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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PRESERVATION ALLIANCE FOR GREATER PHILADELPHIA SPRING 2011 Nicholas Gianopulos to Receive Biddle Award for Lifetime Achievement EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE for 26 years until his retirement in 2009. His critic in the Department of Architecture of early career as a structural engineer focused the University of Pennsylvania. His contri- on contemporary architecture, including butions to historic preservation have been he Grand Jury Awards to be pre- projects with Louis I. Kahn, for whom he was recognized by many awards, including sented in May are an indication consulting engineer for the National Preservation Pennsylvania’s Preservationist Tof the importance of historic Assembly Buildings in Dhaka, Bangladesh, of the Year Award in 1990, the Wyck- preservation to the economy of the and with Robert Venturi, with whom he Strickland Award in 1995, and the Master Philadelphia region. The Awards repre- worked on Franklin Court and other projects. Builders Award from the Carpenters’ sent approximately $400 million of Nick’s interest in history led to an increas- Company in 2006. investment in real estate development. ing concentration on the structural issues of Consider the resources these projects add historic properties. His first experience with to the Philadelphia area: a new office cam- an historic landmark was in 1959 when he pus for 5,000 federal government employ- and Sheldon Keast worked on Independence ees, a new performing arts facility at Hall and the Independence Hall Tower. From The 18th Annual Temple University, additional hotel rooms the 1980s on, Nick and Keast & Hood Preservation Achievement to support the new Convention Center, became the pre-eminent structural engi- improved SEPTA train stations, afford- neers for historic landmarks. Nick con- Awards able housing, and a community-based social services center. These projects pro- tributed to the preservation of many of May 17, 2011 Philadelphia’s National Historic Landmark duced thousands of construction jobs, buildings including Carpenter’s Hall, Christ 11am-2pm thousands of permanent jobs, and mil- Church, the Fairmount Water Works, the Crystal Tea Room lions of dollars in tax revenues for the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth icholas L. Gianopulos, PE, is the Merchants Exchange Building, the Second Wanamaker Building recipient of the Preservation Bank of the United States and the Edgar of Pennsylvania. NAlliance’s 2011 James Biddle Award Allen Poe House. One of his most challeng- Visit www.PreservationAlliance.com Historic preservation contributes sig- nificantly to the economy of the for lifetime achievement in historic preserva- ing projects was the repair of the roof truss- for details. tion for his exceptional contributions as a es of the Academy of Music in 1989, which Philadelphia area. Our report, The structural engineer to the preservation of was completed in 17 days after the structural See more about the award winners Economic Impact of Historic Preservation Philadelphia landmarks. problems were discovered. on pages 2-3. in Philadelphia 1999-2009, made this Nick was a founding member of Keast & In addition to his professional practice, abundantly clear: $6.8 billion spent on Hood Co. in 1983 and a principal of the firm Nick has also been a visiting lecturer and historic preservation in Philadelphia alone generated $68 million in tax rev- enues for the City and $243 million in tax revenues for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Scott Wilds Recipient of Public Service Award Yet these economic benefits do not seem to be recognized by our political cott Wilds is the recipient of the the Committee on Legislation, the Special leadership. The state Senate has consis- Preservation Alliance’s 2011 Public Committee for Germantown Avenue and, tently refused to establish a tax credit SService Award recognizing achievement from 2008 to 2011, was Vice Chair of the program for historic preservation similar in preservation in the public interest. Commission. to legislation in numerous other states. Scott began his career in Philadelphia city As a result of his long period of service, The draft Philadelphia 2035 Compre - government in 1984 as a legislative assistant Scott provided an “institutional memory” hensive Plan devotes only 7 of the 180 to Councilman Ed Schwartz. When for other commissioners, recalling cases pages of the report to historic preserva- Councilman Schwartz was appointed heard many years ago that helped guide deci- tion and doesn’t mention its important Director of the Office of Housing and sions in more recent cases. While he advocat- role in economic development. Community Development (OHCD), Scott ed for firm and consistent preservation stan- Those of us who believe in the value joined him at OHCD and rose to the posi- dards, he was often a mediating voice, trying of historic preservation still have a long tion of Deputy Director in 2001. to find an appropriate balance between high way to go to make its broad benefits In 1987, Scott was appointed as the repre- preservation standards and the needs and appreciated and reflected in public poli- sentative of OHCD on the Philadelphia concerns of homeowners. cy. The Philadelphia 2035 plan is a good Historical Commission. At the time of his In addition to his service on the place to begin: read it (available on retirement from City government in 2011, Commission, Scott has been active in his own www.Phila2035.org). See if it you think he was the longest serving member of the community of Spruce Hill and has served on it reflects the priority historic preserva- Historical Commission in its history, having the boards of other non-profit organizations tion should have over the next twenty- served 23 years and attended 234 including Philadelphia FIGHT of which he is five years and send me your comments. Commission meetings. In addition to being president. a member of the Commission, he served on JOHN ANDREW GALLERY Executive Director its Financial Hardship Committee, chaired

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The 18th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards

