideas to realize new futures for the places and communities where we work.


