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Places Saved: Fall 2026
Preservation

Places Saved: Fall 2026

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights vulnerable buildings and sites rescued through reuse with its quarterly list, Places Saved

Places Lost: Fall 2026
Preservation

Places Lost: Fall 2026

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights demolished buildings with its quarterly list, Places Lost

Restoration Role Model: Carversville Inn
Preservation

Restoration Role Model: Carversville Inn

A boutique hotel breathes new life into a Bucks County tavern

Unlisted Philadelphia: Schlichter Jute Cordage Company
Preservation

Unlisted Philadelphia: Schlichter Jute Cordage Company

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, an industrial legacy bound by twine

Keith Haring Mural Added to the Philadelphia Register
Preservation

Keith Haring Mural Added to the Philadelphia Register

Kimberly Haas has this report from the October 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Haven’t You Herd? A Fairmount Park Sheep Barn Finds New Life as a Preservation Workshop
Preservation

Haven’t You Herd? A Fairmount Park Sheep Barn Finds New Life as a Preservation Workshop

Hundreds of structures in Fairmount Park are in need of repair. Fairmount Park Conservancy is equipping itself to heed the call

Community Archive Project Brings Power to the People
Preservation

Community Archive Project Brings Power to the People

Through a fellowship with People’s Media Record, Mt. Airy resident Regina Jennings reveals a treasure trove of Black Panther Party ephemera

Historical Commission Approves Proposal for 1706-10 Walnut Street
Preservation

Historical Commission Approves Proposal for 1706-10 Walnut Street

Kimberly Haas has this report from the September 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission


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