2011 Special Recognition Awards Grand Jury Awards

1 The Baptist Temple 12 Philadelphia Main Post Office Temple University Brandywine Realty Trust Keast & Hood Co.; Creative Acoustics; Daniel J. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson; BNIM; Grenald Waldron Keating Company; HF Lenz Company; J.S. Cornell & Associates, Inc.; J. Brough Schamp Photography; Jacobs Son, Inc.; RMJM/Hillier Engineering; Keating Building Company; Keating Project Development; Pennoni Associates, Inc.; PHY 2 Christ Church Neighborhood House Engineers, Inc.; Powers & Company, Inc.; Thornton Christ Church Preservation Trust Tomasetti Voith & Mactavish Architects LLC; Dommert Phillips; 13 The James Biddle Public Service Award Special Recognition Haverstick-Borthwick Company; KieranTimberlake Presser Senior Apartments Award for preservation in the public for stewardship of The Presser Senior Apartments, LP for lifetime achievement in interest Wanamaker Building 3 Delaware County Public History Feasibility City of Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Study and Implementation Plan Development; Fastrack Construction, Inc.; High historic preservationn Scott Wilds Amerimar Delaware County Planning Department Swartz, LLP; JKR Partners, LLC; Nolen Properties, Nicholas L. Enterprises LLC; O'Donnell & Naccarato; Powers & Company, Heritage Consulting, Inc. Gianopulos, PE Inc.; Ritter & Plante Associates, LLC; Sherick Project 4 Fairmount Water Works and Park Sculpture Management, LLP; Wick Fisher White, Inc. Rhoda And Permar Richards Award Signage 14 Richard Humphreys Hall Germantown Friends School Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Board of Directors Award Exit Design; Fairmount Park Art Association; Peter Reed UCI Architects, Inc.; Advanced Geoservices; Gillan & Environmental Graphic Design; Philadelphia Water Hartmann, Inc.; High Construction Company; The Unkefer Brothers Department; Rob Cardillo Photography; Urban Sign Kachele Group, Inc. Construction Co. 5 Greenwood Cemetery House at Rush Farms 15 SEPTA Regional Rail Stations Improvement Community Action Awards Knights of Pythias Greenwood Cemetery Project EwingCole; Bill Rymer Associates; Friends of SEPTA Callowhill Neighborhood Greenwood Cemetery; Hanson General Contracting, Crossing Construction Company; Donald E. Reisinger, Association Inc.; Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc.; Keast & Inc.; Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc.; Alfred J. Fry III, Inc.; For organizing community support Hood Co.; The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Gannett Fleming, Inc.; HNTB Corporation; John for the Church of the Assumption 6 The Jayne House Bowie and Associates; L.P. Herman Company; Miller Brothers; Nucero Electrical Construction Co. Inc.; Township of Delanco, NJ John Milner Architects, Inc.; Charles Hess Landscape Philadelphia Historical Commission; Santa Paul Corp. For saving Zurbrugg Mansion Architects; Cherokee Construction; Eberlein Design T/A Lima Company; SEPTA/EM&C Capital Consultants Ltd.; Grenald Waldron Associates, Inc.; Construction Department; The Sheward Partnership; Nathaniel Guest and the Milner + Carr Conservation, LLC; Pine Street Studios, Smith Construction, Inc.; Sowinski Sullivan Architects; Pennhurst Memorial and Inc.; Thornton Tomasetti Stell Environmental Enterprises; TranSystems Preservation Alliance 7 Le Meridien Hotel Corporation For organizing community support HEI Hotels 16 Stenton Avenue Bridge for Pennhurst State School and Blackney Hayes Architects; DGW Engineers; Domus, PennDOT District 6-0 Hospital Inc.; DSG Inc.; Forchielli-Glynn; Lighting Design TranSystems Corporation Collaborative; M. P. Hershman, PE, Incorporated; Metropolitan Acoustics; Michael Raiser Associates; 17 St. Peter's Churchyard Pennoni Associates, Inc.; Ricca-Newmark; Stantec; Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.; Stuart G. Historic St. Peter's Church Preservation Corporation Rosenberg Architects, P.C. Milner + Carr Conservation, LLC; The Hedgerows Tree Service 8 Mercy Family Center 18 Mercy Neighborhood Ministries St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Brawer & Hauptman, Architects; Re:Vision St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Architecture; The Sullivan Company Wu & Associates, Inc.; Brayco, Inc.; Caswell & Co., Inc.; Coastal Clock & Chime; Controlled 9 Norristown Farm Park Environmental Systems, Inc.; DJ Wagner Heating & Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Air Conditioning, Inc.; Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects, LLC; Keast & Hood Co.; Kupex Exteriors, 2011 AIA Philadelphia Awards BAU Architecture LLC; Ann Rothmann Structural LLC; Premier Building Restoration, Inc.; Schnabel Engineering LLC; Conspectus, Inc.; County of Conservation, LLC; Woern Plastering Montgomery Parks and Heritage Services; Donald E. Reisinger, Inc.; International Consultants Inc. 19 Trolley Car Café at the Bathey House 10 Old Mortality Sculptural Group Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Laurel Hill Cemetery Company Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust; East Falls Development Corporation; Keller & Company, Inc.; Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery; 1:1:6 Technologies, KSK Architects Planners Historians, Inc.; Incorporated; Anthony Biddle Contractors, Inc.; Dan PhillyOfficeRetail.com Lepore & Sons Company; Efremoff Restoration; Gavigan Cemetery Memorial Restoration; Gillespie 20 Wagner Free Institute of Science Tree & Landscape Design; John P. Donnelly Roofing & Heating; Joseph R. Addis Contracting; Kreilick Wagner Free Institute of Science 2011 AIA Philadelphia Landmark The Henry J. Magaziner Conservation, LLC; Laurel Hill Cemetery Grounds Aegis Property Group; Landmark Facilities Group, Inc.; Building Award EFAIA Award Crew; Native Woods Restoration Company; Philip Unkefer Brothers Construction Co. of the Historic Preservation Aiello, Inc. THE JOHN WANAMAKER 20 Warden’s House DEPARTMENT STORE Committee of AIA Philadelphia 11 Old Town Hall County of Burlington, NJ 1300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA MARCIE TURNEY AND Delaware Historical Society Regan Young England Butera, P.C.; The DaVinci Group; Daniel H. Burnham & Company, VALERIE SAFRAN Frens and Frens, LLC; J.S. Cornell & Sons, Inc. Hunter Research, Inc.; John Bowie and Associates; 1902 - 1911 Robert Frizell, Inc.; Robert R. Rosen Associates 2 preservation matters spring 2011 WWW.PRESERVATIONALLIANCE.COM PresvNews_Spr11.qxd:Winter 09 4/14/11 9:42 AM Page 3

The 18th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards

For more information about all of the 2011 Preservation Achievement Award winners, visit www.PreservationAlliance.com. GRAND JURY AWARDS

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2011 Homeowner Awards

In addition to the large scale projects the Preservation Alliance honors every year, BEFORE AFTER smaller grassroots achievements in historic preservation are recognized annually at the Alliance’s Old House Fair. The 2011 Homeowner Awards were given to 13 homeowners for their outstanding restoration and renovation projects in the greater Philadelphia area.

Congratulations to the 2011 Homeowner Award Winners: Richard and Toni Bonnette Robert and Jean Messina Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, NJ Broad Street, Mt. Holly, NJ Charles and Barbara Brynan Robert and Nicole Rodowicz 1 Henning Road, Perkiomenville, PA Liberty Street, Newtown, PA Tom and Hope Corse Adele Shea Wyndham Road, Pennsauken, NJ Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dolan William and Patricia Weldon Rose Tree Road, Middletown Township, PA Collings Avenue, Oaklyn, NJ Frederick and Patricia Donnelly Michael Wigglesworth and Shari Kulik Keystone Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Station Avenue, Glenside, PA David Kairys and Antje Mattheus Eli and Nancy Zucker Roumfort Road, Philadelphia, PA Valley Road, Jenkintown, PA Dan Lyons and Kristen Haase 2 Windsor Avenue, Narberth, PA

