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The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia actively promotes the appreciation, protection, and revitalization of the Philadelphia region’s historic buildings, communities, and landscapes. A nonprofit membership organization, the Alliance leads in setting the agenda for preservation issues of regional importance and advocates strong public preservation policies. The Preservation Alliance also provides technical assistance and educational materials to improve the quality of restoration and maintenance of historic buildings and sites, and fosters understanding and appreciation of the cultural, social and economic benefits of historic preservation.

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    Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

    1616 Walnut Street
    Suite 2110
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Official Website

  • Current Events

    05/25/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 25, 2013 Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Meet at steps of the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Take in the total experience of Philadelphia during the magnificent Gilded Age era. Begin at The Bellevue, opened in 1910 as Philadelphia's premier hotel, the Bellevue Stratford. Learn about cultural, financial, commercial and civic institutions and private clubs, religious structures and the grand urban town houses and mansions in which wealthy Philadelphians lived during these...
    05/25/13	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 25, 2013 City Hall to City Hall Meet at NE corner of 5th & Chestnut Sts. Where else but Philadelphia can you view three centuries of American architecture along a single street on just one tour? The tour begins at Independence National Historical Park in front of the Old City Hall, which housed the Supreme Court when Philadelphia was the capital of the nation. The tour concludes at City Hall on William Penn's original Center Square, once the tallest building in the...
    10/23/10- Ongoing	Architectural Walking Tours Various Locations Architectural Walking Tours Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia at Various Locations October 23, 2010 - Ongoing The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment. Want to get tickets for this event and others like it at half-price?

  • Upcoming Events

    05/26/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 26, 2013 Gilded Age Philadelphia Meet at steps of the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Experience Philadelphia in the Gilded Age when wealthy industrialists turned to architecture to express money and power. See the opulent Bellevue Stratford Hotel, now a mixed-use office building and luxury hotel; the Ritz Carlton Hotel, originally the Girard Trust Bank; and the acclaimed PSFS Building, now the Loews Hotel. Learn how all three have been architecturally maintained and transformed...
    05/29/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad St to the Delaware River Architecture Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad St to the Delaware River Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 29, 2013 Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad to the Delaware River Meet in front of former Inquirer Bldg., 400 N. Broad St. Explore the little known post-industrial landscape of downtown Philadelphia. This 1.5-mile tour focuses on a three-block-wide swath of the city along Callowhill and Willow Streets from Broad Street to the Delaware River. Numerous interesting warehouses, bridges, and other structures will be seen along the way, including the abandoned Reading...
    06/01/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 1, 2013 Meet at center of Kahn Park, 11th & Pine Sts. Stroll a charming labyrinth of streets west of Washington Square, a village-like setting right in the heart of Center City, developed in the mid 19th century. Experience an intimate "hierarchy of streets" where the larger style-conscious houses are on the main streets, the smaller scale houses built for the aspiring middle class are on the middle-sized streets, and what was worker housing is on the smallest alleys. See...
    06/01/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Art Deco Architecture Walking Tour: Art Deco Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 1, 2013 Meet at entrance to Liberty Place, 17th & Chestnut Sts. This popular early 20th century style, synonymous with the Jazz Age, has been described as having one foot in the past and one foot in the future. Its sleek appearance foretells the debut of Modernism while its use of Mayan and Aztec motifs echoes the past. Among Philadelphia's outstanding examples featured on this walk is the flamboyant WCAU Building on the 1600 block of Chestnut Street, now home to the Art Institute...
    06/02/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 2, 2013 Meet at NE corner, 2nd & Spruce Sts. Society Hill received its name from the "Free Society of Traders" who were granted a strip of land in this area by William Penn in 1683. Take a leisurely walk through this country's largest, intact collection of original colonial and post-colonial residential architecture. Learn about this neighborhood's mid 20th century renewal efforts and its contribution to establishing Philadelphia as a "livable" city.
