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Philadelphia Life Insurance FIFTH ANN UA L ENDA NGE RED PRO PERTI ES LIST

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STEPHE N GIRAR D BUILDIN G n Janua ry 22 , 2008 ,Commo nwealth Cou rt J udge Keith Qui gley dismissed the Prese rvation Allian ce’s request for FAMI LY COU RT a hea ring on the demolition of the Philadelphia Life HASSRIC K/SAWYE R HOUS E Insu ran ce Co. buildin gs on N. Broad Street and lif ted th e O BOYD THE ATE R injunction halting demolition . This action gave the Convention Cen ter Autho rity and the Depa rtment of Gene ral Se rvices GERMAN TOWN AVENU E STREE T PAVIN G the abili ty to demolish the his toric buildin gs, in spi te of the writ ten 1900 BLOCK OF SANSO M STREE T agreement that the Convention Cen ter also argued that it had complied with the Autho rity had si gned with the Pennsy lvani a requi rements of the sta te His tory Code to and His torical and Museum Commission “consul t” with the Pennsy lvania His- stating that the buildin gs would be prese rved . torical and Museum Commission. This decision came af ter a month of After revie wing the judg e’s strug gle by the Prese rvation Allian ce and opinion , the Prese rvatio n others to prese rve the buildin gs, consid- Allian ce decided not to file a EXECUTIV E ered by ma ny to be an outstanding exam- fu rther appeal , but to try ple of how to rela te a mode rn addition to a ins tead to seek in tervention DIRECTOR’ S his toric buildin g. The Allian ce sou ght and from Governor Rendell or MESS AGE obtained an initial cou rt order agains t May or Nutter. To en cou rage suc h demolition af ter the Convention Cen ter in tervention, the Allian ce organ - t is someh ow fitting that this issue Autho rity began demolishing the façade of ized a public gathe ring to support I of our newslet ter, whi ch in corpo- the Mitchell / Giurgola addition at 6:30 AM prese rvation of the buildin gs on Janua ry Public supporters for preservation of th e rates our Fifth Annual Endan- on De cember 22 , 2007 . A prelimina ry in- 25th , at tracting app roxima tely 75 suppo rt- Philadelphia Life Insurance Co. buildings . ge red Prope rties List , should sta rt off junction was obtained on Janua ry 8, 2008. ers who lined the Broad Street median in with a story about the loss of another However, at that time the Convention Cen ter front of the buildin gs. An edi toria l in the Both buildin gs were demolished in earl y his toric building in Philadelphia . The re Autho rity and Depa rtment of Gene ral Philadelphia Inqui rer called on th e Februa ry, completing the demolition of 19 are several lessons to be lea rned from Se rvices (DGS) challenged the Allian ce’s Governor to in tervene , as did let ters from of the 21 buildin gs in the path of the con- this expe rien ce, one of whi ch is that right to seek a hea ring on the demolition the Desi gn Advocacy Group and others .In vention center expansion . Only two remai n listing on the Philadelphia Regis ter of because the Allian ce was not pa rty to the spi te of su ch effo rts , no in tervention was and those will probably be demolished by Historic Pla ces is the only reliable publi c agreement to prese rve the buildin gs. DGS for th comin g. the time this newslet ter is received . protection against demolition of his - toric prope rties . This lesson , unfo rtu - na tel y, applies to th ree prope rties on th e other cities and to develop an app roa ch to Endange red Prope rties List as well — Alliance Receives $495,000 gran t creating su ch a plan . Allian ce execut ive neither the Stephen Gi rard Buildin g, th e di rec tor John And rew Galle ry visi ted Los Hass rick/S awyer House nor the Boyd from William Penn Foundatio n Angeles last year to meet with the ci ty’s Thea ter is lis ted on the Philadelphi a prese rvation and planning staf fto discuss a Regis ter and ,consequentl y, none are n November 2007 , the William Penn the or ganization of a ci tywide gathe ring of similar effo rt unde rway in Los Angeles. protec ted from demolition . The Stephe n I Foundation awa rded the Pres ervation communi ty or ganizations in teres ted in A thi rd component of the grant will sup- Gi rard Building is a pa rticularly ba d Allian ce a $495,00 0 two-year grant to prese rving the cha rac ter of their nei ghbor- po rt effo rts to strengthen the policies of th e omen :developers who leased this si te suppo rt four programs of the Allian ce. hood in the fall of 2008. City of Philadelphia rega rding prese rvation . from the Boa rd of City Trusts appear to Funds from the grant will enable th e The grant wil l al so provid e supp ort fo r th e The Allian ce hopes to use these funds to hav e applied for and received a demoli - Alliance to continue it s Nei ghbo rhood creation of a comp rehens ive prese rvatio n develop prese rvation ideas for the Zoning tion pe rmit mo re tha n six month s ag o Prese rvation programs , whi ch began two plan for Philadelphia . For several years ,wit h Code Commission and other policy studies even thou gh th ey had no plans fo r the years ago with a previous grant from the other grants , the Allian ce has bee nexplo ring that mi ght be helpful to the new adminis tra- actual development of the block . William Penn Foundation . Th e the possibili ty of creating a prese rvation pla n tion of May or Nutter. In addition ,some fund s The omission of impo rtant his toric Neighborhood Prese rvation program s for Philadelphia , suppo rted by a comp re- will be used to suppo rt the creation of a sta te resou rces from the Philadelphia Regis ter include the Allian ce’s workshops for com- hens ive su rvey of his toric resou rces in the tax credit program for his toric prese rvation . is one of the reasons the Prese rvation muni ty or ganizations ,workshops on home ci ty. No su ch su rvey has ever been under- The Allian ce is grateful for the Found atio n’s Allian ce beli eves that Philadelphia need s repair and main tenan ce for owners of his toric ta ken and , in fact ,only 4% of the prope rtie s suppo rt. The William Penn Foundation, a prese rvation plan and a comp rehen - prope rties , the Old House Fair (see story in the ci ty have been evalua ted for their his - founded in 1945 by Ot to and Phoebe Haas, sive su rvey of his toric resou rces in th e elsewhe re in this newslet ter) and technical toric si gnifican ce. An his toric prese rvation is dedica ted to imp roving the quali ty of life ci ty. We are exci ted by the commi tment s assistan ce to nei ghbo rhood or ganizations plan would be coordina ted with a new in the Grea ter Philadelphia region th rou gh May or Michael Nutter has made to th e and ind ividuals on his toric prese rvation comp rehens ive plan for Philadelphia being effo rts that fos ter rich cultu ral exp ression, refo rm of planning and zoning practi ces issues .Du ring 2008 and 2009 the Allian ce wil l proposed by the City Planning Commission , strengthen child ren’s futu res , and deepen and hope that he will recogni ze that expand both its workshops for communi ty but would focus on prese rvation issues in conne ctions to natu re and communi ty. In his toric prese rvation is an essentia l or ganizations and its workshops for home- grea ter detail . The Allian ce has been work- partner ship with oth ers, th e Fou ndati on works component of those act ivities. owners—p reviously focused in Ge rman town ing with the Gradua te Program in His toric to advan ce a vital , just , and ca ring communi - JOH N ANDRE W GALLE RY and West Philadelphia— to other se ctions Prese rvation at the Universi ty of ty. Lea rn mo re about the Foundation onlin e Execu tive Directo r of the ci ty. In addition , the grant will suppo rt Pennsy lvania to resea rch similar effo rts in at ww w.william pennfoundation.or g.