1 Eli and Nancy Zucker Valley Road, Jenkintown, PA The Zuckers’ home was originally built in true spirit of the house. A convenient layout 1840 as a barn and converted to a carriage for a modern family of five as well as new house and garage in 1928, and the Zuckers building systems were integrated into the made their own changes over the years to historic structure, while still respecting the accommodate raising a family. They decided legacy of the house’s original builders. The to make additional renovations to allow project will be capped off this spring with a them to stay in their beloved home as they new cedar shake roof. Team: Period aged. To do this, walls were removed in the Architecture, Ltd.; Peter Maruca, Orion, gen- original house to open up the rooms, a new eral contractors; Cleveland Ambris, Ambris 3 basement was excavated, new plumbing and Residential Masonry & Restoration; Kevin a new heating system were installed, three McGinnis, McGinnis Millwork Company; new patios were constructed and a new mas- Heritage Metalworks, Ltd. ter bedroom suite and screened-in porch were built. All the doorways in the new 3 Dan Lyons & Kristen Haase addition are wheelchair accessible. Windsor Avenue, Narberth, PA Team: Jay Leistner and Peg MacDonald, Dan Lyons and Kristen Haase have lovingly Phase II Designs, architects; Joe Ash, restored “Windsor House,” their eclectic plumber; Jeff Haber, Blue Moon Kitchen Victorian home in Narberth. Exterior work Design and Vanities. included new cedar shake siding and restora- 4 tion of the magnificent corner turret and 2 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dolan porch columns. A new addition references Rose Tree Road, Middletown, PA and reinterprets the original construction. Frederick & Patricia Donnelly The Dolan family dreamed of finding an his- This once-vacant house is now a well-loved 4 Victorian details long hidden by aluminum toric home to make their own. After discov- home in Narberth, “the gateway to the Main Keystone Avenue, Philadelphia, PA siding and added fresh paint and shingles to ering the 1776 Edwards House in Line.” Team: David Gamble & Christian This “grassroots rehabilitation” of a revitalize their corner. The Donnellys have also Middletown Township, they worked with Phillips, architects; John Otto, Otto Victorian era single family home across from become active in their community, and their Period Architecture, Ltd. and local craftsmen Restorations, contractor; Stan Price, paint- Disston Park in Tacony was done entirely by example has encouraged several neighbors to to strip away decades of “updates” to find the ing and restoration consultant. the homeowners. The Donnellys revealed begin their own rehabilitation projects. Old House Fair 2011

This year’s Old House Fair once again demonstrated the popularity of this annual event. Homeowners and aspiring owners convened at Germantown Friends School on March 26 to visit over 60 booths of preservation profes- sionals and vendors and to take advantage of the free “Ask the Experts” consultations, presentations and hands-on demonstrations featured throughout the day. The Old House Fair grows out of the Alliance’s mis- sion to provide technical assistance and educational activities that encour- age restoration and reuse of historic buildings. We recognize that preserva- [ Left] Bronwyn Reice and Kenny Grono of Buckminster Green, LLC consult with a fair-goer on potential home renova- tion is community driven and begins with the efforts of dedicated home- tions. [Right] Zach Bird of Zach Bird: Fine Art Restoration & Fabrication discusses faux finishing, murals and decorative owners who serve as stewards of their older and historic homes. painting techniques with a visitor.

4 preservation matters spring 2011 WWW.PRESERVATIONALLIANCE.COM PresvNews_Spr11.qxd:Winter 09 4/14/11 9:42 AM Page 5 PRESERVATION MONTH CALENDAR History and preservation come alive during May, National Historic Preservation Month, with a full range of special events in the region. Take a walking tour, learn how to repair your historic windows or celebrate achievements in preservation. The calendar below William Penn envisioned Philadelphia as a “green country town” is only a sampling; view a full calendar of May events at www.PreservationAlliance.com/calendar. Events marked with the Alliance’s with large, spacious lots stretching from the Delaware River to logo are either Alliance-sponsored events or are available to Alliance members at a discount. All events are in Philadelphia unless oth- the Schuylkill. From this foundation, how did the city evolve and erwise noted. how have public spaces shaped our history?

WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS THURSDAY May 5 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY May 10-11 May 1-29 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture: Archives Without Tears Preservation Alliance Architecture Bernard Tschumi 9:00am-4:45pm (May 10) 9:00am-3:30pm (May 11) Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street Walking Tours 5:30pm University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and $25 for two-day workshop, $15 for one day $10, $5 Preservation Alliance members Anthropology, 3260 South Street Details and registration: archiveswithouttears.eventbrite.com PreservationAlliance.com/walkingtours Details at http://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/events or For those who work or volunteer in organizations that deal with 215.546.1146 x3 215.569.3186 the past--whether it's a museum, historical society, historic house, Presented by the Center for Architecture. Renowned architect city clerk's office, library, historic site, church, or college archives. Bernard Tschumi made a reputation for groundbreaking designs Learn basic, valuable practices for collecting, preserving, and MONDAY May 2 that include the New Acropolis Museum and Le Fresnoy Center assisting researchers with the historical treasures in your care. Homeowner Workshop: for the Contemporary Arts. Painting Your Historic House SUNDAY 6:30pm May 15 Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue SATURDAY May 7 Queen Village Open House and FREE The Centennial City: From Memorial Hall Garden Tour Reservations required: [email protected] or to Laurel Hill Cemetery 12-4pm 215.546.1146 x6 12:00pm Old Swedes' Church, Christian & Water Streets, at Delaware Ave. Presented by the Preservation Alliance and the Fairmount Park Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic $25 Historic Preservation Trust. $50 Details: [email protected] or 215.339.0975 Spend a day learning about the Centennial, starting with a Self-guided walking tour that features traditional 18th century “Lunch & Learn” lecture and a behind-the-scenes tour at trinities to modern 20th century homes, and includes historic TUESDAY May 3 Memorial Hall (now the Please Touch Museum). Then take churches and community gardens. Sponsored by the Queen Building Philadelphia: Architecture, walking tour of Laurel Hill, the final resting place of many high Village Neighbors Association. profile political, industrial and financial leaders of this time, and History & Politics Lecture Series: conclude with a reception at Laurel Hill’s historic Gatehouse. Ed Bacon and the Future of the City TUESDAY–THURSDAY May 17-19 6:00pm Statewide Conference on Heritage Philadelphia Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street SATURDAY May 7 Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA $25 Alliance members, $30 general public, $15 under 35 Preservation Alliance Architectural Details and registration: www.pennbyways.com/register Registration required: philadelphiacfa.org Workshops, sessions and speakers from the historic preserva- Final lecture in annual series on the development of Philadelphia Walking Tour: Old City tion, archaeological, heritage tourism, transportation, legisla- and its architecture. 2:00pm tive, and planning communities. Meet at the benches, N. 2nd St. at Elfreth’s Alley FREE TUESDAY May 3 This free tour is part of Jane's Walk USA, an annual national cel- TUESDAY May 17 ebration of Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great 2011 Preservation Achievement Awards Homeowner Workshop: Flat Roofs- American Cities. Explore colonial Philadelphia and walk some of Repair, Maintenance and Replacement its original streets. Luncheon 11am-2pm 6:30pm Crystal Tea Room in the Wanamaker Building St. Charles Senior Community Center, 1941 Christian Street $80 and up FREE MONDAY May 9 Tickets and info: http://preservationalliance.com/events Reservations required: [email protected] or Homeowner Workshop: Wood Repairs /luncheon/luncheon.php 215.546.1146 x6 6:30pm Presented by the Preservation Alliance. Learn about flat roofs on The Alliance's annual celebration of the individuals, organiza- older and historic buildings, including repair, maintenance and Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue tions, businesses and projects that exemplify outstanding replacement. FREE achievement in historic preservation throughout the region. Reservations required: [email protected] or 215.546.1146 x6 Presented by the Preservation Alliance and the Fairmount Park SUNDAY WEDNESDAY May 22 May 4 Historic Preservation Trust. Learn about wood repairs in older Society Hill Open House and Garden Tour Railroads: The Work of the Age and historic buildings in a hands-on demonstration workshop. 1-5pm 6:00pm $35 in advance, $30 at the door Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue Details: 215.629.1288 or societyhillcivic.org $20, $15 seniors and students, free under 12 TUESDAY May 10 Annual self guided tour that includes more than ten historic and Walking tour will visit the gravesites of many important figures in Homeowner Workshop: Wood Window contemporary homes, hosted by the Society Hill Civic the railroad world, including the builder of the first permanent Association. railroad in America, railroad founders, and station architects. Maintenance and Repair 6:30pm St. Charles Senior Community Center, 1941 Christian Street TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FREE May 24 May 4 Reservations required: [email protected] or Bryn Mawr 100: Then and Now, An Wanamaker’s: Meet Me at the Eagle 215.546.1146 x6 6:00pm Illustrated Lecture Presented by the Preservation Alliance. Learn about maintenance 6:00pm Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street and repair of wood windows in older and historic buildings. $10 The Baldwin School, 701 W. Montgomery Avenue, Bryn Mawr Purchase tickets at wanamakers.eventbrite.com $25 This illustrated lecture will focus on the noble members of the In his recently published book, Michael J. Lisicky takes a nostalgic TUESDAY journey through the history of the Wanamaker’s department store, May 10 Bryn Mawr 100, a collection of institutions and businesses that from its beginnings as a haberdashery to its poignant final closing. Lecture: Green Country Town are at least 100 years old. 6:30pm Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N. 20th St. FREE spring 2009 preservation matters 5 RegisterWWW.PRESERVATIONALLIANCE.COM at greencountrytown.eventbrite.com spring 2011 preservation matters 5 PresvNews_Spr11.qxd:Winter 09 4/14/11 9:42 AM Page 6

