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Historic-District-Satterlee-Heights.Pdf
NOMINATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION SUBMIT ALL ATTACHED MATERIALS ON PAPER AND IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON CD (MS WORD FORMAT) 1. NAME OF HISTORIC DISTRICT The Satterlee Heights Historic District 2. LOCATION Please attach a map of Philadelphia locating the historic district. Councilmanic District(s): 3 3. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Please attach a map of the district and a written description of the boundary. 4. DESCRIPTION Please attach a description of built and natural environments in the district. 5. INVENTORY Please attach an inventory of the district with an entry for every property. All street addresses must coincide with official Office of Property Assessment addresses. Total number of properties in district: 8 Count buildings with multiple units as one. Number of properties already on Register/percentage of total: 2/25% Number of significant properties/percentage of total: 8/100% Number of contributing properties/percentage of total: 0/8 Number of non-contributing properties/percentage of total: NA 6. SIGNIFICANCE Please attach the Statement of Significance. Period of Significance (from year to year): from 1871 to 1897. CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION: The historic district satisfies the following criteria for designation (check all that apply): (a) Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City, Commonwealth or Nation or is associated with the life of a person significant in the past; or, (b) Is associated -
INVEST in NEIGHBORHOODS: an Agenda for Livable Philadelphia Communities
INVEST IN NEIGHBORHOODS: An Agenda for Livable Philadelphia Communities Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations May 2003 PACDC Members CDC Members Bridesburg/Kensington CDC Production Kensington Area Revitalization Project, New Kensington CDC Over the past ten years, our CDC Center City members have leveraged over $650 Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation million in investment to our neigh- borhoods. They have: Chestnut Hill/Germantown East Falls Development Corporation, Greater Germantown Housing Development Corpora- Developed nearly 3,500 homes and tion, Mt. Airy USA, Nicetown CDC, Urban Resources Development Corporation apartments for first time home buyers, lower income families and special needs Lower North Philadelphia populations Advocate CDC, Asociación de Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc., Friends Rehabilitation Pro- gram, Kensington South CDC, Project H.O.M.E., Renaissance CDC, Spring Garden Civic Asso- Created over 1.1 million square feet ciation, Women’s Community Revitalization Project, Yorktown CDC of commercial and facilities space, including supermarkets and retail space, job training centers, child care centers, Near Northeast Philadelphia and charter schools Frankford CDC, Frankford United Neighbors CDC, Mayfair CDC Assisted or created over 2,000 Olney/Oak Lane businesses Campus Boulevard Corporation, Fern Rock-Ogontz-Belfield CDC, Greater Olney Circle of Friends CDC, Inter-Community Development Corporation, Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation, Provided job training or placement for -
Economic Inclusion Initiative
Economy Neighborhood Research Education Civic Quality of Life Healthcare Social Services Safety Community Culture Workforce Innovation Impact UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Powering Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Know Penn’s Numbers WHAT IS PENN’S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON PENNSYLVANIA AND ON PHILADELPHIA? Economic impact on Direct, indirect and Pennsylvania and Philadelphia1 induced jobs2 $14.3 billion 90,400 $10.8 billion 68,500 $ Annual tax revenue3 $272 million $197 million 1 All data in this report is from Fiscal Year 2015, unless Direct: Jobs from Penn’s payroll. otherwise noted. Indirect: Jobs created by vendors, suppliers, and 2 Every dollar spent creates a multiplier effect as Penn’s companies who have contracts with Penn, and who own employees spend their earnings in Philadelphia hire staff to service those contracts. and Pennsylvania. Similarly, Penn’s vendors, suppliers, Induced: Jobs created within the larger economy and contractors meet the demand of their contracts with resulting from Penn’s direct spending on wages and Penn by adding jobs and providing supplies, which services that leads to additional spending by individual in turn creates more earning and spending. Together workers and companies. these are categories of defined economic activity known 3 Categories of tax revenue include earned income, as direct, indirect, and induced. business, sales and use, real estate and others. Powering Philadelphia and Pennsylvania THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FISCAL YEAR 2015 “The University of Pennsylvania and its Health System are an innovating force for good in Philadelphia, our region, society and the world: advancing creative knowledge, making impactful discoveries, sustaining health and educating great new leaders. -
