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Op-Ed: Saving the Town that Asbestos Built
Preservation

Op-Ed: Saving the Town that Asbestos Built

Michael Frost makes the case for preserving historic Ambler amid a development boom

Stoneleigh Flourishes With the Gift of Conservation
Preservation

Stoneleigh Flourishes With the Gift of Conservation

A 42-acre natural garden grows into its own after a school district threatened to destroy it

African American Church and Art Deco Store Added to the Local Register
Preservation

African American Church and Art Deco Store Added to the Local Register

Celia Jailer has this report from the January 2023 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Restoration Role Model: Dina Wind Foundation
Preservation

Restoration Role Model: Dina Wind Foundation

A 100-year-old horse stable in South Philadelphia gets a fresh, new start

Unlisted Philadelphia: 1307 Sansom Street
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Unlisted Philadelphia: 1307 Sansom Street

Alan Jaffe and Bryan Mckinney spotlight unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in the architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a bodacious display of bay windows in the Gayborhood

What’s Next for the Roundhouse? Confronting the Past to Shape the Future
Preservation

What’s Next for the Roundhouse? Confronting the Past to Shape the Future

Philadelphia’s former police headquarters, a Modernist icon tarnished by its past, evokes strong and conflicting opinions about its possible future

Dynamic West Philly Church Receives National Preservation Award
Preservation

Dynamic West Philly Church Receives National Preservation Award

Calvary United Methodist Church in Cedar Park preserves its architecture while empowering the surrounding community

Civil War Site and Catholic School Added to the Local Register
Preservation

Civil War Site and Catholic School Added to the Local Register

Celia Jailer closes out 2022 with her report on the December meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission


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