    06/05/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 5, 2013 Meet at east entrance to Bourse Building, 111 S. 4th St. In the early years of the new Republic, Philadelphia was the nation’s financial capital, home to the first stock exchange (1790), the Bank of the United States, the US Mint, the first securities exchange, the first commodities exchange, and other early banking and insurance institutions. The epicenter of this activity was Chestnut Street in Old City, where important early institutions were housed in architectural...
    06/08/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Bella Vista Architecture Walking Tour: Bella Vista Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 8, 2013 Meet SE corner of 10th & South Sts. Bella Vista (“beautiful view”) is a vibrant, historic residential neighborhood and home to the famous Ninth Street Market, AKA the Italian Market, one of the nation’s oldest continuously operating open-air markets. The tour will highlight the lively neighborhood's architecture, diverse ethnic mix, and social changes.
    06/08/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 8, 2013 Meet at entrance to Franklin Court, 312-22 Market St. Celebrate the 300th anniversary of this most famous "adopted" Philadelphian's birth by following in his footsteps through colonial Philadelphia, beginning at the site of his home and print shop, Franklin Court, creatively commemorated by Venturi and Rauch with John Milner Associates in 1976. Explore the other significant sites of the birthplace of our nation and learn how American architecture, too, was born here....
    06/09/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City Architecture Walking Tour: Old City Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 9, 2013 Meet at the benches, N. 2nd St. at Elfreth's Alley. Explore colonial Philadelphia and walk some of its original streets. See famous Elfreth's Alley, the oldest continuously occupied street in the US, and experience the walking/mercantile city, as well as a later generation of Victorian structures. Learn how this area remained the center of Philadelphia's commercial, retail and governmental activities until the city finally moved "westward" to Center Square in the...
    06/12/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 12, 2013 Meet in front of Jack’s Firehouse, 2130 Fairmount Ave. Stroll through this early city suburb, developed in the late 19th century, that was home to merchants, workers and even prisoners. Enjoy a diversity of exuberant late Victorian homes and view the world-renowned Eastern State Penitentiary, built in the 1820s and studied by penal experts from Asia and Europe at that time.
    06/15/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 15, 2013 Meet at NW corner, 9th & Spruce Sts. Many of Philadelphia's most beautiful townhouses are located along Spruce and Locust Streets in this Center City neighborhood east of Broad Street. Marvel at the Gothic Revival windows, Queen Anne Revival turrets, balconies, bays, garlands and gables designed by many prominent Philadelphia architects.
    06/15/13	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South Architecture Walking Tour: South of South Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 15, 2013 Meet in front of LaVa Café, 2100 South St. This rowhouse neighborhood includes variety of modest houses alongside several magnificent 19th c. churches. See the house, now a museum, where famed contralto Marian Anderson lived across the street from Union Baptist Church where she sang as a child. Learn how the splendid Greek Revival Naval Home, a National Historic Landmark by Philadelphia architect William Strickland, became part of a residential development. See surprising...
    06/16/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 16, 2013 Meet at steps of the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Experience Philadelphia in the Gilded Age when wealthy industrialists turned to architecture to express money and power. See the opulent Bellevue Stratford Hotel, now a mixed-use office building and luxury hotel; the Ritz Carlton Hotel, originally the Girard Trust Bank; and the acclaimed PSFS Building, now the Loews Hotel. Learn how all three have been architecturally maintained and transformed into new uses.
    06/19/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Lewis & Clark in Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Lewis & Clark in Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 19, 2013 Meet at NW corner, 5th & Arch Sts. Follow in the footsteps of these important early American explorers where their historic trek began 200 years ago and learn about the buildings and institutions, past and present, that lined this early phase of their route.
    06/22/13	Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 22, 2013 Meet at the most eastern courtyard entrance at 3260 South St. Stroll the campus of one of the country's most prestigious Ivy League schools. See old and new buildings designed by such notable American architects as Trumbauer, Cope & Stewardson, Furness, Kahn, and Venturi Scott Brown. Hear about campus planning and the neighborhood's revitalization and enjoy the University's award-winning landscape.
