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T HE P RESERVATION A LLIANCE’ S NINETEENTH ANNUAL PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS19

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The Preservation Alliance NINETEENTH for Greater Philadelphia ANNUAL PRESERVATION The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia actively promotes the appreciation, protection, and appropriate use and ACHIEVEMENT development of the Philadelphia region’s historic buildings, AWARDS communities and landscapes. 19 Tuesday, May 8, 2012

CRYSTAL TEA ROOM, THE WANAMAKER BUILDING 100 E. Penn Square | Philadelphia, PA Board of Directors Staff Suzanna Barucco Principal Officers John Andrew Gallery sbk + partners, LLC Executive Director Marian A. Kornilowicz, Esq. Walter Gallas Chair Patrick Hauck Director, Northeast Field Office Sally Elk Director of Neighborhood Preservation National Trust for Historic Preservation Programs Vice Chair Jeff Groff Stephen D. Marshall Melissa Jest Director of Public Programs Secretary Neighborhood Preservation Program Winterthur Museum and Country Estate Coordinator Joseph P. Charles Robert J. Hotes, AIA, LEED, AP Treasurer Benjamin Leech Preservation Committee Co-Chair Director of Advocacy AIA Philadelphia Directors Holly Keefe Janet Klein Director of Membership Development Leonidas Addimando Former Chair Amy E. McCollum Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Suzanna E. Barucco Special Projects Consultant Commission Special Recognition Awards 2 Grand Jury Awards 6 John G. Carr James Biddle Award Richard I. Ortega, PE, AIA, FAPT AIA Philadelphia Awards 15 Thomas D. Cestare Grand Jury Awards Panel Principal Public Service Award Linda A. Galante, Esq. Heritage Design Collaborative Rhoda and Permar Richards Award AIA Landmark Building Award Karen Arnold Henry J. Magaziner, EFAIA Award Prema Gupta Keystone Grant Preservation Specialist, Lori Salganicoff Board of Directors Award of the Historic Preservation Barbara J. Kaplan Grant Programs and Planning Historic Preservation Officer Community Action Awards Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Lower Merion Conservancy Committee of AIA Philadelphia Randall F. Mason, PhD Special 100th Anniversary Commission Recognition Award Andrew Palewski Paul Steinke Easement Donor Recognition 17 Randall Baron General Manager Robert Powers Assistant Historic Preservation Officer Reading Terminal Market Corporation Luncheon Sponsors 18 Harry Schwartz, Esq. Philadelphia Historical Commission Thomas J. Sugrue Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:30 AM Page 2

The Preservation Alliance’s board of directors honors individuals and organizations who have SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS made significant contributions to historic preservation with its Special Recognition Awards.

THE JAMES BIDDLE AWARD PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD RHODA AND PERMAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD For lifetime achievement in historic preservation For preservation in the public interest RICHARDS AWARD For exceptional contributions to historic preservation For service to the Preservation Alliance

RICHARD J. WEBSTER, PHD THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR RUTH AND MANSFIELD BASCOM Richard J. Webster, PhD has enriched the field of historic The Athenaeum of Philadelphia was founded in 1814 as VOLUNTEER GUIDES Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) is considered the “dean of preservation through the integration of history, architecture a member supported special collections library with a focus From the narrow alleyways of Washington Square to the American craftsman.” One of Esherick’s greatest works and material culture in his diverse roles as teacher, scholar on materials “connected with the history and antiquities of the grand expanse of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, is the studio/residence he built for himself and his family in and civic leader. For thirty-seven years he was a Professor of America, and the useful arts.” The Athenaeum is renowned Philadelphia is a city best experienced on foot. The Tredyffrin Township, just outside of Philadelphia, which was History and American Studies at West Chester University for its outstanding collection of architectural drawings, Preservation Alliance’s walking tour program, one of the designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993. where he is now professor emeritus. Dick coordinated the including critical materials for such prominent architects as most ambitious and successful programs of its kind in the Following his death, Esherick’s friends and family want- university’s interdisciplinary American Studies program for Thomas U. Walter, John Notman, Mellor Meigs & Howe country, draws more than a thousand residents and visi- ed the studio preserved, so a non-profit organization was thirty-two years, engaging thousands of students in exploring and Horace Trumbauer. tors every summer to the city’s rich collection of historic formed in 1971, and the studio was opened to the public the intellectual, artistic and material culture of American civi- Since 2000, the Athenaeum has responded to its mission neighborhoods and architectural treasures. in 1972. Over many decades, Esherick’s daughter Ruth lization. He offered such diverse courses as “Women in of “disseminating useful knowledge” for public benefit by Volunteer tour guides are the life blood of the program, and her husband, Mansfield “Bob” Bascom have cared for America” and “The Turbulent 1960s,” as well as Art facilitating two collaborative projects that have made a vast hosting over one hundred tours along fifty different the property, which also includes a barn (now a visitor Department courses on “Modern American Architecture.” range of resources about Philadelphia architecture and the routes each year between May and October. True ambas- center) designed by Esherick and a workshop designed Dick was instrumental in bringing the resources of West development of the city available to both scholars and the sadors of the city’s history, the tour guides’ only compen- by Esherick in collaboration with Louis I. Kahn. Chester University to bear on Chester County by serving for general public. sation is the satisfaction of sharing their knowledge and The Bascoms have lovingly ensured that all buildings on twenty years as co-chair of a conference on material culture The Philadelphia Architects and Buildings website—a love of Philadelphia. Not only is this audience apprecia- the property have been meticulously maintained and that sponsored by the university and the Chester County collaborative project with the University of Pennsylvania tive, but it is also growing: attendance for the tours has any necessary improvement or repairs are consistent with Historical Society. Architectural Archives, the Philadelphia Historical Commission, increased every year since the Alliance began managing Esherick’s design or intent. They have made sure that all Dick has been a long-time trustee of the Chester County and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission— the program in 2009. aspects of the property have been well documented, Historical Society and is secretary and vice-chair of the Historic now contains over 133,000 images and information on over Many of the Alliance’s loyal guides have participated in including construction materials, the special colors for the Preservation Commission of Thornbury Township. He served 40,000 structures in the region, as well as biographical sketches the tour program since its creation by the Foundation for studio and the methods for proper maintenance of the on the Historic Preservation Board of the Commonwealth of of 2,500 architects. The website (www.philadelphiabuildings. Architecture in 1986. When the Foundation folded, the wood and stone buildings. The result is a national treas- Pennsylvania for eight years and was twice its chair. org) is widely recognized as a national model for presenting Center City District took over, and eventually the ure that allows a visitor to experience where Esherick Dick’s publications have been an important resource for authoritative building history resources. Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks lived and worked exactly as it was during his lifetime. To scholarsthe Historic and Americanstudents. BuildingsPhiladelphia Survey Preserved: Catalog of In 2005, the Athenaeum took the lead in creating and host- stepped in, successfully managing the program until 2009 ensure the long-term protection of the site, Ruth and Bob , published in 1976 ing a web-based repository of geographically organized his- when the Preservation Alliance took the reins. have donated a preservation easement on the site and all and revised in 1981, is still a definitive resource as is torical information about Philadelphia under the auspices of structures, including the entire interior of the studio. Pennsylvania Architecture: the Historic American Building the Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network. Principal part- Bob Bascom served as the museum’s first director until Survey 1933–1990, published in 2000, which he co-wrote. ners include the Free Library of Philadelphia and Fairmount 1990 and continued as curator until 2007 and is the HePhiladelphia was also a and contributor Eastern Pennsylvaniato Buildings of Pennsylvania: Park, with additional resources from many other organizations author of Wharton Esherick, The Journey of a Creative Mind , published in 2010. including the Philadelphia Historical Commission and the (Abrams, New York, 2010). Dick has been a long-time lecturer in the Center for Philadelphia Water Department. The GeoHistory website Through their dedicated stewardship and careful Architecture’s “Building Philadelphia” lecture series and (www.philageohistory.org) contains over 7,000 maps, proper- preservation of Wharton Esherick’s studio and property, has served as a consultant, assisting various architectural ty atlases, city directories and other items documenting the Ruth and Bob Bascom have enriched the citizens of firms with historic property reports. history of the city from the 1600s to today. Pennsylvania and the world.