Alliance Awards First Vital Neighborhoods Grants

n February, the Preservation Alliance announced the first round of grants for the Vital section of Fairmount. Improvements will INeighborhoods Initiative. A total of $182,000 in grants was awarded from program fund- concentrate on the existing built infrastruc- ing provided by the Office of Housing and Community Development of the City of ture, including steps and retaining walls, and Philadelphia and funds previously raised by NeighborhoodsNow. residents will be offered different options for The goal of the Vital Neighborhoods Initiative is to strengthen “middle-market” neighbor- exterior improvements such as street trees, hoods—neighborhoods where investments in the public environment could strengthen the solar powered light posts, house numbers residential market and attract potential homebuyers. The Preservation Alliance intends to and landscaping improvements. achieve this objective by providing three levels of grant funding: $5,000 grants to support Powelton & Saunders Park The People’s projects that demonstrate civic pride and appreciation of historic resources; $30,000 grants Emergency Center will make improvements for projects to improve residential blocks; and service grants through the Community Design on the 300, 400 & 500 blocks of North 40th Collaborative to plan neighborhood projects. Street. Improvements include planting trees, The Preservation Alliance expects to offer additional small grants in the fall of 2011 and a creation of storm water tree pits, installation second round of $30,000 grants and service project planning grants in early 2012. For infor- of recycled plastic tree grates and painting by mation about the program, contact Amy McCollum at [email protected] or a local artist. 215.546.1146 x8 Walnut Hill The Walnut Hill Community $5,000 GRANTS Walnut Hill The Walnut Hill Community Association will improve three public spaces Belmont Village The Belmont Village Co - Association will install community-designed through community-maintained landscap- mmunity Association will create a neighbor- neighborhood identity banners at prominent ing and development of three community hood website which features the history and street corners that feature historical sites, gardens on vacant lots between 49th and current activities of the neighborhood. public transpiration hubs, and education 50th on Chancellor Street. Large planters will be placed on blocks adjacent to the gar- Cedar Park The Cedar Park Neighbors will and recreational hubs. dens and will have Walnut Hill signage. award block grants for neighborhood beatifi- Also in Walnut Hill, Rebuild Together cation projects and showcase the neighbor- Philadelphia will leverage funding towards Yorktown The Yorktown Community hood during their Cedar Park Centennial the Walnut Hill Block Build. Funding will be Development Corporation will upgrade the Celebration. used specifically for the rehabilitation of largest of their public courtyards located front porches and façade work within the within the neighborhood. Improvements Holmesburg The Holmesburg Civic Assoc - neighborhood. include pruning trees, removing concrete, iation will install community banners that repointing brick walls, greening and land- say “Holmesburg: Alive with History” along Wynnefield The Wynnefield Residents scaping. The ‘”Yorktown Rock” that previ- Rhawn Street and Welsh Road, two of the Association will install light pole banners to ously contained a historical marker indenti- most highly travelled streets in the neighbor- promote community and civic pride to resi- fying the community will be replaced. hood. dents and visitors. Funding will also be used to establish an oral history project to pre- This community-designed neighborhood identity banner Powelton and Saunders Park The People’s serve community history of long time resi- SERVICE GRANTS will be hung throughout Walnut Hill to promote the Emergency Center will conduct architectural dents. Fairmount The Bache Martin Home and neighborhood and exhibit community pride. walking tours and neighborhood marketing School Association will create a conceptual in conjunction with the Fifth Annual $30,000 GRANTS design for improvements to the school’s Lancaster Ave Jazz and Arts Community East Mt. Airy The Ogontz Avenue Revital- exterior spaces, including entrances, side- Belmont Village The Belmont Village Festival. ization Corporation will address physical walks, crossings and play areas. The project Community Association will create a neigh- Powelton Village The Powelton Village Civic improvements on the 8300 block of Temple will focus on integrating the school’s exteri- borhood gateway design with signage along Association will create brochures that pro- Road. Improvements will include repairs to or with the surrounding neighborhood. the 4500 block of Conshohocken Avenue, a mote the virtues of homeownership in sidewalks, steps, retaining walls and tree Powelton Village The Powelton Village Civic key entry point of the neighborhood. Powelton Village and distribute the market- planting. Street improvements will be lever- Association and Friends and Alumni of For more information about specific require- ing brochures during a House Tour to show- aged to implement a façade improvement Powel Home and School will develop a con- ments for project submission and eligible case the neighborhood. program on the same block. ceptual design for the greening of the Powel neighborhoods, please visit http://preservation Tacony The Historical Society of Tacony will Fairmount The Fairmount Community Elementary School schoolyard which serves alliance.com/programs/vital-neighborhoods. offer property owners matching grants to Development Corporation will implement as a resource for the entire community. php. install house plaques displaying the date the residential block-scape improvement on the home was built and noting that it is located 900 block of N. 26th St. in the Poplar Girard within the Historic Disston Estate. Explore Philadelphia on an Architecture Walking Tour Milestones in Historic Preservation in Philadelphia The Preservation Alliance tours are back! The Preservation Alliance is assembling a list of milestone events in the history of historic preserva- Tours are led by a lively group of expe- Weekly: tion in Philadelphia. Our complete timeline can be found online at www.preservation rienced and enthusiastic volunteers Wednesday 6pm Saturday 10am and 2pm alliance.com/advocacy/preservation-in-philly.php#milestones. Email suggestions for new entries from a wide range of backgrounds to advocacy@preservation alliance.com. Sunday 2pm who share a passion for architecture, Reservations not required. Rain or shine. urban design and social history. $5 Preservation Alliance members 1950 Oskar Stonorov’s Friends Cooperative Housing project at 8th and Franklin Streets is the $10 general public nation’s first urban renewal project to incorporate the adaptive reuse of historic buildings for Tours range from Center City locales, low-income housing. including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Special Event! Square, to historic neighborhoods, Saturday, May 7, 2pm FREE Jane’s Walk Tour of Old City 1983 Reading Terminal is selected as the site of the new Philadelphia Convention Center, revers- such as Fishtown and Chestnut Hill, to Meet at the benches, N. 2nd St. at Elfreth’s Alley ing years of conventional wisdom that the landmark structure should be demolished. The suburban enclaves including Join in the annual national celebration of the ideas train shed and headhouse anchor redevelopment of the site, which opens in 1993. Haddonfield and Media. There are and legacy of renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs by also specialized tours such as the pop- exploring Old City! The Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust is established to preserve, develop and 1992 ular “Littlest Streets” and “Art Deco Complete tour schedule manage Fairmount Park’s extensive collection of historic properties. The Trust has Philadelphia.” PreservationAlliance.com/walkingtours successfully restored and secured new uses for many of the park’s most important and interesting structures.

