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Neighborhood Walking Tours
May 4, 2024 — November 17, 2024
Preservation Achievement Awards
June 5, 2024
Honoring the people, businesses, and projects that preserve, repurpose, reimagine, and protect our historic resources.
Pennsylvania Historic Tax Credit Advocacy
In The News
May Advocacy Update: Support the Washington Square West Historic District
On Wednesday, May 22, the Historical Commission’s Committee on Historic Designation will consider adding the Washington Square West Historic District to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. The Preservation Alliance and the Washington Square West Civic Association co-sponsored the nomination. See the proposed boundaries above.
Continuation of the Spruce Hill Historic District, Southeast Quadrant’s nomination
Two Alliance Nominations Approved
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May To-Do List
Explore preservation events around Philadelphia with our monthly To-Do List!
To-Do List
Preservation Alliance Annual Report
The Preservation Alliance 2023 Annual Report is out now.
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Become a member of the Preservation Alliance and join a vibrant community of people who care deeply about preserving and protecting our region’s extraordinary architectural and historic heritage.
The Benefits of MembershipYoung Friends of the Preservation Alliance
The Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance (YFPA) engages, connects, and emboldens the residents of Greater Philadelphia on issues surrounding historic preservation.
Learn MoreExtant Magazine
Published three times a year in collaboration with Hidden City Philadelphia, Extant magazine is distributed free to members and supporters.
In This Issue
Rebuilding our resources
- Rebuilding our resources
- Restoration Role Model: The Battery
- Places to Save: RCA Building No. 8; Benjamin Cooper House, Camden; Philadelphia History Museum; Simpson’s Apothecary
- Places Lost and Places Saved
- Unlisted Philadelphia: Marine Barracks
- Final Word: Preserve Cultural Legacy, Too, Through Rebuild
