The future of Maybrook Mansion has been mired for decades in legal battles, panned development plans, and the housing market crash of 2008. The Main Line castle has since retaken its throne as the centerpiece of a luxury apartment complex

Kimberly Haas dives deep into the history of the Summer School for Women Workers in Industry

Adaptive reuse and ripped abs converge at an old department store in Ardmore

Samuel Yellin is one of the most revered American iron workers of the 20th century. The creative tradesman, well-known for his whimsical eye for design, shook up the Main Line in the 1920s with a home renovation fit for a king. Greg Prichard has the backstory of Yellin’s long-gone fortification

A Christian sect inspired by Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg has a rich history in 19th century Philadelphia. But the medieval-inspired structures his adherents built in the Huntingdon Valley represent a true apex of craft for 20th century architecture

Bart Everts takes us out to Upper Darby where the Philadelphia Museum of Art experimented with a neighborhood branch museum in the 1930s

In March 2019, bulldozers began tearing into the grounds of Lindenwold Castle in Ambler, built with the profits from an asbestos factory. High end housing and a luxury retirement community is planned for the site.

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