    06/22/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge Architecture Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 22, 2013 Meet in front of St. George’s United Methodist Church, N. 4th & New Sts. You’ve crossed it by car or viewed it from afar; now experience this magnificent bridge from a whole new perspective! Walk from Philadelphia to Camden with our guide to learn about the history and construction of what was once the longest suspension bridge in the world. Look down on the mighty Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Get acquainted with the past, present and...
    06/23/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 23, 2013 Meet in front of PA. Academy of Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St. Although William Penn envisioned a grand civic boulevard for Broad Street, he would be dazzled by today's "Avenue of the Arts" with its rich assortment of building styles and functions. Marvel at the ornate Frank Furness-designed Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, celebrating Victorian eclecticism at its best. Gaze upward to the dramatic glass canopy of the Kimmel Center, designed by Rafael Vinoly, and in...
    06/26/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City: Callowhill West District Architecture Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City: Callowhill West District Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 26, 2013 Meet at Starbucks at 20th & Callowhill Sts. This 1.5-mile tour focuses on a four-block-wide swath of the city between Vine and Spring Garden Streets from 20th St. to Broad. The considerable history of this part of the city going back to the early 1700s will be discussed. Learn how this neighborhood—a country estate in the early 18th century -- played an important part in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and later became the center of American locomotive production,...
    06/29/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 29, 2013 Meet at pool, center of Rittenhouse Square. Contrast the many generations of high-rise apartment building architecture on the Square - representing every decade of the 20th century - with the smaller scale of the grand houses on nearby streets while walking past some of Philadelphia's most fashionable brownstones.
    06/29/13	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 29, 2013 Meet at NE corner of 5th & Chestnut Sts. Where else but Philadelphia can you view three centuries of American architecture along a single street on just one tour? The tour begins at Independence National Historical Park in front of the Old City Hall, which housed the Supreme Court when Philadelphia was the capital of the nation. The tour concludes at City Hall on William Penn's original Center Square, once the tallest building in the world. In between, the astounding variety...
    06/30/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New Architecture Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 30, 2013 Meet at exterior north portal, City Hall, N. Broad St. & JFK Blvd. Penn Center, one of the country's most acclaimed examples of 20th century, post World War II urban renewal, is a lasting legacy of Edmund Bacon and the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Learn how this world-famous city planner based this commercial development complex on William Penn's vision that Market Street would be a commercial thoroughfare and see two generations of commercial architecture: Modern...

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/25/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 25, 2013 Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Meet at steps of the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Take in the total experience of Philadelphia during the magnificent Gilded Age era. Begin at The Bellevue, opened in 1910 as Philadelphia's premier hotel, the Bellevue Stratford. Learn about cultural, financial, commercial and civic institutions and private clubs, religious structures and the grand urban town houses and mansions in which wealthy Philadelphians lived during these...
    05/25/13	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 25, 2013 City Hall to City Hall Meet at NE corner of 5th & Chestnut Sts. Where else but Philadelphia can you view three centuries of American architecture along a single street on just one tour? The tour begins at Independence National Historical Park in front of the Old City Hall, which housed the Supreme Court when Philadelphia was the capital of the nation. The tour concludes at City Hall on William Penn's original Center Square, once the tallest building in the...
    10/23/10- Ongoing	Architectural Walking Tours Various Locations Architectural Walking Tours Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia at Various Locations October 23, 2010 - Ongoing The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment. Want to get tickets for this event and others like it at half-price?

  • Upcoming Events

    05/26/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 26, 2013 Gilded Age Philadelphia Meet at steps of the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Experience Philadelphia in the Gilded Age when wealthy industrialists turned to architecture to express money and power. See the opulent Bellevue Stratford Hotel, now a mixed-use office building and luxury hotel; the Ritz Carlton Hotel, originally the Girard Trust Bank; and the acclaimed PSFS Building, now the Loews Hotel. Learn how all three have been architecturally maintained and transformed...