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COMMUNITY ACTION AWARD COMMUNITY ACTION AWARD SPECIAL 100TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION For achievement by community organizations For achievement by community organizations

BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Henry Mercer’s home, Fonthill

Completed in 1912 after four years of construction, Fonthill was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), famed archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian. A leading figure in the American Arts and Crafts movement, Mercer built Fonthill to display both his personal collection of tiles Anthony L. Selletti, 2012 and prints and to showcase the myriad designs of his famed Moravian Tileworks. The first of three idiosyncrat- ic Mercer buildings in Doylestown, Fonthill is a signifi- FRIENDS OF MOUNT MORIAH STRAWBERRY MANSION COMMUNITY cant early example of poured reinforced concrete. CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Rosemary Taglialetela Upon his death in 1930, Mercer left his concrete For efforts to maintain and improve Mount Moriah Cemetery "Castle for the New World" in trust to his longtime TRAWBERRY ANSION S M housekeeper, who lived at Fonthill and guided occasion- Mount Moriah Cemetery was founded in 1855 and covers NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION CENTER al tours for the next forty-five years. After her death in approximately 150 acres along Cobbs Creek in Southwest For successful efforts to retain the historic character of the 1975, the Bucks County Historical Society and the Philadelphia and adjacent Yeadon Borough. Home to over Mercer Fonthill Museum formed a partnership to oper- 80,000 burials including veterans of the American Revolution, Strawberry Mansion trolley barn ate the site as a house museum. Civil War, Spanish-American War, and both World Wars, Mount Philadelphia’s only surviving trolley depot stands at the From 1976 to the present, Fonthill has evolved into a Moriah is one of the largest and most historic cemeteries in the corner of 33rd and Dauphin streets in North unique museum that provides a full range of programs region. Unfortunately it is also one of the most endangered, Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. Built in related to Mercer and his collections while maintaining with approximately sixty percent of its grounds overgrown and 1905 for the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, the a strong commitment to the preservation and conserva- inaccessible after decades of systematic neglect. The cemetery structure now known as the “Bus Barn” serves five busy tion of the building. In 1985, Fonthill was designated a lay prone to short-dumping, vandalism, and other crime while SEPTA bus routes. It is a cherished landmark that embod- National Historic Landmark. The site was accredited by concerned neighbors appealed in vain to absentee owners for ies the history of Strawberry Mansion and stands as a the American Association of Museums in 2005. Today, better maintenance of the grounds and its historic monuments. gateway to the neighborhood. Fonthill attracts over 30,000 visitors annually. It is one The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery formed in early In 2005, SEPTA proposed complete demolition of the of the original associate sites of the National Trust for 2011 to help address this chronic neglect. In March of 2011, barn. Recognizing its importance to the neighborhood’s Historic Preservation’s Historic Artists’ Homes and the cemetery’s current operators abruptly folded, casting own- sense of place and quality of life, both the Strawberry Studios program, and has been featured in numerous ership and responsibility for the site into further doubt, while Mansion Community Development Corporation and the print and electronic media including A&E’s popular the City of Philadelphia initiated legal action to establish a Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action Center organ- “America’s Castles” television series. responsible new entity to assume ownership of the site. At the ized to oppose the plan. The barn’s fate remained in same time, the City called upon the newly-formed Friends of limbo for years while the community advocated for its Mount Moriah to spearhead the herculean task of clearing and preservation, enlisting the aid of neighbors, community maintaining the site. activists and historians to help draw attention to the site. Though there is still much work to be done, FOMMC’s In 2011, SEPTA abandoned its demolition plan in favor of efforts in just one year have been inspiring. The group’s a rehabilitation that will preserve the bus barn’s historic monthly cleanup days attract hundreds of volunteers from and functional integrity. SEPTA’s new plans, funded by a across the region. Tons of trash, weeds and debris (including $5 million transportation grant, will restore the architec- abandoned cars) have been removed from the site, and large tural character of the bus barn while enhancing its value areas of the cemetery now enjoy regular upkeep for the first as a neighborhood amenity by adding a coffee counter time in decades. At the same time, the Friends continue to and newspaper stand and improving ADA accessibility. research and promote the site’s history and ecological importance along Cobbs Creek, cultivating partnerships with groups across the country to find sustainable solutions to the cemetery’s challenges. 4 5 PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:30 AM Page 6

