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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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"Homewood," 9002 Crefeld St.
Cast your vote for Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Hall of Fame
What’s your favorite treasured place in Chestnut Hill? It's time to vote for new sites to join the Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame. more
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The carved wooden trusses that gave the third floor of Hiram Lodge its distinctive character have been removed and destroyed.
A series of developments for historic buildings in Chestnut Hill
A series of recent news developments suggest that one of Chestnut Hill’s historic buildings may be saved from the wrecking ball while another may yet face one. And the fire-gutted Hiram Lodge faces challenges of its own. more
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Another Chestnut Hill treasure confronts the wrecking ball
Last week, 134 years after the architectural treasure known as Teviot was built at 399 E. Willow Grove Ave., fencing and a backhoe suddenly appeared. more
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Trinity Evangelical United Church, which has been vacant for about a year, sits on the corner of Duval and Baynton Streets, half a block from the bustling Germantown Avenue corridor.
Germantown church may be demolished
A zoning permit issued for the former site of the Trinity Evangelical United Church has revealed plans for the owner’s “full demolition” of the church. more
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Abolition Hall will be the new headquarters of the Whitemarsh Art Center.
The saving of Abolition Hall: A case study
After years of uncertainty, the nationally important Abolition Hall and surrounding acres in Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh Township, have been saved. Their preservation is a remarkable turn of events. more
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Christmas shoppers stroll Cape May's bustling Washington Street Mall, where visitors can get information and tickets to various tours and events.
Christmas in Cape May
As the holidays bring worries about choosing gifts, planning meals and scheduling parties, make space for a break, and step back to a quieter time. more
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The Aug. 16 fire at Hiram Lodge destroyed the entire third floor, including an ornate and original meeting hall.
Hiram Lodge fire ruled accidental
Questions remain about whether ongoing construction at the site had been conducted with required city permits. more
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