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Living Large on the Delaware River
Architecture

Living Large on the Delaware River

Stacia Friedman gives us a tour of two opulent estates in Northeast Philadelphia

Keeping House: Philly’s Historic Preservation Legacy Belongs to Women
Preservation

Keeping House: Philly’s Historic Preservation Legacy Belongs to Women

The historic preservation movement in Philadelphia was originally a women’s movement with female-led organizations working to save the city’s colonial history. Mickey Herr introduces us to the Dames that made it happen

161-Year-Old Victorian House Museum Ahead of the Virtual Curve
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

Thunderbird Lodge Museum Connects Arts & Crafts Movement With Utopian Community
Art & Design

Thunderbird Lodge Museum Connects Arts & Crafts Movement With Utopian Community

Joe Brin takes use out to Rose Valley, Pennsylvania where a new house museum puts the Arts and Crafts movement front and center

Archaic Expectations: Freeing Female Roles From A Dollhouse In Society Hill
History

Archaic Expectations: Freeing Female Roles From A Dollhouse In Society Hill

In this essay Mickey Herr examines women’s roles and social norms through the history of a dollhouse spanning seven generations

House Museum In North Philly Plans Monument For Former Slave
History

House Museum In North Philly Plans Monument For Former Slave

Stenton, the former plantation house in Logan, prepares to honor Dinah with their new project, Inequality in Bronze. Keshler Thibert has the details

Inside Northeast Philly’s Temple Of Ryerss
History

Inside Northeast Philly’s Temple Of Ryerss

Harry K. takes us on a fall field trip to the Ryerss Mansion, an eccentric, little-known house museum in the Great Northeast

West Philly Home Still Sings The Praises Of Paul Robeson
History

West Philly Home Still Sings The Praises Of Paul Robeson

The spirit of actor, scholar, and human rights activist Paul Robeson is kept alive at a modest house museum at 49th and Walnut. Contributor Joe Brin checks in at this hidden gem of a national treasure


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