    05/29/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad St to the Delaware River Architecture Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad St to the Delaware River Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia May 29, 2013 Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad to the Delaware River Meet in front of former Inquirer Bldg., 400 N. Broad St. Explore the little known post-industrial landscape of downtown Philadelphia. This 1.5-mile tour focuses on a three-block-wide swath of the city along Callowhill and Willow Streets from Broad Street to the Delaware River. Numerous interesting warehouses, bridges, and other structures will be seen along the way, including the abandoned Reading...
    06/01/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 1, 2013 Meet at center of Kahn Park, 11th & Pine Sts. Stroll a charming labyrinth of streets west of Washington Square, a village-like setting right in the heart of Center City, developed in the mid 19th century. Experience an intimate "hierarchy of streets" where the larger style-conscious houses are on the main streets, the smaller scale houses built for the aspiring middle class are on the middle-sized streets, and what was worker housing is on the smallest alleys. See...
    06/01/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Art Deco Architecture Walking Tour: Art Deco Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 1, 2013 Meet at entrance to Liberty Place, 17th & Chestnut Sts. This popular early 20th century style, synonymous with the Jazz Age, has been described as having one foot in the past and one foot in the future. Its sleek appearance foretells the debut of Modernism while its use of Mayan and Aztec motifs echoes the past. Among Philadelphia's outstanding examples featured on this walk is the flamboyant WCAU Building on the 1600 block of Chestnut Street, now home to the Art Institute...
    06/02/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 2, 2013 Meet at NE corner, 2nd & Spruce Sts. Society Hill received its name from the "Free Society of Traders" who were granted a strip of land in this area by William Penn in 1683. Take a leisurely walk through this country's largest, intact collection of original colonial and post-colonial residential architecture. Learn about this neighborhood's mid 20th century renewal efforts and its contribution to establishing Philadelphia as a "livable" city.
    06/05/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 5, 2013 Meet at east entrance to Bourse Building, 111 S. 4th St. In the early years of the new Republic, Philadelphia was the nation’s financial capital, home to the first stock exchange (1790), the Bank of the United States, the US Mint, the first securities exchange, the first commodities exchange, and other early banking and insurance institutions. The epicenter of this activity was Chestnut Street in Old City, where important early institutions were housed in architectural...
    06/08/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Bella Vista Architecture Walking Tour: Bella Vista Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 8, 2013 Meet SE corner of 10th & South Sts. Bella Vista (“beautiful view”) is a vibrant, historic residential neighborhood and home to the famous Ninth Street Market, AKA the Italian Market, one of the nation’s oldest continuously operating open-air markets. The tour will highlight the lively neighborhood's architecture, diverse ethnic mix, and social changes.
    06/08/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 8, 2013 Meet at entrance to Franklin Court, 312-22 Market St. Celebrate the 300th anniversary of this most famous "adopted" Philadelphian's birth by following in his footsteps through colonial Philadelphia, beginning at the site of his home and print shop, Franklin Court, creatively commemorated by Venturi and Rauch with John Milner Associates in 1976. Explore the other significant sites of the birthplace of our nation and learn how American architecture, too, was born here....
    06/09/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City Architecture Walking Tour: Old City Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 9, 2013 Meet at the benches, N. 2nd St. at Elfreth's Alley. Explore colonial Philadelphia and walk some of its original streets. See famous Elfreth's Alley, the oldest continuously occupied street in the US, and experience the walking/mercantile city, as well as a later generation of Victorian structures. Learn how this area remained the center of Philadelphia's commercial, retail and governmental activities until the city finally moved "westward" to Center Square in the...
    06/12/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 12, 2013 Meet in front of Jack’s Firehouse, 2130 Fairmount Ave. Stroll through this early city suburb, developed in the late 19th century, that was home to merchants, workers and even prisoners. Enjoy a diversity of exuberant late Victorian homes and view the world-renowned Eastern State Penitentiary, built in the 1820s and studied by penal experts from Asia and Europe at that time.
