Preservation 161-Year-Old Victorian House Museum Ahead of the Virtual Curve Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion in Germantown has been an early adopter of virtual programming. When the pandemic struck the U.S. in March the quaint house museum quickly began moving events and tours online. Stacia Friedman has the story
Preservation A Secret Garden Blooms Again on Delancey Place The Rosenbach Museum and Library reopens to the public on October 20 with pandemic safety protocols and a verdant renovation
Preservation Former Strawbridge’s Works Up a Sweat as a Full-Service Fitness Club Adaptive reuse and ripped abs converge at an old department store in Ardmore
Preservation Legendary Philly Soul Studio and Brutalist Icon Go Before Designation Committee Starr Herr-Cardillo has this roundup of local register nominations on the agenda for the August meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Designation Committee
Preservation Stephen Girard Building Springs Back to Life With New Hotel Canopy, a boutique Hilton Hotel, opens this week in the Stephen Girard Building on 12th Street
Preservation Advocates Mobilize to Save a Mid-Century Modern Icon In Chestnut Hill, the Dorothy Shipley White House gets a helping hand
Preservation Attention to Detail: From Ironwork to Neon Signs, Historic Building Crafts Are Thriving in 21st Century Philadelphia People are drawn to places that resonate with meaning and memory, for themselves and for the diverse cultural legacies they represent. Protecting such sites challenges historic preservationists to rethink assumptions and update time-honored conventions and tools.
Preservation Historic Jewish Women’s Shelter Transformed Into Lux Apartments Stacia Friedman takes us to 5th and Spruce where a former women’s shelter has been renovated for residential use