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T HR EATENE D Stephen Gi rard Building 21 South 12th Street

BACKGR OUN D Built in 1896 , the Stephen Gi rard Buildin g was desi gned by prolific Philadelphia archi tect James H. Wind rim and cons tructed as offi ces for the Boa rd of Di rectors of City Trusts , the cus todians of the Gi rard Esta te. Stephen Gi rard (1750-1831) bequeathed the majo rity of hi s prope rty to cha ritable and municipal institutions and estab - lished Gi rard College .Wind rim desi gned ma ny civic , govern- mental an d comm ercia l bu ildin gs th rou ghout Phi lad elp hia . He was appoin ted official archi tect of the Gi rard Esta te in 1871 . The block also includes a distinct ive 1939 Art Mode rne ga rage desi gned by the Ballinger Co. and Harry Sternfeld . In 2007 , the Boa rd of City Trusts en tered in to a 75- year lease with Trini ty Capital Advisors , LLC granting Trini ty SOLUT ION The re is no question that the development of the right to develop the enti re prope rty, including the right the Gi rard block rep resents a unique oppo rtuni ty to revi- to demolish all of the existing buildin gs. Neither the Stephe n tali ze east Market and Ches tnut streets .It mi ght also be th e Gi rard Building nor any of the other buildin gs on the si te app rop ria te location for a ho tel to suppo rt the conventio n are lis ted on the Philadelphia Regis ter. center expansion .However,it is not clear at the momen t that the re is or will be a ma rket for the scale of develop - THR EAT The Boa rd of City Trusts is in teres ted in maxi - ment that would requi re demolition of every buildin g. mizing in come from development of the Gi rard block to Trini ty Capita l shoul d procee d with several options :fir st, it suppo rt Gi rard College and the Boa rd’s other responsibili - should develop the best plan possible that includes preser - ties .Trini ty Capital beli eves that to achi eve this obje ctive vation of the Gi rard Building and see if it is feasible to the prefe rred development of the block would be a mi xed - im ple ment that plan be fore proceed in g with plans tha t use project that includes a large convention ho tel wit h requi re demolition of the buildin g. Second ,ifit is not pos - und ergrou nd pa rking an d loadin g, off ice an d retail spa ce, sible to develop a large mi xed-use proje ct, Trini ty shoul d with a pedes trian connection from Market Street to rehabilita te the Gi rard Building and pla ce it on th e Ches tnut Street .Trini ty beli eves that su ch a proje ct canno t Philadelphia Regis ter of His toric Pla ces and use other por - be created without demolishing all the buildings on the block. tions of the si te for new development .

Fami ly Cou rt Family Cou rt building on the Parkw ay of Logan Squa re, one of Philadelphi a’s mos t whi ch case the City will vaca te the present would be vaca ted. impo rtant and most beautiful public spa ces . buildin g. The building is far too impo rtant Building for the City to give up ownership and far 19th and Vine Street THR EAT The Allian ce has hea rd from sev- SOLUT ION Keeping Family Cou rt in its too impo rtant for its his toric cha rac ter to eral sou rces that the City is conside ring present location is undoub tedly the most be al tered . It presents both a challenge and BACKGR OUN D When Jacques Grébe r selling or leasing the Family Cou rt build- economical solution . Spa ce exists in the an oppo rtuni ty to find a way to use the revised the plans for the Benjami n ing to a private developer and all owing th e area to cons truct an “ann ex” building if it is building that will contribu te to the collec- Franklin Parkw ay in 1917 , he redesi gned cons truction of a tall tower on top of th e impo rtant to consolida te all activities in tion of cultu ral institutions along th e Logan Squa re and su rrounded it with civic building for ho tel or residential develop - close proximi ty to one anothe r. The eco- Parkw ay, while pres erving its his toric buildin gs. Gréber modeled the Free ment , in order to maximi ze the amount of nomic benefit of moving Family Cou rt in tegr ity. Why not look to the Family Cou rt Lib rary and Municipal Cou rt Building— mon ey the City could receive for the prop - needs to be demons trated befo re deciding Build in g as th e oppo rtu ni ty to create a ne w now Family Cou rt— af ter the twin pala ces erty. Not only would this plan des troy th e to move to another location. multi-cultu ral facili ty? Perhaps all the City’s on the Pla ce de la Concorde in Paris , charac ter of this impo rtant buildin g, but it But the desi re to move to a new location hi storic pres ervati on, arts an d cultu ral Fran ce. Family Cou rt, cons truc ted in 1938- would also si gnificantly al ter the cha rac ter may overcome economic concerns ,in advocacy organizations could move the re, 41 , was desi gned by archi tect John T. creating an exciting center for education , Wind rim in 1931 to ma tch the desi gn of rese arch an d exhibiti ons abou t th e hi story the Free Lib rary. The Works Progres s of th e City. Perhap s th ere would be a way to Adminis tration (WPA) finan ced the con- crea te spa ces in the buildin g where dan ce or struction .Within the building are stained chamber music groups could perfo rm. glass desi gns by the D’Ascenzo Studios and Perhaps the re are ways to collabo rate wit h paintin gs by nine artists sponso red by the Moore College on programs and exhibits ,or WPA, two of whi ch are by Philadelphia with other institutions . muralists. Philadelphia architects Kelly A vision for Family Cou rt should be Mai ello Inc . produced a mas ter plan for th e developed at the same time as plans for a building began in 1998 , and sta rted in terior new facili ty for the cou rt are developed . and exterior res toration work in 2000 , May or Nutter should sta rt the process by whi ch conti nues today. creating a task fo rce that will bring togeth - Family Cou rt wants to consolida te all of er institutions along the Parkw ay, preser - its act ivities in one location , as some offi ces vation and cultu ral or ganizations , an d are loca ted at 12th and Ches tnut streets .In civic and communi ty in terests to explo re 2007 ,proposals were sugges ted to either the buildin g’s po tential uses . The City build a new Family Cou rt building or relo- should not relinquish ownershi p, but ca te all Family Cou rt act ivities to the for- should be open to the type of public/ non - mer Provident Mutual Life Insu ran ce profit pa rtnership that enabled the Pleas e Buildin g, at 45th and Market streets in Tou ch Museum to adapt and prese rve West Philadelphia .In either plan , th e Memorial Hal l.