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ADVOCACY UPDATES

Endangered Property Updates Church’s Future Remains Unknown As this issue goes to press, the Callowhill Neighborhood Association and preservationists across the city await a Board of Licenses & Inspections ruling on the fate of the Church of the Assumption at 1123 Spring Garden Street. The CNA is challenging the September 2010 decision of the Philadelphia Historical Commission to allow demolition of the church. Testimony at the March 14 and March 28 hearings ques- tioned the current owner Siloam’s efforts to identify viable new uses or new owners for the property before being grant- ed an economic hardship waiver to demolish the 1848 land- mark. Stabilization costs have been estimated at $1.5 million, with a full rehabilitation requiring an estimated $5 million. However, a structural engineer testified to the L&I Board that the church could be "mothballed" for up to five years for as little as $150,000—the same price quoted by its owners for demolition. The church is located in a rapidly-developing Torben Jenk Torben area along the northern edge of Center City and could Cruiser Olympia Cramp Shipyard Machine Shop No. 2 accommodate a number of potential new uses. Visit Each year in December, the Preservation Alliance publishes its Endangered Properties List to bring attention to significant www.preservationalliance.com/advocacy/issues_Assumption historic resources threatened by demolition or neglect. You can nominate a building to our 2011 list at .php for the latest on this ongoing battle to save one of www.preservationalliance.com/advocacy/endangeredform.php. Philadelphia’s most historic churches. Cruiser Olympia (listed 2010) Cramp Shipyard Machine Shop No. 2 In late March, nearly 100 people from across the country (listed 2006) In Memorium gathered at the Independence Seaport Museum for a summit Long threatened by a proposed new I-95 exit ramp, demoli- on the fate of the Cruiser Olympia, the venerable Spanish- tion of the Cramp Machine Shop began in January and is Michael Holleman American War flagship and the world’s oldest floating steel now substantially complete. The mammoth 1913 factory warship. The museum is seeking a new owner for the land- building was the last significant vestige of one of the world’s mark vessel, which needs critical repairs to its hull and deck. largest shipbuilding centers, the William Cramp and Sons The summit explored possible new uses and sites for the ship Ship and Engine Company. and helped provide exposure, guidance, and resources to prospective new owners. A request for proposals was distrib- uted to interested parties following the summit, with respons- Heidelberg-Kerlin Farm (listed 2004) es due April 1, 2012. However, if a suitable transfer cannot be A demolition permit was issued in February for this arranged by early 2013, the Olympia will likely be scrapped or Cheltenham Township site containing a late-seventeenth- sunk. century farmhouse considered one of the area’s oldest stand- Laverock Hill (listed 2010) ing structures. Long abandoned, the property was purchased in late 2010 by a developer intending to clear the land for a Developers seeking to establish a 216-unit retirement com- new residential development. However, a spirited campaign munity on the grounds of one of Montgomery County’s last by concerned neighbors and preservationists has succeeded intact mansion estates have twice delayed the presentation of in persuading the new owner of the historical significance of their plans to Cheltenham and Springfield Township officials. the house. Demolition plans are now on hold while the Originally scheduled for hearings in January 2011, no new owner investigates preservation options for the site. hearing dates have been announced and Hanson Properties’ intentions with the historic mansion and gardens remain unclear. The only plans formally presented to officials thus far hiladelphia lost one of its leading preservation have called for complete demolition, though the developer Parchitects when Michael Holleman passed away in has informally floated an alternative site plan preserving Modernism Online April 2011. Michael became a member of the much of the historic integrity of the estate. The Preservation Alliance’s Preservation Alliance’s board in 2008, bringing to our inventory of midcentury archi- work 18 years of knowledge and experience in the field of historic preservation. He was particularly helpful in ask- tectural resources is now online! Family Court Building (listed 2007) ing the big picture questions—where should preservation Over 300 Philadelphia buildings in Philadelphia be heading over the next five years, how While plans for the construction of a new Family Court facili- are currently listed—search or could the Alliance contribute to that and what resources ty at 15th and Arch Streets continue to advance, the future of browse by architect, building were needed to make historic preservation a central com- the historic Logan Square courthouse remains unclear. City type, address, area, or construc- ponent of the city’s public policies. officials rejected the lone response to their 2010 request for tion date to discover the full As Director of Historic Preservation at VITETTA, proposals to convert the property to a luxury hotel and have range of resources from this Michael provided leadership on numerous preservation offered no alternative plans for the site. This month, the seminal era in Philadelphia Philadelphia Historical Commission will consider the projects around the country. His exceptional work on two architecture: www.preservation Preservation Alliance’s nomination of the building’s ceremoni- of Philadelphia’s historic landmarks was recognized by alliance.com/modern al public interiors, including the city’s largest collection of New Preservation Alliance Grand Jury Awards in 2009— one Deal-era murals, to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. for the exterior envelope restoration of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and one for the exterior restoration of City Hall. His influences extended beyond Philadelphia as HISTORIC OPPORTUNITIES KNOCK he directed work on a Master Plan followed by imple- mentation of preservation and LEED certification on two buildings at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, New Jersey and Are you looking for a piece of history to call your own? Dozens of properties for sale across the Philadelphia region are the renovation of the Elephant House part of the Asia seeking new owners who recognize the value of history. The Preservation Alliance has just launched “Historic Opportunities,” Trails exhibit at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC. a new web page to highlight available properties in need of preservation-minded buyers. Where some see a teardown, The board and staff of the Alliance greatly appreciated others see a treasure. Don’t let your next home, business, or investment property become a lost opportunity. Browse current Michael’s support and advice and admired his commit- listings at www.preservationalliance.com/advocacy/historic-opportunities.php, or submit a property for consideration to ment to the preservation and restoration of Philadelphia’s important landmark buildings. [email protected].