1 the Minutes of the 687 Th Stated Meeting of The
THE MINUTES OF THE 687TH STATED MEETING OF THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2019 ROOM 18-029, 1515 ARCH STREET ROBERT THOMAS, CHAIR CALL TO ORDER START TIME IN AUDIO RECORDING: 00:00:00 Mr. Thomas, the chair, called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. and announced the presence of a quorum. The following Commissioners joined him: Commissioner Present Absent Comment Robert Thomas, AIA, Chair X Emily Cooperman, Ph.D., Committee on Historic Designation X Chair Arrived at Kelly Edwards, MUP X* 9:11 am Steven Hartner (Department of Public Property) X Josh Lippert (Department of Licenses & Inspections) X Melissa Long (Division of Housing & Community X Development) Arrived at John Mattioni, Esq. X* 9:16 Dan McCoubrey, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Architectural X Committee Chair Jessica Sánchez, Esq. (City Council President) X H. Ahada Stanford, Ph.D. (Commerce Department) X Meredith Trego (Department of Planning & Development) X Betty Turner, MA, Vice Chair X Arrived at Kimberly Washington, Esq. X* 9:08 am The following staff members were present: Jonathan E. Farnham, Ph.D., Executive Director Randal Baron, Historic Preservation Planner III Kim Chantry, Historic Preservation Planner II Meredith Keller, Historic Preservation Planner II Allyson Mehley, Historic Preservation Planner I Leonard Reuter, Esq., Law Department Megan Cross Schmitt, Historic Preservation Planner I The following persons were present: Todd Curry, Emerald Windows Kate Cowing, Kate Cowing Architect Lindsey Peruto D. Wagner S. Vorwerk PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION, -
Resources for Philadelphia Families During Coronavirus (Covid-19)
RESOURCES FOR PHILADELPHIA FAMILIES DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Are you pregnant or a parent/caregiver of a young child? We know there is a lot of fear and change right now because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) so we want to share important information about supplies and resources to care for you and your child. Please visit phila.gov/(COVID-19) or call 1-800-722-7112 for more information. Note: Please call organizations first for updated services and hours. Breastfeeding Support Pacify: https://www.pacify.com/ • A FREE mobile app that provides on-demand access to lactation specialists right from your smartphone • Get the “Pacify” app in the Apple Store or Google Play • Enter the enrollment code PHILLY at signup for FREE 24/7 access Breast pumps: You can reach out to your insurance provider to request a breast pump delivered to your home Baby Supplies (Diapers, Formula, and Food) WIC: http://northwic.org/ • Resource: WIC EBT card • Note: Participants will now be seen outside of the office for safety reasons using a new card exchange system. Please call on arrival to the office. WIC has stopped the requirement of infants, children, and/or pregnant women having to come in for their WIC benefits – participants can send someone to come in for them if they tell WIC staff over the phone who will be coming to pick up their benefits and that person needs to bring photo identification. • Sites: − North Philadelphia WIC Office: 215-229-3786, 1300 W Lehigh Ave #104, Phila, PA 19132 − South Philadelphia WIC Office: 215-463-5571, 1165 S Broad St, Phila, -
Agency Site Model Grades Served Site Address Site Zipcode Site
Site Director First Site Director Last Agency Site Model Grades Served Site Address Site Zipcode Name Name Site Director Email Address Site Director Phone Number Agape Community Outreach Services Agape Elementary K to 5th 1609 East Wadsworth Avenue 19150 Charmaine Richardson [email protected] 215-247-7386 Allegheny West Foundation Dobbins, Murrell High 9-12 2150 West Lehigh Avenue 19132 Robin Torrence [email protected] 215-558-3062 ASA Technology Academy ANSA Middle 6th to 8th 4700 Locust Street 19139 Deborah Proctor [email protected] 267-495-6856 Asian Arts Initiative Asian Arts Initiative Middle 6th to 8th 1219 Vine Street 19107 Ellen Hwang [email protected] 215-557-0455 x. 232 ASPIRA of Pennsylvania ASPIRA Excel Academy Elementary K to 5th 6301 North 2nd Street 19120 Dana Rosenman [email protected] 215-324-7012 x. 212 ASPIRA of Pennsylvania ASPIRA Excel Academy Middle 6th to 8th 6301 North 2nd Street 19120 Denise Bermudez [email protected] 215-324-7012 x. 212 Ayuda Community Center Hunting Park Christian Academy Elementary K to 5th 4400 North 6th Street 19140 Cynthia Whitley [email protected] 215-329-5777 Ayuda Community Center Hunting Park Christian Academy Middle 6th to 8th 4400 North 6th Street 19140 Cynthia Whitley [email protected] 215-329-5777 Big Picture Philadelphia El Centro High 9-12 126 West Dauphin Street 19133 Angela Smith [email protected] 215-203-2030 Boat People SOS, Inc. BPSOS-Delaware Valley High 9-12 600 Washington Avenue 19147 Minh Nguyen [email protected] 267-312-9136 Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Inc. -
Gail Farmer Director of Education