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Hassrick / Sawyer House Sawyer family retained ownership unti l SOLUT ION The Hass rick house is a 2003 .Relat ively few changes were made unique example of Ri cha rd Neutra’s resi - Ch erry Lane ,East Falls du ring this time . The studio was tu rne d dential archi tectu re in Philadelphia .It BACKGR OUN D In the la te 1950s ,Kennet h The initial house had an open , sp rawling in to a recreation room , the ki tchen wa s dese rves to be prese rved and retu rned to it s Hass rick ,a local avant-ga rde metal sculp tor, in terior pl an ,typica l of Neutra’s southe rn enclosed to give grea ter sepa ration from original , distinct ive cha rac ter. Ri ght now and his wife inhe rited land along Che rry Lan e Califo rnia houses .Kitchen and living room living rooms and other changes were what is needed is a buyer who loves mid- (East Falls ,Philadelphia) belon ging to his wif e’s we re one room divided by a suspended made ,some of whi ch were subsequentl y 20th centu ry mode rn archi tectu re and is famil y. Hass rick commissi oned mo de rnis t ki tchen cabinet . The exterior cha rac ter also removed. willing to unde rta ke a sensit ive rehabilita- archi tect Ri cha rd Neutra to desi gn a one- foll owed Neutra’s southe rn Califo rnia houses ; tion of the prope rty. On ce rehabilita ted , th e story house with a ga rage and room ab ove. it had a flat room and huge expanses of glas s THR EAT The house is now vacant and in prope rty should be protec ted by either a He la ter added a studio for his sculptu re including fu ll floor to c eilin g, ten foot wide poor condition .It is owned by a developer prese rvation easement or by listing on the work and then added a two-s tory welding sliding glass doors along the living room. who is commit ted to prese rvation of the Phi ladelphia Regis ter. In th e meantime , th e studio to the back of the house , desi gned by In 1962 , Henry Sawyer, an at torney, and house , but has yet to find an in teres ted cu rrent owner should be su re the prope rty Thaddeus Lon gstreth ,a student of Neutra’s. his wife pu rchased the house and th e buyer. is adequa tely secu red and maintained . I r v i n

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phi a’s premier thea tre archi tects ,Hoffman ater. May or Nutter should ma ke the preser- h i and Henon , the Boyd’s exterior included a vation of the Boyd Thea ter a top economic a towering vertical si gn, retail arcade ,tic ket development prio rity of his adminis tration . booth , and colossal etched glass wind ow This would include explo ring the po tential with Art De co motifs . The in terior hosts for tax inc rement financing or the fo rma- one of Philadelphi a’s grandest Art De co tion of a non-p rofit / private pa rtnership to lobbies , lined with etched glass mi rrors ,a crea te eli gibili ty for sta te Redevelopment foyer including two-s tory colorful mi rrors, Grant assistan ce. The Boyd Thea ter is lan- ma rble fountains , elabo rate plas terwork, guishing ;May or Nutter should provide ne w and sui tes of res troom lounges and a 2,450 leadership for its prese rvation. seat audi torium equipped with an orches- tra pit , pipe organ and a pros cenium mural by famed artist Alf red Tulk of the Ram- Germa ntown Avenue St reet Paving bus ch Compa ny. The Boyd drew local and regional pa trons BACKGR OUN D In 2005 , the Pennsy lvani a decision and info rmed the Commission it are desi gna ted as sta te hi ghways. for blockbus ter films and opening ni ght s Depa rtment of Transpo rtation (Penn DOT), in tended to proceed with the origina l until 1998 , when it closed . in pa rtnership with Southeas tern plan s. In a let ter to the Phi ladelp hi a SOLUT ION Penn DOT should recogni ze Pennsy lvania Transit Autho rity (SEP TA) His torical Commission ,Penn DOT ta kes that the Philadelphia His torical Commissio n THR EAT In 2002 , the prese rvation of the presen ted plans to the Philadelphi a the position that the Commissio n’s review denied pe rmission to repave the 5200 - 540 0 Boyd Thea ter was the focus of conside rable Historical Commission to repave the 5200 is me rely adviso ry and not bindin g. blocks of Ge rman town Avenue because of th e public at tention .Thanks to the effo rts of - 5400 blocks of Ge rman town Avenue . The his toric si gnifican ce of the paving and its the Commit tee to Sav e the Same ric—n ow repaving plan called for the removal of his- THR EAT Presumably Penn DOT is now pro- relationship to a concen tration of his toric Friends of the Boyd, Inc.— May or Street’s toric Bel gian blocks in the troll ey track ceeding to develop its plans to remove the prope rties in this area .This is the only sectio n suppo rt for pres ervati on was obtaine d. bed . After revie wing the plans and obtain- Bel gian block from the center po rtion of th e of Ge rman town Avenue whe re the His torica l When Clear Channel pu rchased the prop- ing an independent en ginee ring assess - street .This action presents two th reats to Commission has as ked that the full street erty and announ ced it would res tore the ment, the Historica l Commission denied prese rvation : first , the change in the his toric paving be retaine d. Penn DOT shou ld abide by Boyd for live en tertainment and films it Penn DOT’s application to remove the his- charac ter of the street , and se cond , the long - this decision sin ce the repaving of the street is loo ked as if the Boyd’s futu re was secu re. toric paving and de termined that th e term implications that Penn DOT will refus e in issue of local si gnifican ce and not of sta te- However, when Clear Channel ’s thea ter Bel gian block should remain for the full to recogni ze the His torical Commissio n’s wide c onsequen ce. The City Law Depa rtmen t holdin gs were dives ted to Live Nation all width of the street .Penn DOT subsequent- ju risdiction over other streets in Philadel- should ta ke app rop ria te legal action to en- work on the Boyd stopped . Live Nation ly rejec ted the His torical Commissio n’s phi a’s His toric Street Paving Dis trict that fo rce the His torical Commissio n’s decision .