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CORNERSTONE SUSTAINER MEMBERS Plumstead Studios Mr. Henry J. Magaziner EFAIA Mr. Lance Charen SOCIETY Mrs. Ruth E. Brown Premier Building Restoration, Inc. Mr. James F. McCaffery Mr. Anthony P. Checchia Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Balin David and Ann Brownlee Russell Roofing Company, Inc. Ms. Caroline Millet and Mr. Jeff Clark Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cochard Mrs. Deborah Bishop Mr. Eugene Buckley, III and Shelterfield Valuation Services Mr. C.J. Moore Ms. Mary K. Cole Mr. John G. Carr Mr. Colin Likens TempleTown Realty Mr. Hyman Myers Mr. Paul S. Connors Amy & Michael Cohen Ms. Emily T. Cooperman UCI Architects, Inc. Mr. T.T. Newbold and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Coonley, II Mr. John K. Cugini Tobey and Mark Dichter W.S. Cumby, Inc. Ms. Helen Cunningham Hope and Tom Corse Mr. Alan Domb Mr. Mark A. Focht FASLA Wagner Free Institute of Science Ms. Edith Newhall and Ms. Taryn M. D'Ambrogi and Mr. David Walters Cecie and Paul Dry Ms. Janet Grace Watson & Henry Associates Mr. Chad Trexler Ms. Sheila O'Shaughnessy Ms. Sandi Foxx-Jones Mr. Mathew E. Grubel Ms. Loretta C. Witt Joseph D'Antonio MD Ms. Patricia Patterson Mr. William Frankel Ms. Nancy Heinzen Wu & Associates, Inc. Mr. Thierry Danz Linda A. Galante, Esq. Timothy and Aurora Hughes Mr. Joseph F. Purcell Dr. Patricia M. Danzon Mr. John Andrew Gallery Honorable Samuel M. Lehrer CONTRIBUTOR MEMBERS Anne P. and Scott A. Reines Mr. Jay M. Donner Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gunther Mr. Arthur F. Loeben Ms. Andrea Ashby Ms. Gloria F. Reisman Mr. G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Mr. Edward Hillis* Ms. Diana J. Mackie Mr. Cecil Baker Richard and Susan Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Bill Double Ms. Janet S. Klein* Edward A. and Mr. Fred Allen Barfoot Theodore and Margaret Armstrong Ms. Louisa C. Dubin Robb Mr. Marian A. Kornilowicz, Esq. Susan O. Montgomery, Jr. Ms. Suzanna E. Barucco Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Duclow Mrs. Brooke Roberts Stephen L. and Mary D. Kurtz Mr. John Moyer Mrs. Flora L. Becker Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dugan Ron Emrich and Marc Coleman Mr. H.F. Lenfest* Steven J. Peitzman MD Mr. William Becker Dr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Dunn Donald J. Rosato M.D. Mr. Gie Liem Dan and Barbara Rottenberg Mr. Perry Benson Jr. Mr. BJ Dunn and Mr. Richard Bennett Ms. Maitreyi Roy Mr. and Mrs. Don Meginley* Mr. A. Roy Smith Mr. Lawrence D. Bodine Mr. Thomas R. Eberhardt Ms. Jeanette H. Russell Mr. and Mrs. William E. Millhollen Mr. and Mrs. Hans Bombeck Stephen D. Ellis PhD PROFESSIONAL Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Sachs James A. Nolen, IV PARTNERS Mr. Darrin T. Britting Doris Devine Fanelli and Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope S. Browne Mr. John Schmiechen and Mr. Robert N. Fanelli The Palmers A.D. Marble & Company, Inc. Theodore Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Celata Mr. Jay Federman and Ms. Sylvia Beck Peter and Caroline Piven A.R. Palewski Architectural The Schwarz Gallery Preservation Eleanor and Nicholas Cernansky Mrs. Donald L. Felley Mr. Ronald Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Sellers AIA Philadelphia Ms. Janet Chapman-Mason Mr. James Fennell Mr. Michael T. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shearer Allied Construction Services II, Inc. City of Philadelphia Dept. of Records Mr. Joseph S. Finston David Seltzer Geoffrey and Saundra Shepard Architectural Window of Mr. Richard M. Cole Mr. William Fisher & Mr. Kenneth Mr. Salem Shuchman Dr. George C. Skarmeas, AIA and Philadelphia Inc. George Karen and Jon Sirlin Ms. Jeanne F. Coryell Ms. Dominique M. Hawkins, AIA Beneficial Bank Peter and Susan Crawford Ms. Sandra A. Foehl and Mr. Mr. Paul Steinke Mr. Hedgman D. Smith Robert P. Ruffin Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Andrew and Tracey Dalton Ms. Rebecca Stoloff Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. and Mr. George Folkman Brickstone Realty Mr. Frank Daniele Roberta M. Stagliano Ms. Kate F. Stover and Dodi Fordham and Sam Howe Mr. Timothy D. Wood Eastern State Penitentiary Mr. F. Scott Donahue Mr. Jonathan S. Stavin Mr. Rick A. Fought Eberlein Design Consultants Ltd. Mr. James Donohue and Mr. and Mrs. David Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frank * Leadership Circle members Econsult Corporation Ms. Carol Mager Ms. Ann P. Stroud Mr. J. Stuart Freeman Fairmount Park Historic Mr. John P. Dougherty Mrs. Barbara B. Supplee BENEFACTOR MEMBERS Preservation Trust Ms. Audrey Giza Ms. Kathleen T. Egan Mrs. Jacqueline S. Weiss Mr. Harold E. Glass Felix Chavez, Inc. Ms. Phyllis Gottlieb Ms. M.L. Alexandra Escher Dane and Joan Wells Mr. Henry G. Hart Jr. Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Don and Maia Farish Miss Lisa M. Witomski Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Ms. Lois Frischling Mrs. and Mr. Jean J. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Farmer Mrs. Lorle P. Wolfson Ms. S. Yvonne Novak and Mr. Aaron George Woodward Co. Mr. Anthony P. Forte Esq. Mr. William Greene Weindling Hanson General Contracting Mr. Philip E. Franks HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS Crystal Grice and Kittura Dior Philip and Sarah Price Heritage Consulting, Inc. Mr. Richard Frey Abner and Miriam Dowdell Carmen E. Guerra, MD and Mr. Hugh G. Rouse and Dilip B. Viswanath, MD Historic Germantown Mrs. Lynn D. Gallagher Mr. Bill Abraham Mr. Leonard R. Olds Nan Gutterman AIA and HUB International Insurance Ms. Joanne Aitken AIA Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Gallagher William Irby Jr. CORPORATE JKR Partners, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles Andrews Mr. Robert J. Gilbert Mr. Michael Hardy and SPONSOR John Milner Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Goldberg Mr. John H. Arnold Mr. Barry Grossbach 806 Capital LLC JRB Historic Restoration LLC Mr. and Mrs. G. Davis Greene Mr. Joy Baker Ms. Carol Ann Harris The Bancorp Bank K & A Appraisal Company Mr. David Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Barlow Ms. Kathy Hodgkiss and Brandywine Realty Trust Keast & Hood Co. Mr. Marshall Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Barr Jr. Mr. Martin Harrell Domus, Inc. Knapp Masonry Barbara Hare and George Dixon Mr. Stephen Bartlett Ms. Hollie Holcombe Haverstick-Borthwick Company KPMG LLP Mr. Gregory M. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beckert Mr. David Hollenberg Keating Project Development Kreilick Conservation, LLC Ms. Adena Herskovitz Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Beier Mr. Louis A. Iatarola Pearl Properties KSK Architects Planners Mr. Francis J. Hughes Mr. Roy Bernat Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Jackson Historians, Inc. Pennoni Associates, Inc. Ms. Carol A. Ingald Mr. Modesto J. Bigas-Valedon Dr. Kenneth Jacobs and Larsen and Landis Dr. Evelyn Wiener Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Ms. Doris E. Italiano Ms. Gene Bishop Trust Levine & Company, Inc. Mr. Karsten E. Jacobsen Jamison Masonry Restoration LLC Ms. Barbara A. Bloom and Philadelphia Management Co. Mark B. Thompson Associates LLC Mr. Robert Rossman Mr. Greg James Mrs. Gay G. Johnson Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Masonry Preservation Group, Inc. Ms. Joy Ellen Booth Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McB. Johnston Mr. Kenneth S. Kaiserman UCI Architects, Inc. Milner + Carr Conservation, LLC Jeffrey Braff and Hope Comisky Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kalstein Stephen Kaufman and Sydelle Zove O'Donnell & Naccarato Inc. Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Broadbent, III Mrs. Brearley B. Karsch PATRON MEMBERS Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kern Palmer Waterproofing, Inc. Ed and Sophie Bronstein Ms. Lorna Katz-Lawson Mrs. Joseph T. Beardwood III Mrs. Evelyn S. Kritchevsky Patrick J. Murphy & Associates Inc Ms. Sheila M. Brown Mr. Patrick Kavanagh Dr. Russell Harris and Ms. Dorothy S. Krotzer Peter Zimmerman Architects Dr. Nick Bryan and Mrs. Jean Bryan Mr. Andrew Kite and Mr. Karl Martin Mr. John Casavecchia Peter and Emilie Lapham Philadelphia Industrial Mr. and Mrs. Carter Buller Mr. and Mrs. William Koons Ms. Nancy D. Kolb Ms. Gabriele W. Lee Development Corp. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Burkett Donald and Katharine Kriebel Mr. and Mrs. James B. Straw John T. Lehman and Christine Carlson Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Charles and Margo Burnette Ms. Teresa G. Labov Mr. William A. Loeb PhillyOfficeRetail.com Ms. Astrid M. Caruso and Ms. Lynn E. Landes Lower Merion Conservancy PHY Engineers, Inc. Mr. Roger T. Prichard Mr. and Mrs. Donald Laskin