Gail Farmer Director of Education Children spend 1% of their free time outdoors Hofferth, S. and Sandberg, J. ( 1999). Changes in American Children’s Time, 1981-1997, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. Children spend 7.5 hours per day in front of screens. Rideout, VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report. 2010 Angora Park 57th St. & Baltimore Ave. Childhood has Retreated Indoors “...we will not fight to save what we do not love” -Stephen Jay Gould Angora Park 57th St. & Baltimore Ave. Childhood has Retreated Indoors Sitting is the New Smoking Diabetes Hypertension Asthma Obesity Depression Vitamin D deficiency Angora Park 57th St. & Baltimore Ave. Childhood has Retreated Indoors Nature Rx Big Goal and Potential Outcomes Nature Rx Big Goal and Potential Outcomes Value of urban Green space Get more Healthy Social Phila families Behaviors Capital active in green spaces Nature connection Nature Rx Systems Thinking Urban planning Environmental Municipalities Orgs Social workers Clinicians Municipalities Urban planning Public health agencies and Health orgs – Social workers social orgs determinants of health Environmental Orgs Nature Rx Strategic Planning & Implementation Stakeholder & Partner Organizations Non-Profit Organizations National Environmental Education Foundation Smith Memorial Playground The Circuit Coalition Philadelphia Play Works Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia The Workshop School Health Promotion Council Physicians for Social Responsibility Dela. Valley Assoc. for the Education of Young Children -
PRESERVATION Hyman Myers Recognized with James Biddle
PresvNews_Spr09.qxd 4/13/09 4:34 PM Page 1 PRESERVATION Preservation Alliance for greater philadelphia MATTERS THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PRESERVATION ALLIANCE FOR GREATER PHILADELPHIA SPRING 2009 Hyman Myers Recognized with James EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S Biddle Award for Lifetime Achievement MESSAGE hen Inga Saffron, the on over 200 projects, including many of Hy’s work has been recognized with many Philadelphia Inquirer architec- Philadelphia’s National Historic Landmarks. honors, including awards from the National Wture critic, made remarks recent- Among his early projects in Philadelphia were Trust for Historic Preservation. In 1992, Hy ly at a wonderful panel discussion organized by the 1976 restoration of the Pennsylvania received the F. Otto Haas Award, Pennsylvania’s Avi Eden in memory of his wife, Judith Eden, a Academy of the Fine Arts, followed in 1980 by highest recognition for contributions by an longtime community activist and advocate, I the restoration and conversion of the Bellevue individual in the field of historic preservation. was struck by how well her observations echoed Stratford Hotel to a mixed-use facility. a point of view expressed by the Preservation Subsequently, Hy directed preservation work on Alliance in recent years. (See page 4 for Inga’s such notable sites as Independence Hall, the remarks.) The topic was “Community Groups and Academy of Music, Girard College, the Reading The 16th Annual Distressing Economic Times: Should the Terminal Train Shed, the Philadelphia Museum Preservation Achievement Criteria for Opposing Development Projects be of Art and City Hall. Re-Assessed?” and in her remarks, Inga first Hy’s work has not been confined to Awards addressed how the physical fabric of Philadelphia. -
Philly's Own Ellis Island
January/February 2015 The Newsletter of The Society Hill Civic Association SOCIETYHILL Reporter www.societyhillcivic.org Philly’s Own Ellis Island he Society Hill Civic Association Susan became interested in the stories of immi- T (SHCA) invites all neighbors to its grants and has been collecting family histories General Membership Meeting on January 21, from descendants. She will share with you the when Pennsport neighbor Susan McAninley Pier’s history and some of those family stories. will speak about Pier 53, a Philadelphia Remember that everyone is welcome to attend treasure steps from our own community. our General Membership Meeting. Simply arrive Susan McAninley is a graphic artist and a lifetime at Pennsylvania Hospital’s Zubrow Auditorium, resident of Philadelphia. When she made her located on the first floor inside the main entrance home three blocks from the Delaware River in at 8th Street near Spruce, before 7:30 p.m. 1991, the riverfront was long abandoned and bar- All members interested in Society Hill issues ricaded. In 2008, the Central Delaware Advocacy are welcome at our monthly Board Meeting, Group launched a 10-year strategic plan to imple- 6 p.m. at the Great Court Conference Room. ment a new civic vision for the waterfront. The first area developed was the Washington Avenue Green Park, at the foot of Washington McCALL SCHOOL Historical Marker at Avenue and Columbus Boulevard. An overgrown Washington Avenue and Pier 53, abandoned since 1965, extended from Columbus Boulevard. that park into the river. Little was known about Pier 53, even though the site played a part in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; served as a boatbuilding shipyard and the nation’s first Naval Yard; and welcomed and dispatched Civil War soldiers. -
Historic-Register-OPA-Addresses.Pdf
