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Margaret Esherick gave her uncle Wharton full license to design and build the kitchen, which features curving countertops and signature Esherick design elements like unexpected drawers, hidden storage and tactile warmth.
Tour offers rare look inside Louis Kahn-designed Esherick House
Art and architecture lovers now have a rare opportunity to explore the Margaret Esherick House, a midcentury modern gem designed by famed architect Louis Kahn. more
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Friends of the Wissahickon volunteers regularly participate in planting in the park.
Do you love living in Philly's northwest?
If Philadelphia is the United States' "gardening capital," the Northwest could well be its nonprofit nexus. more
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Marian Anderson Museum reopens after 5-year closure
The Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society will reopen to the public on Saturday, following five years of extensive repairs. more
Outgoing Conservancy Executive Director Lori Salganicoff (left), State Representative Tarik Khan (center), and incoming Conservancy Executive Director David Gest at the Conservancy’s inaugural Preservation Party.
A big year of preservation wins for CH Conservancy
The Chestnut Hill Conservancy reflects on preservation victories, impactful programs and vital community support. more
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Gravers Station, at the corner of Gravers Lane and Anderson Street, was designed by Frank Furness, Philadelphia's most important architect of the industrial age.
Developer Ken Weinstein chosen to renovate five regional rail stations
SEPTA is set to award long-term leases to local developer Ken Weinstein in a landmark deal. more
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Mt. Airy's Malvern Hall, built in 1925, represents the garden style seen in the proposed historic district. The U-shaped building features a prominent courtyard and is one of 30 apartments and condominiums included.
Historic status advances for NW Philly apartments
The hard work of West Mount Airy Neighbors' Historic Preservation Initiative is paying off. more
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The distinctive architectural details of windows and doors correlate with specific styles and historic periods. This local home displays True Divided Light replacement windows on the third floor.
When renovating, windows and doors need special care
When preserving historic architecture, which brings so many benefits to a community, including sustainability, windows and doors carry particular importance. more
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City Councilmember Cindy Bass
Bass weighs in on new NCO
City Councilmember Cindy Bass met with Chestnut Hill community members to discuss a proposed zoning conservation overlay for East Mermaid Lane. more
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Renovation is now underway at Maguire Hall, the 1850s Victorian building at 9001 Germantown Ave. that the Woodmere Art Museum purchased with the support of the Maguire Foundation. The high-profile property was not protected by historic status and is currently zoned for as many as 20 new homes. It is now being converted into a museum space, event space and education center for Woodmere.
NW Philadelphia: Unprotected and vulnerable
This special report is in recognition of Historic Preservation Month. more
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Pastorius Park
Prestigious accreditation for Pastorius
Pastorius Park has been recognized as a Level 1 arboretum by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. more
Hiram Lodge, located at 8425 Germantown Ave., is listed for sale at $1.4 million.
Hiram Lodge is listed at $1.4 million
After two years of sitting as a burned-out hulk in the middle of one of the Chestnut Hill business corridor’s busiest blocks, Hiram Lodge has been listed for sale. more
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A Mt. Airy resident, Boudreau came to Philadelphia 30 years ago “because of the great historical resources here.” He applied for four highly coveted fellowships and won them all.
History scholar and new leader at G-town mansion
George Boudreau is the newly named executive director at Ebenezer Maxwell Victorian Mansion. more
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Margaret Esherick, the home's original owner, was a bibliophile who needed plenty of space for her library. Elegant floor-to-very-high-ceiling bookcases in a corner of the living room solved the problem.
Learning to live in a modernist masterpiece
When Dan Macey first saw the listing for Louis Kahn’s iconic Margaret Esherick House, he set up a tour just to see it -- not buy it. more
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Fabrizio Franco prepares to brace a newly planted magnolia at the Chestnut Hill West train station.
New trees and makeover for CH West train station
Attention, passengers! Now arriving at Chestnut Hill West station: Trees. Shrubs. Flowers. Please watch your step. more
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Louis Kahn's Margaret Esherick House in Chestnut Hill is "one of the most significant residential structures built in the second half of the twentieth century in the United States,” and has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places.
Iconic Esherick House named to National Register
Chestnut Hill’s Louis I. Kahn-designed Margaret Esherick House has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. more
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The Chestnut Hill Hospital's Women's Center building is scheduled to be considered for historic designation.
Hospital, Conservancy clash over historic status
The future of the Chestnut Hill Hospital’s Women’s Center is going before the city’s historical commission for potential designation to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. more
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