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1824 DIAMOND STREET 2307 ST. ALBANS PLACE 431 N. 39TH STREET TRIPLEX ARCH STREET UNITED 1824 Diamond Street, Philadelphia, PA 2307 St. Albans Place, Philadelphia, PA 431 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA METHODIST CHURCH WINDOW HONORING HONORING HONORING 55 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA Power House Development, Incorporated F. Scott Donahue Power House Development, Incorporated Danilo Vicencio; Martin Bean Renovation & Associates, Inc.; David S. Traub Associates; B&B Foundry; Emerald Windows; J. Danilo Vicencio; Martin Bean Renovation & Associates, Inc.; HONORING Arch Street United Methodist Church United Bank of Philadelphia Loonstyn Roofing and Contracting; Louis DiGiovanni Plumbing and United Bank of Philadelphia Heating; M&S Contractors; Morris Millwork, LLC; Wm. Proud Atkin Olshin Schade Architects; AEGIS Property Group; Keast & Masonry Restoration Company Inc. Hood Co.; Masonry Preservation Group Inc.; Mezalick Design Studio, Diamond Street stands as one of North Philadelphia’s Born and raised in West Philadelphia’s Mantua neigh- LLC; Schnabel Conservation L.L.C.; Sun Precast Co., Inc. most distinctive stretches of Victorian rowhouse devel- borhood, Audrey Martinez would pass Hawthorne Hall For three decades, 2307 St. Alban’s Place was a dilapi- opment. Despite being designated a Philadelphia at 39th and Lancaster every day on her way to school Arch Street United Methodist Church has a small but dated eyesore on one of South Philadelphia’s three Historic District in 1986, the area has long suffered from and dream of one day living in that “royal palace” of devoted congregation that embraces the stewardship of famous “Park Blocks,” experimental Victorian rowhouse disinvestment and many buildings have suffered demoli- ornate bays and picturesque rooflines. The building, their landmark Center City sanctuary with the same pas- developments with common garden areas and pedestri- tion by neglect. In recent years, however, optimism is one of the most striking structures in the neighbor- sion they devote to spiritual and social activism. In 2006, an walkways in place of vehicular streets. Vacant since returning to Diamond Street in the form of reinvest- hood, was listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic a facilities master plan identified a number of issues criti- the death of its owner in 1979, the property crumbled ment, and nowhere is this optimism better illustrated Places in 1984, but had suffered from years of disinvest- cal to the preservation of their soaring Gothic church, while heirs contested its ownership. By 2010, the build- than at 1824 Diamond Street. ment by many of the building’s owners (the hall is actu- built between 1863 and 1870 from designs by Samuel ing was near collapse before neighbor F. Scott Donahue In 2008, developer Audrey Martinez purchased an ally fifteen separate parcels). Martinez is now a devel- Sloan and Addison Hutton. Of immediate concern was was able to resolve its complicated title issues and pur- empty lot in the middle of an otherwise intact row of oper active in West and North Philadelphia, and when a the condition of the church’s large stained glass window chase it for restoration. modest Queen Anne rowhouses. Initially unaware that vacant, dilapidated Hawthorne Hall unit was listed for facing Arch Street. Water infiltration into the window’s Given the building’s advanced state of deterioration, the area was an historic district, Martinez secured plans sale in 2010, she jumped at the chance to fulfill her marble tracery was causing severe rusting of the iron pins this was no easy task. The front facade required complete and funding for new infill construction similar to other childhood fantasy. and cramps holding the window together, resulting in reconstruction using original and salvaged bricks relaid projects her company, Power House Development, had With guidance from the Philadelphia Historical large pieces of spalling and crumbling stonework. with thin butter joints. The marble water table had crum- recently undertaken elsewhere in the city. But because a Commission and gratitude from adjacent parcel own- With funding from the congregation, Partners bled into numerous pieces; these were reassembled like a building had stood on the lot when the district was des- ers, Martinez and her husband undertook a complete for Sacred Places, the Pennsylvania Historical and jigsaw puzzle and patched where necessary with appro- ignated, the Historical Commission encouraged a rehabilitation of 431 N. 39th Street. The property’s Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania Convention priate filler. New faux slate shingles restored the original design that more closely replicated the façade of the condition was so bad that, during construction, a par- Center Authority, a restoration team was assembled to appearance of the mansard roof, which had long been lost structure. Martinez was initially fearful of cost over- tial collapse of the rear wall necessitated emergency completely dismantle and inspect the window piece by sheathed in asphalt. New two-over-two wood windows runs and delays, but after meeting with Historical demolition of most of the interior. Undeterred, they piece. Luckily, most of the window’s 34 leaded glass pan- were installed, and a custom wood door was built to Commission staff and exploring the neighborhood for reframed the building in three weeks and undertook a els were found to be intact and were documented disas- match the few remaining original doors on the block. No architectural details to incorporate into the new design, complete restoration of the front façade, including the sembled, cleaned, and repaired at an off-site studio in detail was missed; even the building’s basement window she grew excited by the challenge of restoring historic repair of its existing clay tile mansard roof, paint preparation for their reinstallation. The tracery itself grilles were custom cast to match originals found else- integrity to the streetscape. removal from the front masonry, new custom wood required more complicated interventions. Some of the where on the block. Architect David S. Traub supervised Working with the Historical Commission, architect windows and doors, and the repair of an original bay deteriorated stone units needed only minor consolida- the restoration, which employed many of the region’s Danielo Vicencio, and a dedicated crew, Martinez and window—one of the last to survive on the block. The tion, while others required major Dutchman repairs. Still premier restoration craftspeople. her husband, general contractor Benito Martinez of result is a model rehabilitation of one portion of others required complete replacement in cast stone from Martin Bean Renovation & Associates, broke ground in Hawthorne Hall, a block in dire need of reinvestment molds taken from the original features. After twelve May 2011 and completed construction by November. but with the potential to inspire a neighborhood ren- months of meticulous work, the individual components With a corbelled brick cornice, cast brownstone lintels, aissance in West Philadelphia. were reassembled and reinstalled. The beautifully sills, and water table, and a custom wood door, the new restored window again lights the sanctuary, inspiring the building is a pristine reconstruction of a lost façade and congregation to pursue future phases of their ambitious a new source of pride for the neighborhood. restoration program.

