The stars of the night of celebration and looking forward, says writer Lauren Drapala, the now empowered graduates of the Citizen’s Planning Institute

Demolition by neglect at the Mt. Olive AME Church on Fitzwater Street, as housing is coming

As we face a spate of newly abandoned sacred spaces, ideas and inspiration from the dozens of church reuses in Philadelphia, including the former Church of New Jerusalem.

Impressive changes after years of seemingly endless deterioration to the Hamilton mansion

The new director of The Woodlands seeks to revitalize its historic mansion and reassert its historic landscape, home to the first American gingko tree.

Photographing the ruins of a mansion built by the merchant who created the first nautical chart of Delaware Bay

PennDesign will host Monumental! Symposium on the History and Restoration of Philadelphia City Hall, from November 4-6, 2011. This three-day symposium will look at the history of the City Hall building campaign and at the extensive efforts to rehabilitate and restore the exterior marble and granite facades, its windows, roofs, and extensive iron work, as […]

Interview with Bruce Laverty of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia revealing that Thomas Ustick Walter, architect of the US Capitol, was a slaveholder..and the role of an archive in preserving architectural history.