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T HR EATENE D AGA IN Ca stl eway Developme nt 19th and Walnut Streets BACKGR OUN D In 199 9, th e Phila de lphi a Bair Fune ral Home . PPA received app roval Parking Autho rity (P PA) acqui red this L- for the demolition from the Philadelphia shaped vacant pa rcel bet ween 19th and His torical Commission (PHC) , whose ap- 20th streets , Sansom and Wal nut streets. proval was appealed by the Allian ce and PPA’s plans to develop the pa rcel in to a others . In 2004, Common Pleas Court multi-sc reen movie thea ter and pa rking Judge Matthew Ca rrafiello overtu rne d ga rage included the demolition of th ree PHC ’s decision. his toric buildin gs; the Rit tenhouse Coffee Sho p, Warwick Apa rtments and Ol iver H. THR EAT Castlew ay Prope rties pu rchased the si te in 2007 and now proposes to build a 550-foot condominium tower alon g Sansom Street and a ho tel facing Wal nut Street .The plan greatl y exceed s the FAR allowed by zonin g, is in confli ct wit h the Cen ter City Resident Associatio n’s nei gh- bo rhood plan , and requi res the demolition of two of the th ree his toric buildin gs.

SOLUT ION The same standa rds for com- plian ce with the His toric Prese rvation Ordi - nan ce should apply to Castlew ay as applied to the Philadelphia Parking Autho rty. Castle - way must demons trate that it is “ne cessa ry in the public in teres t” for the two buildin gs to be demolished . The Allian ce does not beli eve that a priva te luxu ry condominium and luxu ry ho tel meets the in ten tof“pub- lic in teres t” in the ordinan ce. Castlew ay should revise its plans to confo rm to the existing zoning and to prese rve the his toric buildin gs, or it should come fo rwa rd immedia tely and submit its plans and the justification for demolition of the his toric buildin gs to the His torical Commission.

lot . The Socie ty Hill Ci vic Association and UPDATES nea rby condominium residents have appealed the Commissio n’s decision. Fort Washingt on – In 2007 , a devel- ope r pu rchas ed th e Fort Washing ton Hotel. Madis on Squa re – Madison Squa re Res toration of the façade and a rear additio n Neighbors ,a residents g roup comp rised of provided a new life for this ailing buildin g. the 2200 and 2300 blocks of Madison Plans for a restau rant on the first floor an d Squa re, hav e sta rted gathe ring info rmation offi ce spa ce in the upper stories are in process . and developing plans to rehabilita te the common ga rden and its wrou ght iron fen ce. The Laza retto – Progress conti nues at the Laza ret to si te in Tinicum Tow nshi p. Dolingt on Villa ge – In 2007 , the As repo rted in previous newslet ters ,a non- Depa rtment of Veteran’s Affairs pu rchased prof it corporation ha s been crea ted to man - fa rmlan d from Toll Brothers ,on th e age the si te and boa rd of di rec tors appoint - pe riphe ry of Doling ton Village , for a v eter- ed consisting of townshi p, Prese rvation an’s ceme tery. Thou gh the villag e’s cha rac- Allian ce, Prese rvation Pennsy lvania an d ter is less th rea tened due to this pass ive National Trust appoin tees .A feasibili ty land use ,Toll Brothers conti nues to plan stu dy is unde rway to de termine app rop ria te for a new residential housing development OS KAR ST ONOR OV HOUS E AV AILABLE use and restoration plans for the site. on land adja cent to this si te. ode rnist archi tect Oskar Stono rov desi gned and built two steel houses on family prope rty in Charles town Townshi p, Ches ter Nu gent / Presser – In July 2007, Queen Villa ge –The Philadelphia City Coun ty, ci rca 1946 .At the ur ging of Wal ter Reuther (who was the developer retu rned to the Philadelphia Planning Commission app roved the proposa l M looking for oppo rtunities to conti nue empl oyment of wa r-tim e His torical Commission with revised plans for a Queen Village Conse rvation Dis trict , an d steel workers) , and with the possible collabo ration of Loui s for a 6-s tory apa rtment building on the si te. the requi red le gislation was in trodu ced in to Kahn ,Stono rov desi gned the houses as prototypes of mass-p rodu ced pre-fab house s The new proposal received app roval from City Council in Janua ry. If app roved , this ma rketed to retu rning veterans .Stono rov’s desi gns went by the name of Harmon the commission , but no work has com- will be the first Conse rvation Dis trict in Houses and were ma nufactu red in Wil- men ced on the si te. Today the Nugent and the ci ty and will establish desi gn guidelines ming ton (some were eventua lly built but Presser prope rties conti nue to languish du e for new development in Queen Village. not ma ny befo re the compa ny went out to a lack of si te secu rity, as demons trated of business). when the copper corni ce on the Nugent Che ster Avenue – In Sep tembe r The Prese rvation Allian ce has disman- was stolen du ring the summer of 2007. 2007 , Southeas tern Pennsy lvania Trans - tled one of the steel houses (whi ch stood in po rtation Autho rity (SEP TA) and the City the way of a subu rban development) and Di lworth Hou se – In November 2007 , of Philadelphia rea ched an agreement , the labeled pa rts are now ca refully stored John Turchi received app roval from the all owing SEP TA to remove his toric Bel gian in a ba rn in Charles town Townshi p. The Philadelphia His torical Commission for a Blocks from the street bed on the 4100- Allian ce will give the dismantled house 16-s tory condominium tower on the Dil- 4900 blocks of Ches ter Avenue in West to someone who commits to rebuilding it . worth House si te. Demolition of the rear Philadelphia . This removal was a loss not If you are in teres ted in this oppo rtuni ty, and side ells of the Di lworth House will be just for the street ,but also for the His toric contact Ran dy Cot ton at 215.546.1146 x ne cessa ry for the cons truction of the Robe rt Street Paving Dis trict. (see Germanto wn 2 or ran dy@p rese rvationallian ce. com. Ventu ri desi gned resid ential build ing on th e Avenue Street Paving ).