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CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC GEORGE A. WEISS PAVILION AT INDEPENDENCE HALL TOWER SAINTS PETER & PAUL LENFEST HALL FRANKLIN FIELD Independence Square, Philadelphia, PA 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 1616 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 233 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA HONORING City of Philadelphia Department of Public HONORING HONORING HONORING Property Archdiocese of Philadelphia Curtis Institute of Music University of Pennsylvania Facilities and Real Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.; Alpha Corporation; Avalotis VITETTA; BirdMaster; Dan Lepore & Sons Company; Kreilick Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.; AthenianRazak LLC; Estate Services Corporation; Dan Lepore & Sons Company; Daniel J. Keating Conservation, LLC; O’Donnell & Naccarato; Premier Architectural Grenald Waldren Associates; INTECH Construction, Inc.; Joseph Crawford Architects; AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Geiger Company; Elderhorst Bells, Inc.; Independence National Historical Sheet Metal LLC Dugan, Inc.; Keast & Hood Co.; Kirkegaard Associates; Marvin Engineers; Hunt Engineering; Hunter Roberts Construction Group; Park; Keast & Hood Co.; Kreilick Conservation, LLC; National Park Waxman Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Metropolitan Acoustics, LLC; John Milner Associates Service Denver Service Center; Schnabel Conservation L.L.C.; Superior Noble Preservation Services, Inc.; Stantec The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul has Scaffold Services, Inc.; United States Roofing Corporation; Window long been the center of Catholic religious life in The University of Pennsylvania’s newest state-of-the- Repairs & Restoration, LLC Philadelphia and one of the most important buildings Designing a new building to complement its historic art Weiss Pavilion athletic center is a 55,000-square-foot along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Begun in 1846 and neighbors is often a challenge, but when the new build- adaptive reuse project capitalizing on reclaimed space Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment completed in 1864 following the designs of Napoleon Le ing is a 105,000-square-foot, nine-story tower on a block within the shell of the university’s iconic Franklin Field. Act, the recent $4.9 million restoration of Independence Brun and John Notman, the cathedral expanded in 1912 of elegant four-story rowhouses, the challenge is all the Designed by Charles Z. Klauder in 1922, Franklin Field Hall Tower is the latest chapter in a long and fascinating with the construction of a rectory and again in the 1950s more daunting. For the Curtis Institute of Music’s new features a monumental brick arcade that rings three history of a building whose iconic stature has both with the addition of a chapel, baptistery and apse. The Lenfest Hall, architects Venturi, Scott Brown and sides of the stadium. The university hoped to enclose inspired and challenged the ideals of historic preservation resulting edifice, the largest brownstone structure in the Associates succeeded with a design that respects its sur- the north side of this arcade to create new weightlifting for generations. Construction began in 1732, with the city, posed a number of preservation challenges for the roundings and deftly stitches an historic but compro- facilities, but found the proposed new spaces to be central bell tower and wooden steeple added in the Archdiocese and architects VITETTA. The façade was mised block back together. awkward and inefficient. Some fortuitous archival 1750s. By the 1781 the steeple had rotted away and was darkened by generations of soot and grime, water infil- Behind a new facade of brownstone and glass, a large sleuthing led to a surprising discovery: the existing in danger of collapse. It was removed and replaced with tration was causing large areas of stone delamination, rehearsal hall, teaching studios, and dining and social arcade was actually much shorter than originally con- a short pyramidal roof that stood until 1828 when the terra cotta on the rectory was beginning to fail, and areas form a four story base that respects and enlivens structed, the result of a long-forgotten roadbed alter- current steeple was built, designed by William Strickland unsightly bird netting was obscuring many of the cathe- Locust Street. Two bays are angled outward to form a ation that raised the grade nearly twenty feet. By exca- and based loosely on the 1750 original. dral’s architectural details. Because of the building’s mul- subtle prow above the entrance, increasing the building’s vating to the original arcade foundations, an extra The current project aimed to correct significant decay tiple phases of construction, no single cleaning proce- visibility while maintaining its warm palate of materials. 25,000 square feet were captured and integrated into a of the tower’s exterior cladding while retaining as much dure was appropriate for the entire building. Likewise, The new construction is bookended by two immaculately- more spacious and practical design, which preserved historic fabric as possible. This challenge was compound- building materials and tooling marks also varied across restored townhouse facades: 1610 Locust, designed by the integrity of Klauder’s monumental design by recess- ed by the tower’s unique method of construction: its the building, requiring a number of different patching the Wilson Brothers in 1893, and the former Locust Club ing the new glazing to align with the inner plane of the wooden faces were formed by stacks of pine boards compounds and tooling techniques. at 1618 Locust, designed by John Notman in 1850 and brick arches. threaded with iron rods, a shipmaking technique rarely Work on the façade restoration began in 2009. In altered by Wilson Eyre in 1888. The completed project also received LEED Gold cer- used in the building trades. In large sections of the tower, addition to the comprehensive masonry cleaning and A five-story dormitory tower sits above this foundation, tification, the third such honor for a University of water had infiltrated the cladding and rusted the iron repairs, the work also included restoration of the cathe- but is set back to be virtually invisible from Locust Street. Pennsylvania project and the second involving the reha- ties. Some areas of this detail were sound and left intact, dral’s entrances, installation of new copper flashing, The setback allowed ample space for a garden terrace bilitation of an historic building (along with 2010 while others required the replacement of iron rods with restoration of exterior statuary, and the installation of and green roof, contributing to its anticipated LEED Gold Preservation Achievement Award-winning Music stainless steel or complete replacement of the cladding more inconspicuous bird netting. The project shrouded certification. Befitting a hall built to serve some of the Building). As Penn looks to the future with their ambi- itself. Crews also completely restored and regilded the the Cathedral in scaffolding and took nearly two years to nation’s premier aspiring young musicians, Lenfest Hall tious Penn Connects master plan and the development tower’s clock face and weathervane, reshingled the cupo- complete. When it reemerged in late 2011, the honors the historic legacy of its environment while orient- of adjacent Penn Park, Weiss Pavilion demonstrates la, and made extensive repairs to the tower’s masonry Cathedral had reclaimed its original grandeur for the first ing itself proudly towards the future. both the University’s commitment to its historic base. The project—one in a long line of Independence time in many generations, and it will be a major contrib- resources and the value of such investment. Hall restorations—succeeded once more in prolonging utor to a Parkway renaissance for generations to come. the life of an irreplaceable American icon.

