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Imitators, Contextuals, and Contrastors: a Case Study of The University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Theses (Historic Preservation) Graduate Program in Historic Preservation 1-1-2005 Imitators, Contextuals, and Contrastors: A Case Study of the Effects of Modern Architecture on the Streetscapes of the Society Hill Historic District Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Purvi Gandhi Irwin University of Pennsylvania, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses Part of the Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons Irwin, Purvi Gandhi, "Imitators, Contextuals, and Contrastors: A Case Study of the Effects of Modern Architecture on the Streetscapes of the Society Hill Historic District Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" (2005). Theses (Historic Preservation). 25. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/25 Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Historic Preservation 2005. Advisor: David Hollenberg This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/25 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Imitators, Contextuals, and Contrastors: A Case Study of the Effects of Modern Architecture on the Streetscapes of the Society Hill Historic District Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Disciplines Historic Preservation and Conservation Comments Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Historic Preservation 2005. Advisor: David Hollenberg This thesis or dissertation is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/25 ȱ IMITATORS,ȱCONTEXTUALSȱANDȱCONTRASTORS:ȱ AȱCASEȱSTUDYȱOFȱTHEȱEFFECTSȱOFȱMODERNȱARCHITECTUREȱONȱTHEȱ STREETSCAPESȱOFȱTHEȱSOCIETYȱHILLȱHISTORICȱDISTRICTȱ PHILADELPHIA,ȱPENNSYLVANIAȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ PurviȱBipinȱGandhiȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ AȱTHESISȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ inȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ HistoricȱPreservationȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ PresentedȱtoȱtheȱFacultiesȱofȱtheȱUniversityȱofȱPennsylvaniaȱinȱ ȱ PartialȱFulfillmentȱofȱtheȱRequirementsȱforȱtheȱDegreeȱofȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ MASTERȱOFȱSCIENCEȱINȱHISTORICȱPRESERVATIONȱ ȱ ȱ 2005ȱ ȱ ȱ ____________________________________ȱ ______________________________ȱ AdvisorȱȱȱȱȱȱReaderȱ DavidȱHollenbergȱȱȱȱȱJohnȱD.ȱMilner,ȱFAIAȱ LecturerȱinȱHistoricȱPreservationȱȱ ȱ AdjunctȱProfessorȱofȱArchitectureȱ ȱ ȱ ____________________________________ȱ ProgramȱChairȱ FrankȱG.ȱMateroȱ ProfessorȱofȱArchitectureȱ ȱ Acknowledgementsȱ ȱ Iȱwouldȱlikeȱtoȱthankȱmyȱadvisor,ȱDavidȱHollenbergȱforȱallȱofȱhisȱhelpȱandȱ supportȱthroughoutȱtheȱsemesterȱinȱstartingȱandȱfinishingȱmyȱthesis.ȱIȱwouldȱalsoȱ likeȱtoȱthankȱJohnȱMilner,ȱmyȱreader,ȱwhoȱwentȱaboveȱandȱbeyondȱtheȱnormalȱ responsibilitiesȱofȱaȱreaderȱbyȱcommentingȱonȱmyȱworkȱthroughoutȱtheȱsemester.ȱ Withoutȱtheseȱtwoȱprofessors,ȱthisȱthesisȱwouldȱneverȱhaveȱbeenȱfinishedȱinȱtime.ȱ ȱ Iȱwouldȱalsoȱlikeȱtoȱthankȱmyȱparents,ȱBipinȱandȱPurnimaȱGandhiȱforȱallȱ ofȱtheirȱsupportȱinȱmyȱeducationalȱendeavorsȱthroughoutȱmyȱlifeȱandȱforȱ supportingȱmeȱinȱeverythingȱthatȱI’veȱdone.ȱȱ ȱ Myȱsister,ȱPriyaȱGandhi,ȱandȱmyȱfiancéȱAllenȱIrwinȱalsoȱdeserveȱ recognitionȱforȱtakingȱonȱtheȱtediousȱtaskȱofȱcopyȱeditingȱthisȱdocument.ȱIȱknowȱ thatȱitȱwasȱnoȱsmallȱtaskȱandȱIȱamȱtrulyȱgratefulȱforȱtheȱtimeȱtheyȱspent.ȱ ȱ ȱ iiȱ ȱ TableȱofȱContentsȱ ȱ Chapterȱ1 ........................................................................................................................... 1 Chapterȱ2 ........................................................................................................................... 9 PreservationȱandȱPlaceȬmaking ............................................................................... 10 AddressingȱModernȱInfillȱinȱHistoricȱNeighborhoods......................................... 13 RegulationsȱinȱSocietyȱHillȱDuringȱtheȱRedevelopment ...................................... 15 WashingtonȱSquareȱEastȱUrbanȱRenewalȱPlansȱUnitȱ1ȱandȱUnitȱ2 ................ 17 TechnicalȱReports................................................................................................... 20 WashingtonȱSquareȱRedevelopmentȱAreaȱPlan ................................................ 24 CurrentȱTrends ........................................................................................................... 25 RelationshipȱofȱOldȱtoȱNew...................................................................................... 28 Chapterȱ3 ......................................................................................................................... 30 EarlyȱSettlement ......................................................................................................... 30 Decline .........................................................................................................................32 Redevelopment........................................................................................................... 