4 pr eservatio n matt ers winter 20 08 WW W.PRESERVATIO NALLIA NCE. CO M (whi ch was origina lly an open-air roof top garden) . All these spa ces are acc essible to the public. EASEMENTS With the addition of the Bell evue , much of the com- me rcial archi tectu re along South Broad Street in Cen ter City is protec ted by easements including the Land Title The Bellevue and Th ree Buildin g, 1401 Wal nut (o riginally the Manufactu rer s’ Club) , the Atlantic Buildin g, and 215 S. Broad (o rigina lly the Hotel Wal ter). Other Histo ric Propertie s At the end of last yea r, prope rty owners also dona ted prese rvation easements to the Allian ce on th ree other his- toric prope rties : Qua rters M-7 in the Navy Yard, 1215 Protected by Easement s Locust Street , and 929 Clin ton Street. Part of the Philadelphia Naval Shi pyard His toric Dis trict , fter ei ght years of negotiations , the Prese rvation Qua rters M-7 was built in 1917 to house Marine offi cers .It AAllian ce and the owners of the Bell evue (200 Sout h was desi gned by the prominent Philadelphia fi rm of Rankin , Broad Street , Philadelphia) concluded the year 200 7 Kellogg and Crane in the Geor gian Revival style . The buildin g by su cc essfully completing a prese rvation easement whi ch is cu rrently being converted to offi ces by P & A Associa tes , will protect the landma rk structu re in pe rpetui ty. In additio n whi ch has previously developed other his toric buildin gs in th e to the exterio r, the easement is notable in that it also protect s revit ali zed Navy Yard. ma ny of the public ly acc es sibl e in terior spa ces. 1215 Locust Street was originally desi gned as a semi - The Bell evue Stratfo rd opened in 1904 and quickly deta ched dwellin g by no ted archi tect Frank Miles Day. It wa s became Philadelphi a’s leading ho tel .It was desi gned in the la ter converted to a ho tel , then res tored as a sin gle dwellin g Fren ch Renaissan ce style by archi tects G. W. and W.D. in 1974 by the Universi ty of Pennsy lvania , and recently con- Hewitt , but it also contains elements of the Colonial, verted to distinct ive condominium units by archi tects (an d Italian and Greek styles in in terior spa ces . The building developers) David and Li gia Sl ovic . The notable Renaissan ce unde rwent major renovations in 1980 and 1989 and today Revi val-s tyled façade featu res oran ge Roman brick work, is a su cc essful mix consisting of the Park Hyatt ho tel, hi gh- ma rble panels ,terra- cotta bas- relie fornamentation , leaded - end special ty shops , offi ces ,restau rants , banquet facilities, glass wind ows, and a deeply overhan ging wooden corni ce. and a busy food cou rt. Also recently converted to condominium units is 92 9 (On May 1, the Ball room at the Bell evue will be the si te Clin ton Street ,whi ch, li ke ma ny of its nei ghbors , is a well - of the Preservation Alliance’s Fifteenth-Annual Preservation prese rved Geor gian/ Fede ral brick townhouse in the Clin ton Achi evement Awa rds Lun cheon.) Street National Regis ter His toric Dis trict .Two blocks of By donating the easement the owners ,Bell evu e Clin ton Street were originally developed in 1835-1850 as a Associa tes , can benefit from a cha ritable- gift tax dedu ction . fashionable residential area , and the quiet ,street-line d All tax-deductible easement donations requi re that the nei ghborhood remains such today. Inc ludin g 929 Clin ton exterior of a building be protec ted, but in the case of the Street , six prope rties in this his toric dis trict are protec ted by Bell evue the owners wished to additiona lly protect si gnifi- Allian ce prese rvation easements . cant his toric in terior spa ces including the main and ho tel (For mo re info rma tion on how to dona te prese rvatio n lobbies , the ba llroom and its lob by and grand stai rcase, easement to the Allian ce go to the “Program s” page at and , on the nine teenth floo r, the ma gnifi cent Ba rrymo re and ww w.p rese rvationa llian ce. com or contact Randy Cot ton Founders dining rooms and the Rose Ga rden Room at 215.546.1146 x 2 for a free easement booklet.) Histo ric Properties Repair Prog ram Continues ince its inception in early 2006,the Alliance’s Historic Properties Repair Program will be awa rded to qualified home owners with funds from the City’s Neighb orhood S (HPRP) has provided grants to 41 low- and moderate-income homeowners in Transfo rmation Initiat ive and the National Trust for His toric Prese rvation . Philadelphia to help pay for exterior restoration projects.The grants pay the dif- To da te, twen ty proje cts hav e been comple ted, another 21 are in progress , and app rox- fe rence bet ween non-his toric “remodelin g” and the cost of a restoration project that mee ts imately twenty more are pending. Visit www.preservationalliance.com/Programs for the standa rds of the Philadelphia His torical Commission .About $1.2 mi llion in grants mo re info rmation on HPR P. Sh own he re are examples of recently comple ted projects.

125 League Street (Queen Village) is a rare su rviving example of an early 19th- centu ry wood-f rame rowhouse . The prope rty was officially lis ted as his toric by Philadelphia fif ty years ag o, making it one the ci ty’s ear- 1008 South 49th Street is a Queen- Anne style twin house in West 5132 Tabor Road is an original house in the 1813 Whita ker Mill liest su ch desi gnations .A grant from Philadelphia ;res toration included the repair of eav es and gut ters, village along Tacony Creek (no rtheast Philadelphia) ;project work HPRP helped pay for the res toration of the stu cco, woo dwork, and painting the exterior in a th ree- color included the res toration of the corni ce, eav es and gut ters. wind ows ,roofand do rmer. Victorian palet te.