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MARIPOSA FOOD CO-OP MEDALLION GARDEN PENNDOT DISTRICT 6-0 BRIDGE REHABILITATIONS BELMONT TRUST COMPANY Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Cope’s Bridge, Strasburg Road over East Branch of Brandywine Creek BUILDING HONORING Hares Hill Road Bridge, Hares Hill Road over French Creek Laurel Hill Cemetery Henry Avenue Bridge, Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek, Lincoln Drive 4824 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA KSK Architects Planners Historians, Inc.; Andrew F. Gillespie Tree HONORING Service and Landscape Design; Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery; Rapps Dam Road Bridge, Rapps Dam Road over French Creek Mariposa Food Co-op Laurel Hill Cemetery Grounds Crew; Menke & Menke Landscape Architects & Planners; Plymouth Valley Construction HONORING Re:Vision Architecture; Community Design Collaborative; PennDOT District 6-0 Gardner/Fox Associates, Inc. Bi-State Construction Company Inc.; J. D. Eckman, Inc.; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; Loftus Construction, From its inception in 1836 as one of the nation’s first “gar- Inc.; Mackin Engineering Company; Modjeski and Masters, Inc.; Pennoni Associates Inc.; Road-Con, Inc. Bank buildings are an important part of the city’s den cemeteries,” Laurel Hill Cemetery has artfully balanced urban fabric, anchoring commercial corridors and recall- respect for the dead with amenities for the living. This vision Southeastern Pennsylvania’s historic but aging stock of bridges continues to pose signifi- ing past eras of optimistic investment in Philadelphia began with founder and horticulturalist John Jay Smith, who cant challenges to PennDOT engineers charged with maintaining both public safety and the neighborhoods. Unfortunately many of these buildings envisioned the cemetery as a botanical showcase and pictur- historic integrity of our region’s highways and byways. This year’s four award-winning bridge today stand vacant, neglected, or underutilized, victims esque leisure grounds where Philadelphians could retreat restoration projects illustrate not only the region’s great diversity of historic bridge designs, of financial reorganization and neighborhood disinvest- from the distractions of urban life. One of Laurel Hill’s origi- but also PennDOT’s ability to find creative and innovative ways of preserving these bridges ment. Though many will never again be banks, their nal landscape features was the Medallion Garden, a formal for current and future generations. architectural distinction and prominent locations make garden of circular pathways and planting beds displaying a Cope’s Bridge, an 1807 three-span stone arch bridge carrying Strasburg Road over the east them anything but obsolete when their full potential is wealth of distinctive trees and shrubs. A popular feature branch of Brandywine Creek in Chester County, was structurally deficient with load restrictions recognized by a new owner. from the beginning, ensuing years proved taxing on the gar- threatening its future along a high-traffic corridor. Engineers were able to reinforce the historic A perfect example can be found in West Philadelphia, den. Burials began to out-compete plantings for space in arches by removing existing fill and casting a reinforced concrete saddle arch above the existing where the former Belmont Trust Company building the nineteenth century, while a period of general decline barrel to stabilize the structure and increase its load capacity. The Rapps Dam Road Bridge stood underutilized for decades. Designed in 1922 by affected all of Laurel Hill in the twentieth century. By the late spanning French Creek in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, is a wooden Burr arch cov- Norman Hulme, the stately Neo-Classical structure was 1970s, the Medallion Garden had all but disappeared from ered bridge with a steel-reinforced roadbed. Originally constructed in 1868, it, too, was load purchased in 2010 by Mariposa Co-op, a member- the neglected and overgrown landscape. deficient and required significant stabilization. The non-historic steel beams were replaced with owned community grocery cooperative that recognized In 1978, the Friends of Laurel Hill was founded to reclaim new steel plate girders, masonry abutments were repaired, the roof reshingled, and portals the building’s full potential for rebirth. Looking to the cemetery and its historic legacy. Restoration of the repaired and repainted. Hares Hill Road Bridge, an arched girder bridge also spanning French expand its thriving but cramped facilities, Mariposa Medallion Garden was one of the first preservation chal- Creek, was built in 1869. It is the only known example of Thomas Moseley’s patented “Wrought transformed the bank into retail, office, and meeting lenges the Friends identified, though resources for the Iron Lattice Girder Bridge” system. Though largely intact, the bridge suffered from corrosion and space that dramatically increased its capacity to provide undertaking remained scant until recent years. Following the fatigue cracks before a comprehensive structural analysis and repair program in 2010 stabilized fresh and natural foods to both its members and to the success of 2010’s restoration of the adjacent Old Mortality the structure and increased its load capacity. Finally, Northwest Philadelphia’s iconic Henry neighborhood as a whole. In the process, forgotten his- statuary group (a 2011 Preservation Achievement Award Avenue Bridge, a 1934 stone-clad reinforced concrete span, carries Henry Avenue over toric elements of the bank’s original design were redis- winner), the Friends received funding to update and com- Wissahickon Creek, Lincoln Drive, and a busy Fairmount Park recreational corridor. Deteriorating covered and restored, including an ornate plaster ceil- plete a 1981 restoration plan. Walking paths were reestab- concrete threatened to compromise the bridge’s structural integrity, but a repair program was ing, terrazzo floors, and the original bank vault. New lished and monuments and headstones were cleared, devised that allowed both traffic on the bridge and vehicular and recreational traffic passing elements were designed to be sympathetic to the repaired and reset. New plantings restored the original gar- below it to continue unimpeded during 18 months of construction. bank’s historic character, including new solar tubes that den’s evergreen focus, following historic cemetery planting light the space in much the same manner as the bank’s lists used to select appropriate shrub and vine species. To original skylights. The result is a new community asset celebrate the garden’s restoration and the cemetery’s 175th that takes advantage of, and at the same time, birthday, the Friends also planted 175 new specimen trees enhances the neighborhood’s historic character. throughout Laurel Hill’s original boundaries.

