Architecture At 283-Years-Old, a Mt. Airy Mystery Still Intrigues Kyle Bagenstose reveals the true origins of Beggarstown School as renovations begin
History Women’s Committee of 1926 Brought Historic Preservation to the Masses Ed Duffy introduces us to redeeming figures of the Sesquicentennial Exposition and the saviors of Strawberry Mansion
Preservation Ury House Demo In The 1970s Erased Oldest Home In PA Did Philly allow one of the oldest dwellings in Pennsylvania to be destroyed in the 1970s? Harry K. has this cautionary tale for a redeveloping city with a poor preservation scorecard and a history of demolition
History A Tradition Of Demolition At 3rd and Willing’s Alley The Shadow takes us back to Society Hill where one prominent street corner has kept the wrecking ball swinging for nearly two centuries
History Colonial Dames? Yes, Still Active (And Growing) On Latimer Street Contributor Karen Chernick checks in at the Pennsylvania headquarters of the Colonial Dames of America where the Spirit of ’76 is alive and kicking
Preservation In Kingsessing, A Colonial Cottage Keeps History In Place Just off of Woodland Avenue among a block of crumbling rows stands a small, stone farmhouse that has miraculously withstood time and tide for over 250 years. Contributor Ann de Forest has the story behind the tiny colonial cottage on Vogdes Street