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Mayor Nutter appoints Jon Farnham and New Histo rical Commission

ay or Michael Nutter announ ced on M Janua ry 8, 2008 , the appoin tment of Jonathan Farnham , Ph D, as execut ive di rec tor of the Philadelphia His torical Commission , along with a number of other pe rmanent and actin g appoin tments to City depa rtments . Jon Farnham has been se rving as Acting Di rector of the Com- mission sin ce June 2005 ,having previously se rved as Prese rvation Planner at the Commission sin ce 2002 . Jon received his PhD in the His tory, Theo ry, and Criticism of Archi tectu re as well as his M.A . in Archi tectu re from Prin ceton Universi ty. He also holds an M.A . in Art His tory f rom the Universi ty of Massa chusetts Amherst .Among Jon’s ma ny contri- butions at the Commission was the prepa ration of th e nomination for Guild House by Ventu ri and Rau ch to the Philadelphia Regis ter, praised by Commission ment Partnership (rep resentat ive of a communi ty members as an outstanding work of scholarshi p. or ganization) ; Della Cla rk, The En terprise Cen ter May or Nutter also appoin ted ei ght new members (rep resentat ive of a CDC) ; Ri cha rdson Di lworth III, of the His torical Commission . The new members, Assistant Professo r, Drexel Universi ty (his torian); and the positions th ey fi ll as requi red by the City Sam Sherman ,Sam Sherman Asso cia tes (devel op er) ; Ordinan ce, are: David Ambu rn, Ambu rn- Jarosinski Robe rt Thomas AIA , Campbell Thomas Archi tects Archi tects (archi tect with his toric preservatio n (a rchi tectu ral his torian) ; and at torneys Joh n experien ce) ;Leslie Benoliel , Philadelphia Develop- Mattioni and Denise Smyle r. “ Our unique histo ric cha racter is central to our id entity, our quali ty of life and neighbo rhood expe rience , and ul timately to the city’s economic develo pment . Preservation will be an int egrated compon ent of planning and develo pment . ” MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER

THA NK YOU TO ALL WHO CO NT RIBUT ED TO THE ALLIA NC E’S 20 07 ANN UAL APPE AL * denotes $101 and up Matthew De Julio* Mr. and Mrs . Thomas M. Hyndman ,Jr. Mr. Daniel K. McCoub rey Mr. and Mrs .Eric Ruga rt Mr. Avi De cter Mr. Louis A. Iata rola Ms .Nancy Mennuti Mr. Greg Schop p Ms .Joanne Ait ken , AIA Mr. David G. DeLong Mr. and Mrs .L.Stock ton Ill oway Mr. and Mrs . Philippus Mille r, Jr. Mr. and Mrs .Harold A. Sorgenti Ms . Edna And rade Mrs .Helen B. Desher Ms . Ca rol A. Ingald Dr. Randa ll M. Miller Ms . Ca rol M. Sp awn Mr. John H. Arnold Mr. James Dickinson Ms . Do ris E. Italiano Mr. C. J. Moo re Dr. Paula Spilner Mr. Joseph Ba rker Mr. Marc T. Dina rdo J.J. De Luca Compa ny Inc. Drs .Roger Moss and Gail Winkler Mr. and Mrs .Antho ny D. Sta gliano Robe rt and Eleanor Ba rr Ms .Jane E. Do rches ter Ms .Jen Jasuta Mrs .Nancy Most* Mr. Jonathan St avin Mr. Stephen Ba rtlett Mr.G.Morr is Dorr an ce, Jr. Mrs . Gay G. Johnson Mr. and Mrs .John D. Moyer Mr. John M. Stevenson Ms .Suzanna E. Ba rucco Mr. Ed mund Doubled ay Mr. George Bryan Jones Antho ny Nacca rato / Peter Nacca rato Mr. Marvin D. Suer Mr. William Bec ker Mrs . Peggy Duc kett Mr. Kenneth S. Kaise rman Ms .Judith A. Nagle Mr. Mark Ueland Mr. Perry Bens on, Jr. Ed and Sue Duffy Ba rba ra and Jerry Kaplan* Ted New bold and Ueland ,Jun ker, McCaul ey, Nicholson Mr. Michael Be rkwits Mr. William Ebe rha rdt Mr. and Mrs .Warren J. Kauffman Helen Cunnin gham Unkefer Brothers Cons truction Mr. Roy Bernat Mr. T. Arden Eide ll Mr. Thomas H. Keels Ms . Edith Newhall and Mr. Don L. Verdiani Mr. Allen D. Black * Ron Em rich and Marc Coleman Mr. and Mrs .Lewis Keen Mr. David Wal ters Mr. Fred Vin cent Mr. Lawrence D. Bodine Ms . Ba rba ra V. Farl ey* Mr. William Keou gh Ms .Iris Newman Mr. Mark K. Wage nveld* Mr. and Mrs .Hans Bombeck Mr. James A. Farmer II Ms .Phyllis Kidder Mr. and Mrs . Stanl ey Newman Mr. Kenneth Weins tein Ms .Joy Ellen Booth Mrs . Charlot te T. Feldman Mrs .W.Stan ton Kip Ms .Eileen M. O' Brien and Mr. Antho ny Wells / Mr. Mark Brack Mr. Michael Patrick Felker Vern and Jennifer Knapp* Mr. Samuel G. Hopkins George Woo dwa rd Co. Ed and Sophie Brons tein Mr. James Fennell Ms .Nancy D. Kolb* Mr. Louis H. Os chmann Ms .Ann J. Wil kerson Mrs .Ruth E. Brown* Ms . Mary Jane Fis cher Mrs . Sa lly L. Kuder Mr. Jan T. Pasek Mr. Oliver P. Williams Ms . Sheila M. Brown Mr. Mark Flood Mr. Lucius Kwok Mr. John Pcsolar and Mr. and Mrs . Be rna rd Wilson Dr. and Mrs .Nick Bryan Ms .Helen H. Ford* Mr. Harry Kyria kodis Dr. Alan Sandman Miss Lisa M. Witomski* Paul Bugos and Lo rraine McCa rthy Gimme Shel ter Ms . Bet te E. Landman Steven J. Peitzman , M. D. Ms .Jean K. Wolf Mr. and Mrs . Ca rter Buller Dodi Fordham & Sam Howe Ms . Lau ra A. Lane Ms .Judith A. Peters Ms . Diane-Louise Worml ey Mr. and Mrs . Theodo re Burkett Donald and Hil ke Fran kenfield* Ch ris and Linds ay Lane Mr. Paul E. Pic kerin g Mr. Christian A. Bus ch Mr. and Mrs . Klaus Fuellebo rn Mr. David M. Lauer Ms .Nancy Pontone Philadelphia Life Insu ran ce Co. Mr. John Lin ton Butler Mr. and Mrs .Martin Goldberg Mr. Lan ce E. Lav er Ms .Janet Greens tein Pot ter Legal Fund Contribu tors James and Diane Calkins Mr. Jonathan Golds tein Judge Sa muel M. Lehrer Carl Prim av era, Esq ./ Klehr Harr ison Suzanna Ba rucco Ms . Ch ristine M. Cayer Frank and Jean J. Greenberg Judith E. Levin Harvey Branzburg & Ellers William Bec ker Ms .Janet Chapman- Mason Mr. and Mrs .G.Davis Greene Levine and Compa ny Ms .Anne L. Prosseda Perry Bens on, Jr. Cloud Gehshan Associa tes* Ms .Nan Gutterman & Mr. Berthold W. Levy Mr. William H. Ri cha rds Blaine Bonham Mr. and Mrs . Mark Cocha rd Mr. William Irby Jr. Sylvia and Norman Liebe rman Dr. and Mrs .Walla ce Ri tchie ,Jr. Cathe rine G. Broh Mr. Louis Coff ey Be rni ce and Be rna rd Hamel Lou ghry and Linds ay LLC Theodo re and Ed Brons tein Ms . Mary K. Cole Mr. Marshall Hamil ton Mrs . Cecily Little ton Mar garet Arms trong Robb Michael Cole Mr. Paul S. Connors Ms . Ca rol Ann Harris Mr. William A. Loeb Mr. David Rob b Kathe rine Dowdell Mr. & Mrs .Howa rd Coonl ey II Ms .Winnie Harris Mr. Michael Lomba rdi Ms .Joan Robe rts Sh awn P. Evans Ms .Jeanne F. Coryell Dr. Russell Harris and Ms . Diana J. Mackie* Mrs .Norman Robinson* Mary Ellen Lan gsdorf Mrs .Patricia Cregan Mr. John Cas av ecchia Kelly / Maiello Archi tects Thomas and Tania Rorke Thomas P. McKer nan Ms .Karen Y.Croml ey Mr. Hen ry G. Hart, Jr. Ms .Marcia Makadon* Martin Jay Rosenblum Gray Smith Mr. Edwa rd D'Alba* Mr. Ed Hillis* Elliott L. Mancall , M. D. Mr. Hugh G. Rouse* Kristin Szwaj kowski Joseph D' Antonio M. D. Mr. Robe rt J. Hotes AIA Ms .Michelle Marx Ms . Ra chel Royer James P. Temple ton Dr. Patricia M. Dan zon Mr. Francis J. Hughes Mr. James F. McCaffe ry Mr. Ronald Rubin* Marvin and Leila Verman