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SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES SHANE CONFECTIONERY SMITHVILLE PARK HOUSES TERMINI BROTHERS BAKERY CHURCH 110 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 8 & 9 Park Avenue and 34 Maple Avenue, Eastampton, NJ 1523 S. 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 4625 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia, PA HONORING HONORING HONORING Franklin Fountain LLC Burlington County, Department of Resource Termini Brothers Bakery HONORING Owners Rep Inc.; Christopher Jones Carpenter Designer; Funk Und Materials Conservation Collaborative, LLC Saint Francis de Sales Parish Conservation, Division of Parks Stange AIA; J. Loonstyn Roofing and Contracting; Jeff Wilson VITETTA; Arch Design Architects; Caswell & Co.; Expert House Historic Building Architects, LLC; AC Gentry, Inc.; Daedalus Ceramic Tile; McCann Painting; Michael Bufalino Design; Robert Projects, Inc.; Femenella & Associates, Inc.; GB Geotechnics USA Movers; Hunter Research; Pennoni Associates Inc.; Wu & A South Philadelphia institution, Termini Brothers Green Construction; Trimm Glass Co. Inc.; Wm. Proud Masonry Associates, Inc. Inc.; John Tiedmann, Inc.; Knapp Masonry LLC; Merrell & Restoration Company Inc. Bakery has been making cannoli and other old-world pas- Garaguso, Inc.; Pennoni Associates Inc.; Robert Silman Associates, tries and baked goods at their flagship 8th Street shop PC; The Art of Glass, Inc. Historic Smithville, a National Register Historic Philadelphia’s Old City is a neighborhood rich in nine- for over seventy years. Brothers Guiseppe and Gaetano District and county park in Burlington County, New started their first bakery in 1921 at 1514 S. 8th Street, West Philadelphia’s skyline would not be the same teenth-century commercial buildings, reflecting a time Jersey, is one of the region’s most intact Victorian when the area bustled with small-scale manufacturers and and after 17 years of hard work and dedication, moved without St. Francis de Sales Church, a looming industrial company towns. In its heyday, Smithville was across the street to open a gleaming new shop in 1938. Byzantine Revival edifice that stands as one of the tradesmen. While Old City and its buildings still thrive, home to the H.B. Smith Company, a firm that special- most of its manufacturers have long since disappeared. That storefront, state-of-the-art at the time of its open- nation’s best examples of a Guastavino tile dome. The ized in manufacturing woodworking equipment and a ing, survives to this day as one of South Philly’s most rec- iconic main dome of the church spans 60 feet and is Shane Confectionery, one of the oldest confectioners in popular early bicycle. Maintained as a county park since the country, has been manufacturing and selling candy at ognizable landmarks. Its quilted stainless steel façade and only 4 inches thick in some places. Built in 1909, the 1975, the site includes Smith Mansion, a number of neon signage embody a golden age of twentieth-century original polychrome exterior tiles were replaced in 1955 110 Market Street for over a century, and the c.1860 industrial relics, and a collection of historic workers’ building has been a candy factory since at least 1863. So commercial architecture that is quickly disappearing from with glazed subway tiles. Philadelphia’s seasonal freeze- houses. Three of these houses had fallen into disrepair the city. But the Termini family, now in their third genera- thaw cycles caused these tiles to crack and spall. When when Barry Shane announced his retirement and sale of before an ambitious Burlington County-led effort in the business in 2010, loyal customers and neighbors tion of bakers, has lovingly maintained the storefront as a roof leaks caused such damage to the structure that 2011 successfully reclaimed them as park amenities. symbol of their commitment to tradition and the vision of protective scaffolding was erected over the sanctuary’s feared losing one of Old City’s last direct links to its mer- A wood-framed twin at 8 and 9 Park Avenue dating cantile past. their founders. altar, a worried congregation turned to Historic Building from the 1840s was rehabilitated with restored wood In the summer of 2011, the bakery hired the Materials Architects, LLC to assess the severity of the situation. Instead, this legacy business gained a new lease on life clapboards replacing inappropriate siding, new and in the form of Ryan and Eric Berley, owners of the nearby Conservation Collaborative for a complete façade HBA’s sophisticated building analysis combined state- refurbished wood windows, a restored bracketed cor- restoration. After seven decades, the storefront had col- of-the-art non-destructive evaluation methods with Franklin Fountain. The brothers have taken over the con- nice and porch awning, and rebuilt summer kitchens. fectionery and continue to manufacture candy on site, lected its share of dents, scratches, sags, rust spots, and extensive archival research. Their initial findings were One side of the twin now contains a museum with peri- lost hardware. MMC cleaned, polished, and straightened alarming: the building posed an immediate public safety using recipes handed down to them from the Shane fami- od displays of typical workers’ furnishings, while the ly. They also undertook a full restoration of the building each panel and replaced missing and mismatched fasten- hazard, and a full restoration would cost $20 million for other serves as a contemporary art gallery and office ers. Steel-clad doors were disassembled to reveal exten- a cash-strapped congregation. Rather than panic, the and its rare Victorian storefront, refabricating signature space. A circa-1820 cottage at 34 Maple Avenue, the curved glass display windows and restoring leaded glass sive deterioration of the wood panels underneath; these congregation and architect developed a sensible oldest surviving workers’ dwelling in the park, was also were fixed with Dutchman repairs before recladding in phased restoration plan that addressed the most imme- transoms and unique cellar lights. A stunning array of his- completely restored for use as a new park visitors cen- toric interior features were also restored, including dis- their original skin. Corroded door hardware was also diate concerns without compromising the historic ter. Because its foundation was in an advanced state of replated in nickel. Because of the site’s prominence in the integrity of the original design. Phase I was completed play counters, light fixtures, lincrusta walls, tin ceiling, deterioration, the building was temporarily moved hardwood floors, rope elevator, and skylights. Original neighborhood, descriptive signage was also created to to great neighborhood fanfare in December 2011 with across the street so a new foundation could be built in explain the restoration process. These panels remain on the stabilization and restoration of the main dome and candy making equipment and marble work tables were its original location. A small, sympathetic rear addition also preserved. Shane Confectionery remains the build- display in the store alongside memorabilia tracing the his- two smaller domes, the main lantern and the stained provides ADA access to the building, which received a tory of the bakery. Completed in just three months, the glass lay light. Gutters and downspouts were ing’s only occupant, with two floors of production and a new standing-seam roof and restored clapboard siding. storage floor above the storefront. In an age when storefront looks as good as it did when first installed in redesigned to prevent future water infiltration, and the Investment in the rehabilitation project totaled $2.4 mil- 1938, and its owners remain just as proud. roof’s original decorative patterns and colors were repli- preservation often requires adaptation, this candy-coated lion and wonderfully demonstrates the County’s contin- cated in a silicate paint more appropriate for the time capsule is a reminder that progress can sometimes ued dedication to using historic resources for the bene- Philadelphia climate. involve no change at all. fit of its citizens. 12 13 PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:31 AM Page 14

