Historical Buildings

Lucy the Elephant restoration project

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

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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

First Look: Met Philly pushes local pride with teaser video boasting Jason Kelce, Rocky

met opera house renovations rendering

Demolition of fire-damaged Old City building begins

Carroll - Old City Fire

Kensington's iconic milk bottle is now a historical landmark

Harbison's milk bottle tower

South Philly building gets nod for National Register of Historic Places

Frankford Chocolate Factory

To do: Free, indoor architectural tours as temperatures drop

Philly's historic Central High School to undergo major renovations

Central High School

Report: Historic preservation effort drives up cost of Ben Franklin Parkway hotel project

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

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History Mystery

Oversized cellar beneath colonial tavern is a history mystery

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Philly's neighborhoods are now a 'National Treasure'

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Eastern State Penitentiary

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

Carroll - Eastern State Penitentiary Cellblock 3

Parks and Recreation

PHOTOS: Philadelphia's historic Washington Square

Carroll - Historic Washington Square

Historic Germantown YWCA, left to languish, on track for 'new era'

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Photos: In a historic event, Divine Lorraine's signs shine again over North Philadelphia

Carroll - Devine Lorraine Hotel on Broad Street

Camden house where Martin Luther King Jr. lived issued demolition notice

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Grace Kelly’s childhood home for sale in East Falls

Grace Kelly Home in East Falls

Historical Buildings

Fishtown's PECO Delaware Station nominated for Historic Register

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Home of Philly mobster 'Gentle Don' rejected for historical designation

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Historic Preservation

Archdiocese signals pending battle over churches' historic designations

St. Laurentius

2016: Our contributors' wishes for the new year

Chestnut Hill's Vanna Venturi House nearing historic designation

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Historical Commission moves St. Laurentius step closer to salvation

St. Laurentius

Rodeph Shalom to offer sneak peek at upcoming food market, synagogue renovations

Common Ground Marketplace

Demolition planned for vacant Mt. Sinai hospital in South Philly

Mt. Sinai Hospital

Historic South Philly church to remain standing

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Penn OKs $77.6M development

The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics

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Philly's rat problem is among the worst in the U.S., pest control company says

Philly Rats Orkin

Royal Boucherie guests can build their own Negroni cocktails

Royal Boucherie Negroni Bar

It's 'not true' that witnesses filmed rape on SEPTA subway, Delco D.A. says

SEPTA Stollsteimer Rape

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