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The 2008 2008 Homeowne r Old House Fair Recognitio nAwa rds

he 2008 Old House Fair will ta ke rese rvation of a nei ghbo rhood hap - Tpla ce on Satu rday, March 22 , Ppens one house at a time , th rou gh 2008, from 9:00 A.M . to 5:00 P.M . the inves tment and ha rd work of at th e German town Friend s School, 31 W. home owners .Are you a wa re of someone in Coul ter Street, Phi ladelp hia ,PA. your nei ghbo rhood that has done su ch a Thi s year ’s event ha s bee n exp an ded to great job on res toring their home that th ey include 75 booths featu ring professiona l should get an awa rd? Has the fo rmer eye- vendors ,consultants and specialists from so re in your nei ghbo rhood be come the the regio n’s prese rvation and res toratio n shining star on the block? Have you done a indus try, as well as rep resentat ives of sta te great job yourself? It is time to stand up and local prese rvation and desi gn organi - and ta ke a bow! The Prese rvation Allian ce zations . The fair will include se rvice an d would li ke your help in identif ying local produ ct workshops , and demons tration s prese rvation he roes as candida tes for our and presentations of techniques for main - 2008 Awa rds of Recognition . We are look- taining his toric prope rties .Among th e ing for suggestions for nominees from oppo rtunities at the fair will be a free we hope to av oid this year ! And rew R. Palewski , th rou ghout the region who hav e complet- 15-minute exterior paint color consultations For Tickets or mo re info r- Architectural Conservation , ed an outstandin g restorati on of thei r with “The Color Doc tor ”, J ohn Cros by mation contact : George Hoessel , Arc hitectural Windows of home .Awa rds will be presen ted at the 2008 Freeman , featu red in the Old Hous e Old House Fair Coordina tor Philadelphia, Historic Ger- Old House Fai r. Jou rnal and free 15-mi nute consultation s 215.546.1146 x 7 george@p re- mantown Preserved, Knap p For mo re info rmation on the awa rds and with old house specialists at the “Ask th e se rvationallian ce. com or visit Masonr y, Masonry Preser- a nomination fo rm, please visit our websi te Ex perts” table . ww w.p rese rvationallian ce. com . vation Group, Pennsylvania ww w.p rese rvationallian ce. com or contact The 2007 Old House Fair was at tended by Th e Old House Fair is su pported, in pa rt, Histori cal and Museum Commission, Patric k Hauck , Di rector of Neighbo rhood app roxima tely 700 persons in spi te of a sn ow by a grant from the William Penn Foun- Provenance Arc hitectural Salvage and Prese rvation Programs at 215 . 546.1146 or and ice storm the day befo re — somethin g dation , and by the fo llowing sponsors : Russell Roofing. pa trick@p rese rvationallian ce. com

THANK YOU! The Preserva tion Alliance expres ses its app recia tion to the follo wing organiza tions and indi viduals .

