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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

Old City Church Takes Innovative Steps to Reduce Homelessness
Development

Old City Church Takes Innovative Steps to Reduce Homelessness

Old First Reformed Church plans to replace two small parking lots with 36 new residential units for Philadelphians in need

North Broad Street Church Revived with Community Impact Reuse Plan
Preservation

North Broad Street Church Revived with Community Impact Reuse Plan

Trinity Reformed Church has sat vacant and vandalized since 2014. Plans to convert the 100-year-old sanctuary into a vibrant neighborhood resource are now underway

Black Doctors Row and Sister Rosetta Tharpe House Added to the Historic Register
Preservation

Black Doctors Row and Sister Rosetta Tharpe House Added to the Historic Register

Celia Jailer has this report from the July 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Bancroft Green Gives An Old Church New Purpose In Mt. Airy
Preservation

Bancroft Green Gives An Old Church New Purpose In Mt. Airy

Contributor Virginia Lindak takes us out to Northwest Philadelphia where an eco-minded development firm is giving Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church a new lease on life

New Museum In The Works For America’s First Male Saint
History

New Museum In The Works For America’s First Male Saint

The Shrine of St. John Neumann on Girard Avenue is a melting pot brimming with religious devotion. It’s also a destination for curious tourists looking to get a glimpse of the saint’s body enshrined in a glass casket. A museum dedicated to the life and work of the famed Philadelphia bishop will open this spring. John Henry Scott has the story

Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs
History

Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs

Harry K. takes us inside an old Quaker meeting house at 6th and Noble that was leveled with the rest of East Callowhill during urban renewal. The industrial area is springing back to life after decades of desolation

Infill Philadelphia Brings Communities Together By Design
Preservation

Infill Philadelphia Brings Communities Together By Design

Sacred Places/Civic Spaces helps three houses of worship plan for the future by opening their doors to the neighborhood. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story


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