Winter scene from Glen Foerd Mansion 2022.
Happy New Year!
Your January
Preservation To-Do List
Wednesday, January 4
9:00 am
New Years Hike
Presented by Pennypack Environmental Center
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7:00 pm
Philadelphia City of Neighborhoods, 1890-1910 by Joseph Minardi
Presented by Northeast Philadelphia History Network, sponsored by Friends of Northeast Philadelphia History
Thursday, January 12
A Taste of 1876: Food and Drink at the Centennial Exposition
Presented by Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation
Philadelphia Historical Commission January Meetings
Monthly Meeting
Friday, January 13 at 9:00 am
Historic Designation Meeting
Wednesday, January 18 at 9:30am
Architectural Committee Meeting
Tuesday, January 24 at 9:00 am
January 14-22
WinTOUR Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Fairmount Park Conservancy
Tuesday, January 17
12:00 pm
Spotlight Talk: A Look at Wharton and Miriam in the Archives
Presented by Wharton Esherick Museum
Wednesday, January 18
10:00 am
Frank Furness: Seven Ideas about Architecture
Presented by Design Advocacy Group
6:00 pm
19th Century Movements for Prison Reform and Anti-Slavery Course
Presented by Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Thursday, January 19
Good Cop, Bad Cop: Matisse and His Publishers
Tuesday, January 24
University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District
Thursday, January 26
Change Over Time Dialogues: Legacies of Detention, Isolation, and Quarantine
Presented by Weitzman School Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania
Monday, January 30
5:00 pm
Postwar Modern Urban Townhomes: Early Chicago Work of Homer Rissman (1949-1953)