Philadelphia Historical Commission Philadelphia Register of Historic Places As of January 6, 2020 Address Desig Date 1 Desig Date 2 District District Date Historic Name Date 1 ACADEMY CIR 6/26/1956 US Naval Home 930 ADAMS AVE 8/9/2000 Greenwood Knights of Pythias Cemetery 1548 ADAMS AVE 6/14/2013 Leech House; Worrell/Winter House 1728 517 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 519 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 600-02 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 2013 601 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 603 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 604 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 605-11 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 606 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 608 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 610 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 612-14 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 613 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 615 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 616-18 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 617 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 619 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 629 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 631 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 1970 635 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 636 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 637 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 638 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 639 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 640 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 641 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 642 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 643 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 703 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 708 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 710 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 712 ADDISON ST Society Hill 3/10/1999 714 ADDISON ST Society Hill -
Fqhcs in Philadelphia Federally Qualified Health Centers
FQHCs in Philadelphia Federally Qualified Health Centers Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are “safety net” providers such as community health centers. The main purpose of the FQHC Program is to enhance the provision of primary care services in underserved communities. Any Philadelphia resident is eligible for free or low cost care at the City’s AHS Health Centers. North Philadelphia Facility Address Zip Code Phone AHS Health Center #5 1900 N. 20th St 19121 215-685-2933 AHS Health Center #6 301 W. Girard Ave 19123 215-685-3803 Strawberry Mansion Health Center 2840 Dauphin St 19132 215-685-2401 DVCH Fairmount Primary Care Center 1412 Fairmount Ave 19130 215-235-9600 QCHC Cooke Family Health Center 1300 W. Louden St 19141 215-457-6902 QCHC Family Health Center 2501 W. Lehigh Ave 19132 215-227-0300 QCHC Meade Family Health Center 1600 N. 18th St 19121 215-765-9501 GPHA Hunting Park Health Center 1999 W. Hunting Park Ave 19140 215-228-9300 GPHA Medical Suite At Temple 3223 North Broad St 19140 215-226-3789 DVCH Maria De Los Santos Health Center 401 W. Allegheny Ave 19133 215-291-2500 Esperanza Health Center – Kensington 3156 Kensington Ave 19134 215-831-1100 Esperanza Health Center – N. 5th St. 2940 N. 5th St 19133 215-221-6633 Esperanza Health Center – N. 6th St. 4417 N. 6th St 19134 215-302-3600 PHMC Health Connection 1900 N 9th St 19122 215-765-6690 PHMC Health Center at Temple 3401 North Broad St 19140 215-731-7144 PHMC Congreso 412 W. Lehigh Ave 19133 267-765-2272 Project Home-Stephen Klein Wellness Ctr 2144 Cecil B Moore Ave 19121 215-320-6187 Spectrum Broad St Health Center 1415 N. -
Transforming Community Development Through Arts and Culture
Volume 14 , Issue 2, 2019 Community Development INNOVATION REVIEW Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture Community Development INNOVATION REVIEW The Community Development Innovation Review focuses on bridging the gap between theory and practice, from as many viewpoints as possible. The goal of this journal is to promote cross-sector dialogue around a range of emerging issues and related investments that advance economic resilience and mobility for low- and moderate-income communities. For submission guidelines and themes of upcoming issues, or other inquiries and subscription requests, contact sf.commu- [email protected]. The material herein may not represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or the Federal Reserve System. Community Development Innovation Review Laura Choi Co-Editor Ian Galloway Co-Editor Lyz Crane Guest Issue Editor Jeremy Liu Guest Issue Editor Victor Rubin Guest Issue Editor Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. 2019. “Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Community Development Innovation Review 2019-2. Available at https://doi.org/10.24148/cdir2019-02 Table of Contents Foreword ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Laura Choi, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Introduction ................................................................................................................................