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2012 AIA PHILADELPHIA LANDMARK BUILDING AWARD

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY WORLD CAFE LIVE AT THE RECITATION HALL QUEEN THEATER 35 West Rosedale Avenue, West Chester, PA 500 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE

HONORING HONORING West Chester University of Pennsylvania of the Buccini/Pollin Group State System of Higher Education, Facilities Homsey Architects, Inc.; Belk Architecture; BPGS Construction, Design and Construction Department LLC; DEDC Consulting Engineers; Jackie Ivy Design Ltd; Light Up Klein and Hoffman, Inc.; Caretti Restoration and Preservation the Queen Foundation; MacIntosh Engineering; Metropolitan Services, LLC; Schnabel Conservation L.L.C. Acoustics, LLC; Meyer Design, Inc.; Mulhern Consulting Engineers; Powers & Company, Inc.; Real Entertainment Group; The Walters Company; World Cafe Live VANNA VENTURI HOUSE, 1959–1964 Built in 1892, Recitation Hall is West Chester Robert Venturi, FAIA, Int. FRIBA University’s oldest surviving structure and an imposing Three years ago, the Queen Theater was an aban- Architect presence on the campus’s National Register-listed his- doned shell on Wilmington, Delaware’s neglected Main toric quadrangle. Like many of the school’s early build- Street, a once-bustling commercial strip whose long ings, it was constructed from serpentine stone, a green- As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Vanna Venturi smooth, flat stucco façade is nearly symmetrical, but the decline began in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, the hued sandstone indigenous to southeastern House, located in Chestnut Hill, has been selected by AIA symmetry is broken by the placement of windows, and the Queen Theater is a beautifully-restored entertainment Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Popular for a brief Philadelphia as the recipient of the 2012 Landmark roof is split by a deep recess, similar to the incomplete venue infusing life into a rejuvenated downtown. World period in the late nineteenth century, serpentine stone Building Award. pediments of Baroque buildings. Other motifs used in a Cafe Live, the Philadelphia music venue which hosts has unfortunately proven to be a fragile building materi- Venturi’s house for his mother is now considered a classic of novel manner include the applied arch over the entrance- WXPN’s nationally-syndicated radio show, recognized al. Prone to severe degradation and spalling, serpentine contemporary architecture and one of the earliest expressions way and the overscaled molding. the potential of this hundred-year-old former movie and facades are increasingly rare specimens and pose of post-Modern design concepts. The house reflects the firm’s On the interior, complexity is achieved through the use vaudeville theater and created World Cafe Live at the unique challenges to preservation. interest in applied decoration, historical references and the of a few simple devices. Diagonal walls, to accommodate Queen, a live music venue with a restaurant, bar, and Aware that their landmark building was experiencing use of traditional elements in a nontraditional manner. circulation, break the simple spaces of the rooms, and the two performance spaces with a combined capacity of accelerated deterioration, the University commissioned The house is complex and simple, open and closed, big stair to the second floor is distorted by the dominant over 1,000 concertgoers. Klein and Hoffman and Schnabel Conservation to and little. Inside and out, it is a little house that uses big chimney of the central fireplace. Despite standing vacant for almost half a century, the undertake a comprehensive conditions assessment scale to counterbalance the complexity. Complexity in com- This house is a seminal work. In the years since its com- theater still retained many of its historic features, includ- report in 2008. Each stone was field-tested, loose mate- bination with small scale in small buildings creates a nervous pletion it has influenced other designs by the firm and the ing its stage, decorative plaster walls and ceilings, rial was removed, and mortar and stone samples were busyness—whereas big scale in this small building achieves work of a number of other architects. It has been written proscenium paintings, and some wood handrails. These extracted. This documentation was used to develop an an appropriate architectural tension. about, studied and discussed extensively in print and in were all retained and integrated into the new design, accurate cost analysis and construction documents for On the exterior, the house has a large, sloping, gabled roof, classrooms and is often visited by architectural students. which preserved the aged appearance of many of the the project, which received funding and commenced in deliberately reminiscent of 19th-century Shingle style. The Even today, the house seems remarkably innovative. historic finishes. The theater’s exterior was also com- the summer of 2010 with Caretti Restoration and pletely restored. Permastone storefront cladding was Preservation Services as contractor. removed from the front elevation and a rare cast-iron Following the detailed construction documents, storefront in the rear was restored. Original windows Caretti masons field-blended custom green and yellow were refurbished and the theater’s terra cotta and brick patching material for each stone, and carefully replicat- elevations were repaired and cleaned. A new marquee ed characteristic tooling marks. Select Dutchman repairs and canopy was fabricated to replace the lost 1915 were made and lost decorative elements were recreat- original. The $25 million project is a model private/ ed. The entire facade was cleaned and repointed, and public partnership that has helped turn an entire neigh- restoration was complete by the fall of 2011. To the borhood around. casual observer the result is subtle; to those experienced in the challenges of serpentine restoration, the 14 result is magnificent. 15 PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:31 AM Page 16