35 Chapterȱ4 ......................................................................................................................... 44 AnalysisȱMethods ...................................................................................................... 45 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreet ......................................................................................... 55 NorthȱSideȱ–ȱConstructionȱHistory...................................................................... 55 NorthȱSideȱ–ȱTheȱModernȱBuildings ................................................................... 59 SouthȱSideȱ–ȱConstructionȱHistory...................................................................... 62 SouthȱSideȱ–ȱTheȱModernȱBuildings.................................................................... 65 OverallȱBlockȱConditions...................................................................................... 69 100ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreet ......................................................................................... 93 NorthȱSide ............................................................................................................... 93 SouthȱSideȱ–ȱConstructionȱHistory...................................................................... 93 SouthȱSideȱ–ȱModernȱBuildings ........................................................................... 98 OverallȱBlockȱConditions.................................................................................... 102 600ȱBlockȱPineȱStreet................................................................................................ 119 NorthȱSideȱ–ȱConstructionȱHistory.................................................................... 119 NorthȱSideȱ–ȱModernȱBuildings......................................................................... 123 SouthȱSideȱ–ȱConstructionȱHistory.................................................................... 127 SouthȱSideȱ–ȱModernȱBuildings ......................................................................... 129 OverallȱConditions............................................................................................... 132 OtherȱProperties ....................................................................................................... 151 ȱ iiiȱ ȱ TableȱofȱContentsȱ ȱ OverreachingȱThemesȱandȱConditions ................................................................. 168 ZoningȱIssues........................................................................................................ 172 Chapterȱ5 ....................................................................................................................... 174 AppendixȱAȱ–ȱWashingtonȱSquareȱEastȱUnitȱ1ȱUrbanȱRenewalȱPlan...................177ȱ AppendixȱBȱ–ȱWashingtonȱSquareȱEastȱUnitȱ2ȱUrbanȱRenewalȱPlan....................184ȱ AppendixȱCȱ–ȱChartsȱfromȱWrightȱAndradeȱandȱAmentaȱTechnicalȱReport ......190ȱ AppendixȱDȱ–ȱExcerptȱfromȱSocietyȱHillȱHistoricȱDistrict:ȱAȱGuideȱforȱOwners .....195ȱ AppendixȱEȱ–ȱSocietyȱHillȱInventory .........................................................................197ȱ Bibliography ..................................................................................................................219ȱ Index ...............................................................................................................................224ȱ ȱ ȱ ivȱ ȱ Imagesȱ ȱ Imageȱ1ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ201,ȱ203,ȱ205,ȱ207,ȱ209........................... 77ȱ Imageȱ2ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ211,ȱ213,ȱ215 .......................................... 77ȱ Imageȱ3ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ217,ȱ219,ȱ221,ȱ223 .................................. 78ȱ Imageȱ4ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ225,ȱ227,ȱ229,ȱ231 .................................. 78ȱ Imageȱ5ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ233,ȱ235Ȭ37,ȱ239,ȱ241 ............................. 79ȱ Imageȱ6ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ243,ȱ251 .................................................. 79ȱ Imageȱ7ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱLookingȱNWȱfromȱSecondȱStreet....... 80ȱ Imageȱ8ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱLookingȱWȱfromȱThirdȱStreet ............. 80ȱ Imageȱ9ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱLookingȱNWȱatȱ#215Ȭ217..................... 81ȱ Imageȱ10ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱLookingȱEȱfromȱThirdȱStreet............... 81ȱ Imageȱ11ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱLookingȱWestȱfromȱ#207 ..................... 82ȱ Imageȱ12ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ1957ȱviewȱofȱ#213Ȭ219 .......................... 83ȱ Imageȱ13ȱ 200ȱBlockȱDelanceyȱStreetȱNorthȱSideȱȬȱ1957ȱȬȱviewȱofȱ#221Ȭ227.......................
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