The 2021 DesignPhiladelphia Festival is back! This month don't miss their programs including To Build a More Perfect Union: Architecture and Democracy hosted at Carpenters' Hall on October 12.
Your October
Preservation To-Do List
October 1 - October 10
Museum Hours

Philadelphia: City of Breweries - A Special Breweriana Exhibition

Presented by Neon Museum of Philadelphia

Saturday, October 2
10:00 am

Revolutionary Germantown Festival

Presented by Cliveden of the National Trust the Member Sites of Historic Germantown

October 2 and 3
Multiple Times

10 x 10 – Walk Around Philadelphia

Presented by Walk Around Philadelphia

Sunday, October 3
2:00 pm

Southwark Rediscovered: A Walking Tour of Historic Queen Village

Presented by Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation

Tuesday, October 5
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
Julian Abele, Architect and the Beaux Arts

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, October 6
5:00 pm

How Existing Buildings Save Carbon, Build Community and Support Equity

Presented by Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, October 7
6:00 pm

Why Old Places Matter Panel

Presented by Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Historical Commission October Meetings

Monthly Meeting
Friday, October 8 at 9:00 am

Historic Designation Meeting
Wednesday, October 20 at 9:30am

Architectural Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 26 at 9am

October 8-17
7:00 pm

Night of Lights

Presented by Chestnut Hill Conservancy

Saturday, October 9
9:00 am

“Finding A Bit of Japan” in New Hope, PA: tour to the Raymond Farm Center and Nakashima Woodworkers

Presented by Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and Shofuso in partnership with Design Philadelphia and Docomomo US

October 9-10
Check Schedule for Times

Areas in Focus Walking Tours: The Cut, The Tunnel, The Viaduct and Phase One

Presented by Friends of the Rail Park

Sunday, October 10
1:00 pm

Architecture Walking Tour of Tulpehocken Station Historic District

Presented by Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

Tuesday, October 12
5:30 pm

To Build A More Perfect Union: Architecture & Democracy

Presented by The Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia (part of Design Philadelphia)

Tuesday, October 12
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
Willis G. Hale and the Art of the Architectural Aberration

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, October 13
8:00 am

Meet the Developers

Presented by Center City Proprieters Association

Thursday, October 14
6:00 pm

Building the Imperial— Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan

Presented by Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design

Tuesday, October 19
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
The Architecture of Science: William Wagner, John McArthur and the Wagner Free Institute of Science

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Thursday, October 21
12:00 pm

Reimagining the Corn Exchange Bank to be a Tech Nerd's Dream

Presented by Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, Oct 21
6:00 pm

In With The Old 2021

Presented by Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance

Thursday, October 21
5:00 pm

CCHPN Virtual Series~Bondsville Mill, Textile Mill with a 100 Year History

Presented by Chester County Historic Preservation Network

Sunday, October 24
2:00 pm

Take A Walking Tour of Tourison

Presented by Elise Rivers, Esq., M.Ac.

Monday, October 25
6:00 pm

Design for Chosen Land: Building at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Shelter in the 21st Century

Presented by Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania

Tuesday, October 26
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
7th Ward Tribute

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, Oct 27
6:00 pm

Modern Spaces of Electric Light with Sandy Isenstadt

Presented by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and Society of Architectural Historians

Thursday, Oct 28
12:00 pm

Inequality in Bronze: Shared Authority and Collaborative Commemoration at Stenton

Presented by Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, Oct 28
5:30 pm

Fire Marks: The Visual Proof of Insurance

Presented by The Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia & Fireman’s Hall Museum

Thursday, Oct 28
7:00 pm

Ask Us Anything

Presented by Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation

Thursday, Oct 28
6:00 pm

Ambassadors of Modernism Introducing Modern Architecture in Japan and the Diplomatic Works of Antonin and Noémi Raymond

Presented by Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design

Sunday, Oct 31
4:00 pm

An Autumnal Evening of Arias Duets & Trios in Concert

Presented by Marian Anderson Historical Society & The Chapel of Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation

Throughout October
See Website for Tour Times

Indoors and Outdoor Tours at Cliveden

Presented by Cliveden of the National Trust


PAGP Architecture Walking Tours
Get to know Philadelphia through our walking tours led by our knowledgeable guides and discover new things about your city one neighborhood at a time.

September 28 - November 16

2021 Fall Speaker Series

Join us Tuesday evenings at 6pm for 8 new virtual lectures!
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