Historical Buildings

American flag hangs on row house in Society Hill

Percentage of properties in Philly that are historically protected has doubled since 2016, report says

Delco's Lansdowne Theater set to reopen this month with first show since 1987

lansdowne theater exterior

Wanamaker Building plans include over 600 apartments, a rooftop pool and retail spaces on lower floors

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Six-story art project to open in former Manufacturers' National Bank building in Old City in 2026

Ministry of Awe

Macy's to close Center City store in historic Wanamaker building in March

Macys closing eagle

To preserve Norristown's Airy Street Prison, Montgomery County seeks restoration proposals

Airy Street Prison

Firehouse in Olde Kensington — built more than a century ago — gets renovated into apartments

Firehouse Olde Kensington

Boathouse Row's new lights to debut in March after a year of darkness

Boathouse Row Lights

American flag mural on Northern Liberties warehouse may be repainted on another building

American Flag Mural

Philadelphia Rare Book Fair invites bibliophiles to browse literary gems inside an historic church

Philadelphia Rare Book Fair

New residential tower proposed for vacant site on Jewelers Row

Jewelers Row Tower

Lynnewood Hall, the last Gilded Age mansion in the Philly area, to be restored

Lynnewood Hall

Carpenters' Hall to reopen this summer after undergoing preservation project, repairs from Christmas Eve fire

Carpenters' Hall Reopening

Eastern State Penitentiary workers vote to unionize over safety concerns, pay

Eastern State Penitentiary Union

Landmark Northern Liberties building with American flag mural to be converted into apartments

American Flag Mural Building Philly

Developer restoring 'Boner 4ever' building in North Philly wants to construct an 8-story addition

Boner4ever Building North Philly

Log cabin in South Jersey, oldest in Western Hemisphere, listed for sale

New Jersey Log Cabin For Sale

South Jersey historic sites could receive portion of $15.8 million in state funding for preservation efforts

Lucy The Elephant Grant

African American Museum to move into former Family Court building

Family Court AAMP

Black Doctors Row in Graduate Hospital becomes first Black historic district in Philadelphia

Black Doctors Row

More to do on Fourth of July weekend: cannon demonstrations, a dinner cruise and fireworks after the Phillies games

Phillies Fireworks Show

Sun Ra House in Germantown gets historic landmark designation

Sun Ra House Philly

Homeless veteran housing completed at historic Art Deco school building in North Philly

Philly Affordable Housing Veterans

Fishtown's historic St. Laurentius Church to be replaced by 8-story residential building

St. Laurentius Church Fishtown

Victorian buildings in Roxborough get protection while Philadelphia Historical Commission considers designation

Roxborough victorian historic preservation

NJ Black heritage trail would link cultural and historical markers, according to bill

Harriet Tubman Museum

Historic Penn Home in Fishtown to be converted into residential complex, restaurant

Penn Home Fishtown

Cape May Point retreat St. Mary by-the-Sea to become nature center

Cape May Point Retreat

Lucy the Elephant receives $500,000 grant from National Park Service for restoration project

Lucy the Elephant restoration project

Photo exhibit of razed Philly buildings is a call to action, artist says

Stop Demolishing Philly

Cape May to turn historic Franklin Street School into county library

Cape May Library School

Historic firehouse in Olde Kensington, built in 1895, could be poised for apartments

Firehouse Old Kensington

'Landmark' esports venue to open inside historic Philly warehouse

philadelphia esports campus

Historical Buildings

18th-Century log cabin discovered during demolition of Pennsylvania bar

Fallingwater and seven other Frank Lloyd Wright buildings named on UNESCO World Heritage list

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Historical Buildings

Nine historic Philly structures receive state grants for preservation

Powel House Old City

Trocadero Theatre

PHOTOS: 100 years of the Trocadero Theatre

Historic Trocadero Photos

Construction on historic Family Court building to begin in June

family court building hotel

Apartments proposed at Kensington property with historic milk bottle water tower

Harbison's milk bottle tower

Historic Cape May property will reopen as a boutique hotel next summer

cape may 5 perry street

Old City’s Painted Bride building denied protection via historic designation

painted bride center

New interior renderings of Met Philadelphia show the 110-year-old opera house reimagined

met opera house renovations rendering

Two Persons coffee shop opens at Bok Building in South Philly

Two Persons Coffee shop

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