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Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Less Mr. and Mrs. Alexander S. Wysocki Mr. Michael Patrick Felker Ms. Carol A. Menke AICP Mr. Don L. Verdiani Mr. Joe Lex and Ms. Andrea Urban Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Yorke Ms. Logan I. Ferguson Mr. Alan Metcalfe Ms. Elizabeth A. Vogdes Ms. Lois Linden Mr. Charles B. Young and Ms. Diana M. Fertik Ms. Susan M. Metrow Mr. Solomon Volen Mrs. Cecily Littleton Mr. Alan Turner Ms. Mary Jane Fischer Mr. Albert J. Meyer Jr. Mr. Carroll H. Walker Jr. Mr. Jim Lord and Ms. Diane Rurode Dr. Randy J. Zauhar Ms. Kathleen A. Foster Ms. Amy Michael Ms. Jody Walter Ms. Melissa M. Mandell Rose Hagan Mr. and Mrs. Philippus Miller, Jr. Mr. Mike Wass INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Ms. Jaime Margalotti Ms. Carol Front Dr. Randall M. Miller Ms. Julie D. Watson Ms. Kathleen M. Abplanalp Mrs. Danielle D. Maritzer Mr. Michael C. Funk Ms. Constance C. Moore Mrs. Helma N. Weeks Mr. Gary A. Albright Mr. and Mrs. Richard Markowitz Ms. Alice M. George Ms. Anita M. Myette Mr. Lawrence A. Weintraub AIA Mr. Ibrahim Aly Mary and Paul Mangelsdorf Mr. Stephen Anthony Geraci Ms. Judith A. Nagle Juliet Whelan Dr. Chris Anastasiou Ms. Kelly K. McBride Mrs. Eleanor Gesensway Ms. Anne E. Nelson Mr. Gerald Karl White Ms. Veronica E. Aplenc William McMenamin and Mr. Robert Gorczyk Mr. James P. O'Brien Ms. Audrey Wixson Ms. Sue Attas Carole Covert Mr. John P. Gregg Ms. Arlene Olson Ms. Jean K. Wolf Ms. Susan Babbitt Mr. David M. McQuiston Ms. Melissa Grimm Ms. Melissa J. Orner Mr. Brian K. Wormley Dr. Regina Bannan Mr. Lynn H. Miller Mr. Jeff Groff Ms. Maryann Papish Mr. Edward Yarwood Mr. Charles M. Barclay Ms. Martha E. Moffat Mr. Howard Haas Mr. Henry Papit Mr. George C. Zolot Mr. Joseph Barker Ms. Marilyn Moody and Ms. Rose Hagan Ms. Charlotte Peitzman Mr. Jeff Baumann Ms. Nancy Barton STUDENT MEMBERS Ms. Denise A. Hall Mr. Robert Petito Jr. Mr. Zacharius Moore Dr. Kenneth J. Basalik Ph.D. Ms. Jillian M. Andrews Ms. Portia Hamilton-Sperr Mr. Adam Piazza Drs. Roger Moss and Gail Winkler Mr. Lawrence I. Bass Ms. Christine A. Cookish Mr. Joseph F. Haro Mrs. Andrea N. Pilling Mr. Jim Mullen Mr. Eddie Battle Mrs. Katie Friesen Ms. E.T. Harris Ms. Melissa Gordon Pinheiro Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Murphy Ms. Alida S. Becker Ms. Prema Katari Gupta Ms. Leigh Seyfert Hassler Ms. Nancy Pontone Mr. Michael L. Norris Ms. Marilyn A. Becker Ms. Rachael E. Hartofelis Ms. Libbie Hawes Ms. Diana Post Mr. William F. O'Keefe Jr. Mr. Jerry M. Belew Ms. Kay Healy Dona W. Horowitz-Behrend Ph.D. Ms. Janet Greenstein Potter Wendell and Sandra Owens Mr. Robert Bernstein Mr. Ross Hennesy Mr. Robert J. Hotes AIA Ms. Mona Chase Powell John Pcsolar and Alan Sandman Mr. Louis Bluver Ms. Rachel A. Hildebrandt Mr. Scott G. Huston Mr. Robert Powers Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Pickering Ms. Ingrid E. Bogel Mr. Corey Hovanec Mr. Michael Hutchinson Preston General Contracting, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pokrifka Mr. Eric Boisch Mrs. Aysem Kilinc Unlu Ms. Elizabeth Irwin Mr. Daniel M. Procopio Mr. Michael Prell Mr. Harvey J. Bomberger Ms. Amanda H. Niesen Ms. Elizabeth F. Jarvis Ms. Alanna Ralph Ms. Anne L. Prosseda Mr. James D. Brett Ms. Patricia A. Sharp Ms. Jen Jasuta Mr. Micheal A. Ramos Ms. Pamela Purdue Ms. Kim Broadbent Mr. Thomas J. Wilson Mr. Adam Jenkins Ms. Laura M. Randar Mr. Theodore L. Reed Mr. Peter C. Brown Mr. Nathan Winkler-Rhodes Miss Melissa Jest Ms. Margaretta Richardi Mr. William H. Richards Ms. Jean E. Brubaker Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Johnson Dr. Kenneth A. Richman MD Ms. Joan Roberts Ms. Ursula Bucki NON-PROFIT MEMBERS Mrs. Kathy Jordan G.S. Robinson Ms. Theresa Rose Mr. John V. Buffington Esq. Chestnut Hill Historical Society Rep. Babette Josephs Mr. James E. Rodgers Dr. and Mrs. Bernard N. and Ms. Blanche Burton-Lyles Christ Church Preservation Trust Dr. Madeleine M. Joullie Mr. Walter R. Romanchek Harriet K. Rothman Mr. John Linton Butler East Bradford Township Mr. Philip Kane Ms. Catherine A. Rossetti Mr. David Baron Rowland Ms. Andrea Caldarise Friends of the Shofuso Japanese House Ms. Laurel Katz Ms. Rachel S. Schade and Garden Ms. Patricia Royston Ms. Philippa H. Campbell Ms. Holly Keefe Mr. Fred Schaefer Glen Foerd on the Delaware Ms. Jeanette H. Russell Ms. Carolyn Cardinale Mr. Sean Kelley