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he Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia began accepting preservation easements in this region in 1979 and HISTORY MAKING PRODUCTIONS Ttoday holds 228 easements on historic properties ranging from Sam Katz, Founder and Executive Producer Center City skyscrapers to landed suburban estates, from con- Phil Katz, Producer and Director verted factories in Old City to townhouses in Society Hill,from downtown hotels to modernist residences in outlying counties. The Magaziner Award recognizes an individual or organiza- Featured in this episode was a recreation of Abraham tion outside the normal circle of preservation and design that Lincoln’s funeral procession through Philadelphia. Episode In 2011, property owners donated protective preservation easements on has made a significant contribution to the preservation of our II, “Fever—1793,” is about the yellow fever epidemic that two properties: built environment. This year, we recognize History Making devastated the city in the 1790’s. This episode documents Productions, film makers who are producing “Philadelphia: the contributions of several prominent Philadelphians dur- 1 2044 Spruce Street The Great Experiment,” a multi-part series of films on the his- ing this era, including the Reverend Richard Allen and his Donated by Dr. David Nazarian tory of Philadelphia. wife Sarah Allen, who was a young nurse at the time. In Founded in 2008 by Sam Katz, History Making Productions both episodes, and in those to come, Philadelphia’s rich 2 The Wharton Esherick Studio has produced a number of films and webisodes about Phila- historic fabric provides the perfect backdrop. Historic Donated by Ruth and Mansfield Bascom delphia. The series currently under production, “Philadelphia: scenes are easily and accurately recreated because so The Great Experiment,” now has two episodes, with more to many original streets and structures still exist. come. “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment” is self-described Sam Katz is a Philadelphia native, history buff, and doc- as “…a multi-format historical documentary television, film, umentary film enthusiast. His prior career included work and internet project that presents the story of Philadelphia, in public finance and investment banking, but Sam is best the single most compelling stage for the unfurling and test- known to many Philadelphians for the mark he made on ing of American ideals. William Penn’s city was the first in the the political landscape. He serves as the executive pro- world to codify freedom of religion, individual rights, trial by ducer for HMP. Sam is joined by his son Phil Katz, a pro- jury, and a democratic assembly as the pillars of a constitu- ducer, director, and post production specialist. Phil has a tion amendable by the people.” background in multi-media design and marketing strate- The first episode covered the period from 1865-1876, a gy, along with film and video editing. Phil manages the time of great upheaval at both local and national levels. production and post-production teams.

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ALABASTER SPONSORS LIMESTONE SPONSORS BELGIAN BLOCK SPONSORS AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Alpha Corporation The Bancorp Bank Allied Construction Services II, Inc. ARCH Preservation Consulting AthenianRazak LLC BLT Architects Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc. David Brownlee Brandywine Realty Trust Blackney Hayes Architects Building Conservation Associates, Inc. Clemens Construction Company, Inc. Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul HF (Gerry) Lenfest DOMUS, Inc. Cliveden of the National Trust Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust Conproco Femenella & Associates, Inc Cross Street Partners Philadelphia Management Co. Gardner/Fox Associates, Inc. Dilworth Paxson LLP Historical Society of Pennsylvania Eberlein Design Consultants Ltd. John Milner Architects, Inc. F. Scott Donahue Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. Haverford Township Historical Commission MARBLE SPONSORS Janet and Lew Klein Heritage Consulting Inc. 806 Capital, LLC Marvin Waxman Consulting Engineers Independence Seaport Museum Beneficial Bank MMPartners, LLC J. Loonstyn Roofing and Contracting Federal Capital Partners Keast & Hood Co. Nolen Properties, LLC K & A Appraisal Co. Firstrust Bank Knapp Masonry LLC O’Donnell & Naccarato Barbara J. Kaplan INTECH Construction, Inc. Pennoni Associates Inc. Powers & Company, Inc. Mark B. Thompson Associates LLC Radnor Property Group LLC Provenance Merrell & Garaguso, Inc. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Reading Terminal Market Corporation Moran Roofing S. Harris Ltd. James Mundy GRANITE SPONSORS Superior Scaffold Services, Inc. Patricia Patterson AIA Philadelphia UJMN Architects + Designers Philadelphia History Museum Amerimar Enterprises, Inc./Behringer Wm. Proud Masonry Restoration Company Sun Precast Co., Inc. Harvard Inc. Land Services USA, Inc. Thornton Tomasetti The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Wu & Associates, Inc. Masonry Preservation Group, Inc. / Scott Wilds Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Wolf Historic Preservation Furman PC Materials Conservation Collaborative, LLC World Cafe Live Dan Lepore & Sons Company Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Freeman Zausner Eastern State Penitentiary Rampart Holdings First Niagara Bank Saul Ewing LLP Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery Selzer Company Henry "Jeb" Hart SSH Real Estate Historic Building Architects, LLC Stonehenge Advisors Inc. KieranTimberlake Stuart G. Rosenberg Architects, P.C. Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP University of Pennsylvania Facilities and Klein and Hoffman, Inc. / Caretti Restoration Real Estate Services and Preservation Services, LLC Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. List complete as of April 28, 2012.

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