CO RNE RSTONE SOC IETY Dranof fPrope rties ,Inc. Mr. David Selt zer Heritage Consulting Group Penn rose Prope rties * Denotes Leadership Circle Membe r Ge orge Woo dwa rd Co. Mr. James B. Straw Heritage Meta lworks Pennsy lvania His toric Mr. and Mrs .Kenneth P. Balin Hav erstic k-Bo rthwick Ms . Gina M. Sull ivan His toric Ge rman town Prese rved ,Inc. Museum Commission Ms .Kelly Boyd John Milner Archi tects His torical Socie ty of Pennsy lvania The Philadelphia Housing Autho rity Alan and Constan ce Buerger* Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg PROFESS IONAL PART NE R Hyperion Bank Philadelphia Indus trial Ms . Bob bye Burke Ellers LLP MEMBE RS J.J. De Luca Compa ny, Inc. Development Corp. Mr. Richa rd Cohen L. F. Dris coll Co. 1:1:6 Technolo gies Incorporated J.S .Cornell & Son Philadelphia Museum of Art Mr. and Mrs . Sa muel Michael Cohen Mason ry Prese rvation Grou p, Inc. A. D. Marble & Compa ny, Inc. Jacobs/ Wyper Archi tects LLP Plums tead Studios Mary Werner De Nadai ,FAIA Milner + Ca rr Conse rvation ,LLC A.R .Palewski Archi tectu ral Conse rvation Jeffe ry Hayes Archi tect Powers & Co. Mr. Allan Domb Paradi gm Real ty Allian ce, LLC AIA Philadelphia Ms .Joanna Di llon Rios Pr emier Building Res toration ,Inc. Kevin and Betsy Donohoe Philadelphia Management Co. Allied Cons truction Se rvices II ,Inc. John Canning & Co. Provenan ce Archi tectu ral Sa lvage Ms . Sandi Foxx- Jones Saul Ewin g, LLP Archi tectu ral Wind ows of Philadelphia John Milner Associa tes ,Inc. PZ Archi tects Mr. William Fran kel The Shus terman Foundation Archway Builders Ltd. JRB His toric Res toration ,Inc. Rampa rt Holdin gs Mr. John And rew Galle ry Toll Brot hers ,Inc. Atkin Olshin Schade Archi tects Kaise rman Compa ny, Inc. Ray Kaller Roofin g, Inc. Dr. and Mrs . Henry A. Jordan Vitetta Blackn ey Hayes Archi tects Keast & Hood Co. Reading Terminal Market Corp. Mr. Leroy E. Kean BLT Archi tects Kelly / Maiello Archi tects RMJM Hillier Susan and Leona rd Klehr BENE FACTOR MEMBE RS Brawer & Haup tman Archi tects Ms .Phyllis Kidder The Roof Do ctor Ms .Janet S. Klein* Ms . Debo rah Di lw orth Bishop Bruce E. Brooks & Associa tes Kise Straw & Kolodner Ross O' Neal Artists and Gilders Mr. Marian A. Kornil owicz Buell Krat ze r Powell Ltd. Klein & Hoffman ,Inc. Russell Roofing Mr. and Mrs .Eugene LeFevre PATRON MEMBE RS C. D. Kalle r, Inc. Kna pp Mason ry Schade and Bolender Mr. and Mrs .L.Gie Liem Mrs .Joseph T. Bea rdwood III Campbell Thomas & Co. Archi tects Matthew J. Koeni g, AIA Shel terfield Valuation Se rvice Mr. and Mrs .And rew S. Margolis Mr. Eugene Buckl ey and Mr. Colin Li ken s Cecil Ba ker & Associa tes Kreilick Conse rvation ,LLC Socie ty Hill Ci vic Association Mr. & Mrs .David G. Marshall Ms .Helen H. Ford Cl iveden of the National Trust Landma rk Facilities Grou p, Inc. Steven Eriso ty Paintin gs Conse rvation Mr. and Mrs . Don Meginl ey* Mr. and Mrs .John C. Haas Cloud Gehshan Associa tes Levine and Compa ny Stradl ey Ronon Stevens & Young LLP Mr. and Mrs .William E. Millho llen Mr. Hen ry G. Hart, Jr. The Color Do ctor J. Scott Lau ghlin ,Real tor Susan Maxman & Partners John D. Milne r, FAIA Ms .S.Yvonne Novak and Tom Crane Pho tograp hy, Inc. The Li ghting Practi ce, Inc. Swit zenbaum & Associa tes Mrs .Nancy Most Mr. Aaron Wein dling Cultu ral Resou rce Consulting Group Lou ghry and Linds ay LLC Tackett and Compa ny, Inc. Mr. Paul Pincus Daniel J. Keating Co. Mr. George Lyons Tague Lumbe r, Inc. Peter and Ca roline Piven SUSTAINE R MEMBE RS David Flaha rty, Sculp tor Magargee Brothers Painting Taylor Wiseman & Taylor Mr. Paul Stein ke Mr. George D. Ba tchele r, Jr. David L. S. Wal ters Graphic Desi gn Mark B. Thompson Associa tes Temple Tow n Real ty Ms .Rebe cca Stoloff Mr. Richa rd C. Booth by David Wolfe Desi gn Martin Jay Rosenblum RA & Associa tes Tho rnton- Tomasetti Associa tes ,Inc. Ms . Kate F. Stover and Mrs .Ruth E. Brown de Gruchy Mason ry Res toration Matthew Millan Archi tects ,Inc. Tri Coun ty Ins pection Co., Inc. Mr. Timot hy D. Wood* Ms .Jeanne F. Coryell Duane Morr is , LLP McMullen Roofin g, Inc. UCI Archi tects Mr. and Mrs . Stanl ey F. Taraila Mr. John K. Cugini E. Allen Reeves ,Inc. Menke + Menke Landscape Archi tects The Union League of Philadelphia Mr. Dou glas C. Wal ker* Tobey and Mark Di chter East Bradfo rd Township Mr. Jef fMoak U.S .Green Home Ted and Stevie Wolf* Ms .Amber Eichner Eichler & Moffly Real tors Nason Cons truction ,Inc. Ueland ,Jun ker, McCaul ey, Nicholson Ms . Lois Fris chling Fai rmount Park Commission Mr. Nicholas Thae te Unkefer Brothers Cons truction CO RPOR ATE SPONSOR S Ms .Adena Hers kovitz Fai rmou nt Park Historic Pres. Trust ,Inc . Northstar Advisors LLC Urban En gineers ,Inc. 10 Rit tenhouse Squa re Mr. William F. Hooper III Wyatt Ga lle ry Pho tograp hy O'Donnell & Nacca rato, Inc. Urba n Partner s The Ban corp Bank Ba rba ra and Jerry Kaplan Gluckman Mayner Archi tects Palmer Waterproofin g, Inc. Wal ter & Jackson ,Inc. Blue Rock Cons truction ,Inc. Mr. Robe rt W. Lode r GM AC Mortgage LLC Patricia Marian Cove Interior Desi gn Watson & Henry Associa tes Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Ms . Diana J. Mackie Grea ter Philadelphia Tou rism Patrick J. Murphy & Assoc. ,Inc Willie Fetchko Graphic Desi gn Citizens Bank Susan O. and Edwa rd A. Montgome ry, Jr. Marketing Corp. Pat terson and Perkiss Lo retta C. Witt , CRS , GRI ,Associa te Broker Cohen Se glias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC Mr. David Rob b H2L2 Archi tects/Planners LLC Paul Thompson Archi tectu re Wu & Associa tes ,Inc. DOM US Cons truction Dan and Ba rba ra Rot tenberg Ms . Donna Ann Harris Pearl Prope rties

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