Ms. Beverly Schaefer Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church Russell Palmer and Stephen Janick Ms. Rochelle Christopher Mr. William Keough Ms. Laura Scheerer Historical Society of Pennsylvania Ms. Ann M. Ryan Mr. Nathan Clark Ms. Beatrice A. Kerridge Mr. Bryan J. Schmalbach Interpret Green Ms. Angel Saysay Mrs. Kathleen Clarke Ms. Maurie Kerrigan Mr. Peter D. Schneider King Library Restoration Fund, Inc. Ms. Elisabeth Shellenberger Mr. John H. Cluver Mr. Robert H. Kettell Mr. Michael Schreiber Marian Anderson Historical Society Mr. Glenn E. Sickenberger Mr. Bruce M. Conner Ms. Patricia Kinsman Ms. Lynne Schulman Philadelphia Archaeological Forum Ms. Catherine R. Smith Mr. Scott Conti Ms. Victoria Kirkham Ms. Lynn W. Schwartz Philadelphia Art Alliance Mr. Sean Solomon Mr. Vince Corcoran Ms. Gail E. Knight Mr. Clifford Schwinger Wagner Free Institute of Science Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Spear Mr. Peter S. Cressman Ms. Marie Kraft Mr. John Scolastico Jr. Woodlands Trust Dr. and Mrs. Gus Spector Ms. Elizabeth B. Croll Mrs. Sally L. Kuder Mr. Paul Sheaffer Mr. John M. Stevenson Mrs. Barbara Culbert FUNDERS Mr. Harry Kyriakodis Ms. Anne W. Sims Mr. Andy S. Tan Mr. Court D. Daspit Mr. Philip W. Larsen Ms. Christine M. Sincavage National Trust for Historic Ms. Claudia Tesoro Mr. Matthew DeJulio, Jr. Preservation Mr. David M. Lauer Mr. David L. Skolnick Ms. Letty D. Thall Mr. David G. DeLong Office of Housing and Community Mr. Michel R. Lefevre Ms. Carol M. Spawn Ms. Karen Tourian and Mrs. Helen B. Desher Development Ms. Vera Lerner Ms. Jayne Spector Mr. Rolf Windh Ms. Clarissa Dillon NeighborhoodsNow Mr. Timothy R. Levan Ms. Paula G. Spielberg Mr. Andrew Trackman and Family Mr. Joe Dolcini Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Judith E. Levin Mr. Stephen Louis Stamm Commission Mr. David S. Traub, AIA Ms. Jane E. Dorchester Ms. Fran Levy Ms. Kathryn Steen Philadelphia Cultural Fund Mr. Robert Venturi and Mrs. Natalie L. Dyen Ms. Denise Scott Brown Ms. Eileen G. Lewis Mr. Graham W. Stewart Samuel S. Fels Fund Mr. William Eberhardt Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vincent Ms. Nancy Lisagor Mr. Jay R. Stiefel William Penn Foundation Mr. Bernard L. Edelstein Edward and Anne Wagner Ms. Elizabeth Maffey Mr. Bertram Strieb Ms. Susan Edens PARTNERS IN THE FIELD Ms. Elizabeth J. Walker Ms. Carole Maher Mr. Marvin D. Suer Ms. Vivienne Ehret Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Watson Ms. Bette Jane Male Mrs. Sabina D. Tannenbaum Mr. T. Arden Eidell John and Chara Haas Mr. Richard W. Weeks and Mr. Bill Marsh Ms. Erica C. Tapp Mr. John G. McClafferty Ms. Alison English H.F. Gerry Lenfest Mr. William W. Marsh Jr. Mr. Hal Tarr Mr. Arthur Wheelock Mr. David F. Ertz National Trust for Historic Mr. Charles E. Mather III Ms. Cynthia Temple Ms. S. Kathrine Whitaker Mr. Williams Evans Preservation Mr. Christopher I. McCabe Esq. Mr. Mike Thaete Mr. Oliver P. Williams Ms. Mary Anne Eves Samuel S. Fels Fund Ms. Ann B. McNamee Mr. Michael A. Tomlan Ms. Beverly Wilson Mr. John A. Farmakis Mr. Michael J. Meehan Ms. Theresa E. Tsai Mr. Richard Wolgin Mr. James Feeney List complete as of April 12, 2011.

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STAFF Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Wagner Free Institute of Science Stuart G. Rosenberg Architects, P.C. John Andrew Gallery Executive Director UCI Architects, Inc. Thornton Tomasetti Patrick Hauck Director of Neighborhood Preservation Programs Limestone TranSystems Corporation Melissa Jest Neighborhood Preservation Granite Allied Construction Services UJMN Architects + Designers Program Coordinator Holly Keefe Director of Membership AIA Philadelphia Blackney Hayes Architects Urban Partners Development Beneficial Bank Cherokee Construction Wu & Associates, Inc. Benjamin Leech Director of Advocacy Amy E. McCollum Vital Neighborhoods Bohlin Cywinski Jackson/PHY Clemens Construction Interim Project Director Engineers, Inc. EwingCole List complete as of April 14, 2011. Brickstone Realty The Preservation Alliance for Greater Hanson General Contracting, Inc. Philadelphia actively promotes the appreciation, Eastern State Penitentiary Heritage Consulting, Inc. protection, and revitalization of the Eberlein Design Consultants Ltd. Philadelphia region’s historic buildings, Historical Society of Pennsylvania communities and landscapes.

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