    06/15/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 15, 2013 Meet at NW corner, 9th & Spruce Sts. Many of Philadelphia's most beautiful townhouses are located along Spruce and Locust Streets in this Center City neighborhood east of Broad Street. Marvel at the Gothic Revival windows, Queen Anne Revival turrets, balconies, bays, garlands and gables designed by many prominent Philadelphia architects.
    06/15/13	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South Architecture Walking Tour: South of South Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 15, 2013 Meet in front of LaVa Café, 2100 South St. This rowhouse neighborhood includes variety of modest houses alongside several magnificent 19th c. churches. See the house, now a museum, where famed contralto Marian Anderson lived across the street from Union Baptist Church where she sang as a child. Learn how the splendid Greek Revival Naval Home, a National Historic Landmark by Philadelphia architect William Strickland, became part of a residential development. See surprising...
    06/16/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 16, 2013 Meet at steps of the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Experience Philadelphia in the Gilded Age when wealthy industrialists turned to architecture to express money and power. See the opulent Bellevue Stratford Hotel, now a mixed-use office building and luxury hotel; the Ritz Carlton Hotel, originally the Girard Trust Bank; and the acclaimed PSFS Building, now the Loews Hotel. Learn how all three have been architecturally maintained and transformed into new uses.
    06/19/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Lewis & Clark in Philadelphia Architecture Walking Tour: Lewis & Clark in Philadelphia Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 19, 2013 Meet at NW corner, 5th & Arch Sts. Follow in the footsteps of these important early American explorers where their historic trek began 200 years ago and learn about the buildings and institutions, past and present, that lined this early phase of their route.
    06/22/13	Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 22, 2013 Meet at the most eastern courtyard entrance at 3260 South St. Stroll the campus of one of the country's most prestigious Ivy League schools. See old and new buildings designed by such notable American architects as Trumbauer, Cope & Stewardson, Furness, Kahn, and Venturi Scott Brown. Hear about campus planning and the neighborhood's revitalization and enjoy the University's award-winning landscape.
    06/22/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge Architecture Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 22, 2013 Meet in front of St. George’s United Methodist Church, N. 4th & New Sts. You’ve crossed it by car or viewed it from afar; now experience this magnificent bridge from a whole new perspective! Walk from Philadelphia to Camden with our guide to learn about the history and construction of what was once the longest suspension bridge in the world. Look down on the mighty Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Get acquainted with the past, present and...
    06/23/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 23, 2013 Meet in front of PA. Academy of Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St. Although William Penn envisioned a grand civic boulevard for Broad Street, he would be dazzled by today's "Avenue of the Arts" with its rich assortment of building styles and functions. Marvel at the ornate Frank Furness-designed Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, celebrating Victorian eclecticism at its best. Gaze upward to the dramatic glass canopy of the Kimmel Center, designed by Rafael Vinoly, and in...
    06/26/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City: Callowhill West District Architecture Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City: Callowhill West District Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 26, 2013 Meet at Starbucks at 20th & Callowhill Sts. This 1.5-mile tour focuses on a four-block-wide swath of the city between Vine and Spring Garden Streets from 20th St. to Broad. The considerable history of this part of the city going back to the early 1700s will be discussed. Learn how this neighborhood—a country estate in the early 18th century -- played an important part in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and later became the center of American locomotive production,...
    06/29/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 29, 2013 Meet at pool, center of Rittenhouse Square. Contrast the many generations of high-rise apartment building architecture on the Square - representing every decade of the 20th century - with the smaller scale of the grand houses on nearby streets while walking past some of Philadelphia's most fashionable brownstones.
