Historic Preservation

Carroll - Moving the Sphinx of the Pharaoh Ramses II at Penn Museum

How do you move an ancient 25,000 pound sphinx? Very carefully.

Historical Buildings

Nine historic Philly structures receive state grants for preservation

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Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: This guy just climbed Eastern State Penitentiary

Carroll - Artist Alexander Rosenberg Climbing Eastern State Penitentiary

Apartments proposed at Kensington property with historic milk bottle water tower

Harbison's milk bottle tower

South Philly building gets nod for National Register of Historic Places

Frankford Chocolate Factory

UPDATE: City Historical Commission effectively kills church deal with Royal Farms

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Historic Preservation

15 PHOTOS: Rare roof restoration uses material from Japan's Imperial forest

Carroll - Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: Eastern State Penitentiary re-opens 'Hospital Block'

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Historic Preservation

Philadelphia establishes historic preservation task force

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How potential legislation could have big impact on historical Philly churches

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Historical Commission takes no action on Jewelers Row buildings up for demolition

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Toll Brothers gets permit to demolish Jewelers Row properties

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Historic Preservation

Two Jewelers Row properties recommended for Historic Register

Jewelers row Sept 17

Philadelphia mayor: City can't halt Jewelers Row demolition project

Jewelers row Sept 17

Historic Preservation

Priceless 'Dream Garden' mural covered up as construction resumes

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Historic Preservation

PAFA: Construction work damaged 'priceless' Curtis Center mural

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Historic Preservation

L&I halts Curtis Center project citing potential damage to priceless mural

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Philly to adopt disaster protection plan for historic buildings

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Save St. Laurentius: New group 'jeopardizes' preservation efforts

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Fearless Leader: Uptown Entertainment & Development Corp.'s Linda Richardson

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Historic Preservation

Archdiocese signals pending battle over churches' historic designations

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