Our Latest Designation, and Two More in Process

1700-06 Race

We are pleased to share our latest successful nomination to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, 1700-06 Race St, the former James McGinnis Company Building and Arthur Mallie Residence (1700-02) and the former Ellison Apartments (1706). 1704 Race, a c.1850 Italianate rowhouse is included in the parcel, however has been heavily altered and entirely refaced and is considered non-contributing to the designation.

In addition to their handsome features, many of them signatures of Georgian Revival, the row is also a remnant of the neighborhood’s architectural and commercial character prior to the development of the nearby Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The full nomination is available here:

https://www.phila.gov/media/20230117101444/1700-06-Race-St-nomination.pdf

Left: Boot N Saddle Sign

Right: Crystal Bird Fauset House

Photo Credits: PHC Staff

We currently have two more nominations pending before the Philadelphia Historical Commission: an object nomination of the Boot N Saddle neon sign at 1131 S. Broad St; and 5401-03 Vine St, the former home of Crystal Bird Fauset, the first African American woman elected to a state legislature in the United States. Both were unanimously recommended for approval at the January 18th meeting of the PHC’s Committee on Historic Designation. Full nominations available here and here:

https://www.phila.gov/media/20230106110856/1131-S-Broad-St-sign-nomination.pdf

https://www.phila.gov/media/20230106111016/5401-03-Vine-St-nomination.pdf