    06/29/13	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 29, 2013 Meet at NE corner of 5th & Chestnut Sts. Where else but Philadelphia can you view three centuries of American architecture along a single street on just one tour? The tour begins at Independence National Historical Park in front of the Old City Hall, which housed the Supreme Court when Philadelphia was the capital of the nation. The tour concludes at City Hall on William Penn's original Center Square, once the tallest building in the world. In between, the astounding variety...
    06/30/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New Architecture Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia June 30, 2013 Meet at exterior north portal, City Hall, N. Broad St. & JFK Blvd. Penn Center, one of the country's most acclaimed examples of 20th century, post World War II urban renewal, is a lasting legacy of Edmund Bacon and the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Learn how this world-famous city planner based this commercial development complex on William Penn's vision that Market Street would be a commercial thoroughfare and see two generations of commercial architecture: Modern...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/22/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Media
    05/19/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    05/18/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square
    05/18/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden
    05/15/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Fishtown
    05/12/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Sacred Sites
    05/11/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East
    05/11/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven: Architecture and Finance in Philadelphia
    05/08/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    05/05/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Sacred Sites
    05/04/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square
    05/04/13	Architecture Walking Tour: Bella Vista
    12/16/12	Sacred Spaces Open House
    10/28/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West
    10/28/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Spruce Hill Victoriana
    10/27/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Fishtown
    10/27/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    10/21/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    10/21/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts
    10/20/12	Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania
    10/20/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
    10/14/12	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South
    10/14/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Terra Cotta Ornament
    10/13/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    10/13/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    10/12/12	A Sense of Place: Weaving Neighborhood Fabric Back Together
    10/07/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Classical Philadelphia
    10/07/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Merion (Montgomery County)
    10/06/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Underground Philadelphia: Subways, Railways & Stations
    10/06/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    09/30/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    09/30/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad
    09/29/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West
    09/29/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge
    09/23/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    09/23/12	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South
    09/22/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    09/22/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square
    09/16/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square
    09/16/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Powelton
    09/15/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Fishtown
    09/15/12	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall & Center Square
    09/09/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    09/09/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia
    09/08/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Bella Vista
    09/08/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East
    09/02/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Classical Philadelphia
    09/02/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
    09/01/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Historic North Central Delaware Waterfront
    09/01/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City
    08/29/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City: Callowhill West District
    08/26/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden
    08/25/12	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South
    08/25/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    08/22/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    08/19/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Jewish Immigrant Philadelphia
    08/18/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    08/18/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven: Architecture and Finance in Philadelphia
    08/15/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Beaux Arts Philadelphia
    08/12/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age
    08/11/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square
    08/11/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City Sacred Sites
    08/08/12	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall & Center Square
    08/05/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    08/04/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Manayunk
    08/04/12	Architecture Walking Tours
    08/04/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Norristown
    08/01/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Girard Estate
    07/29/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Northern Liberties
    07/28/12	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South
    07/28/12	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall
    07/25/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Germantown
    07/22/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    07/21/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Fishtown
    07/21/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Sacred Sites
    07/18/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age
    07/15/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Spring Garden
    07/14/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge
    07/14/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad
    07/11/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    07/08/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City
    07/07/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square
    07/07/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. Broad to Delaware River
    07/01/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West
    06/30/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Bellevue Hotel
    06/30/12	Architecture Walking Tour: FishTown Penn Treaty Park
    06/27/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City: Callowhill West District
    06/24/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven: Architecture & Finance In Phila
    06/23/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East
    06/23/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
    06/20/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Lewis & Clark in Philadelphia
    06/17/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    06/16/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    06/16/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    06/13/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    06/10/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Sacred Sites
    06/09/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Northern Liberties
    06/09/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Classical Philadelphia
    06/06/12	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall
