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HomePreservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

History

How To: Receive a Historic Building Designation

April 17, 2020 Maxwell Klemmer

Anyone can nominate a building for historic designation in the City of Philadelphia.

Spring Garden

Spring Garden: Green Street Church Adapted into Chapel Lofts

May 25, 2018 Perez Maryvic

When Isaac and Rose Miller arrived to Philadelphia in 1986, they were originally looking for a historic district to buy a home from. After seeing the Spring Garden neighborhood in a book about restored historic

Center City

Chinatown: Chinese Cultural and Community Center Fights to Remain a Landmark

June 21, 2012

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has been working to get the Chinese Cultural and Community Center up and running again. It has also tried to protect the historical building against demolition. The center closed in 2007 and has

Featured Stories

Mantua: Volunteers Plant Trees Along 40th Street

September 14, 2011

Led by People’s Emergency Center (PEC) and UC Green, a group of 12 volunteers took to 40th Street near Lancaster Avenue this weekend to spruce up the urban landscape. The group planted seven trees on

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