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Ellis House, Remnant of North Broad’s Gilded Age, Headed for Auction
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Ellis House, Remnant of North Broad’s Gilded Age, Headed for Auction

Another North Philly landmark connected to Father Divine and his Peace Mission is up for sale. Step inside the Richardsonian Romanesque residence and see its incredible interior

Finding Minerva Parker Nichols, Philadelphia’s Forgotten Architect
Architecture

Finding Minerva Parker Nichols, Philadelphia’s Forgotten Architect

A new exhibition uncovers the little-known legacy of America’s first independent female architect

Symposium Shines a Light on the Philadelphia Rowhouse
Architecture

Symposium Shines a Light on the Philadelphia Rowhouse

Philly’s most common building type is the subject of “Rowhouse City: History and Adaptation in Philadelphia”

English Village Gets Medieval in the Suburbs
Architecture

English Village Gets Medieval in the Suburbs

A hidden cluster of Tudor Revival homes gives Wynnewood Old World charm

Polishing up Silverman Hall at Penn Law
Architecture

Polishing up Silverman Hall at Penn Law

Baroque classrooms shine with fresh renovations at the University of Pennsylvania

Philly Modernism Takes Center Stage at National Symposium
Architecture

Philly Modernism Takes Center Stage at National Symposium

Docomomo US comes to Philadelphia to spotlight the city’s midcentury pedigree

Sacré Bleu! Mount Airy’s French Village is Magical
Architecture

Sacré Bleu! Mount Airy’s French Village is Magical

An enchanting enclave in Northwest Philly brings Normandy to the Delaware Valley

Lights, Camera, Abington: Hooray for Hollywood, Pennsylvania!
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Lights, Camera, Abington: Hooray for Hollywood, Pennsylvania!

Stacia Friedman introduces us to a charming little enclave in Montgomery County built to resemble Tinseltown in the 1920s


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