    06/03/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Spruce Hill Victoriana
    06/02/12	Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania
    06/02/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Historic North Central Delaware Waterfront
    05/30/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City Elfreth's Alley
    05/27/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - School of Fine Arts Gallery
    05/26/12	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South
    05/26/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad Kahn Park
    05/23/12	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall
    05/20/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East Rittenhouse Square
    05/19/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad Bellevue Hotel
    05/19/12	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets, Fitler Square Fitler Square
    05/16/12	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall & Center Square
    05/13/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Jewish Philadelphia in Colonial Times Elfreth's Alley
    05/12/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven: Architecture and Finance in Philadelphia
    05/12/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Underground Philadelphia: Subways, Railways & Stations 30th Street Station
    05/09/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Post Industrial City - Callowhill Street from Broad to the Delaware River
    05/06/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Old City Sacred Sites
    05/05/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    05/05/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Around Washington Square
    05/02/12	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Sacred Sites
    10/30/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Historic North Central Delaware Waterfront
    10/30/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Spruce Hill Victoriana
    10/29/11	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall & Center Square
    10/29/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Avenue of the Arts
    10/23/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New
    10/23/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    10/22/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven: Architecture & Finance In Philadelphia
    10/22/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Old City
    10/16/11	Architecture Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania
    10/16/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Jewish Immigrant Philadelphia
    10/15/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square
    10/15/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square
    10/09/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia
    10/09/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
    10/08/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West
    10/08/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    10/02/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Classical Philadelphia
    10/02/11	Architecture Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    10/01/11	Architecture Walking Tour: South of South
    10/01/11	Architecture Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall
    09/25/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Girard Estate
    09/24/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
    09/24/11	Architectural Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania
    09/18/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    09/18/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Jewish Philadelphia in Colonial Times
    09/17/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Classical Philadelphia
    09/17/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Underground Philadelphia: Subways, Railways, and Stations
    09/11/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Media (Delaware County)
    09/11/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Fishtown
    09/10/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Post-Industrial City - Callowhill West District
    09/10/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Up and Over the Ben Franklin Bridge
    09/04/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Diamond Street Historic District
    09/04/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    09/03/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New
    09/03/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square
    08/31/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Historic North Central Delaware Waterfront Christ Church and Cemetery
    08/28/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East Of Broad Kahn Park
    08/27/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Fishtown Penn Treaty Park
    08/27/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia Bellevue Hotel
    08/24/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New Philadelphia City Hall
    08/21/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Society Hill Sacred Sites Society Hill
    08/20/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square Fitler Square
    08/20/11	Architectural Walking Tours Bourse
    08/17/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Benjamin Franklin Parkway Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    08/14/11	Architectural Walking Tour: City Hall To City Hall Independence National Historical Park
    08/13/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West Rittenhouse Square
    08/13/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    08/10/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Art Deco Shops at Liberty Place
    08/07/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll Society Hill
    08/06/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East Rittenhouse Square
    08/06/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Up And Over The Ben Franklin Bridge
    08/03/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Avenue Of The Arts Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
    07/31/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Diamond Street Historic District
    07/30/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East
    07/30/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Littlest Streets Fitler Square
    07/27/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad to Delaware River
    07/24/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Historic North Central Delaware Waterfront
    07/23/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Old City Sacred Sites
    07/23/11	Architectural Walking Tours
    07/20/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Bankers' Heaven: Architecture And Finance In Philadelphia
    07/17/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square West
    07/16/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
    07/13/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old & New
    07/10/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad
    07/09/11	Architectural Walking Tour: South of South
    07/09/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Spring Garden
    07/06/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Around Washington Square
    07/03/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square Sacred Sites
    07/02/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Powelton
    07/02/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Beaux Arts Philadelphia
    06/29/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
    06/26/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Victorian Washington Square West
    06/25/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
    06/25/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia
    06/22/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Skyscrapers Old and New
    06/19/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Jewish Philadelphia in Colonial Times
    06/18/11	Architectural Walking Tour: University of Pennsylvania
    06/18/11	Architectural Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall
    06/15/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Lewis & Clark in Philadelphia
    06/12/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Rittenhouse Square East
    06/11/11	Architectural Walking Tour: Art Deco