An exhibition exploring the Arts and Crafts movement in Philadelphia is now on view until October 11

Through a fellowship with People’s Media Record, Mt. Airy resident Regina Jennings reveals a treasure trove of Black Panther Party ephemera

Quaker values and education for all illuminate the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

The Committee of 1926's landmark exhibition, "From Invisible to Invincible: Honoring the Art of Color," is now on view in Fairmount Park

The city is throwing an epic birthday party for the late jazz giant beginning September 23

A Beaux Arts beauty on Broad Street withstands the test of time

Kimberly Haas has this report from the September 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Stacia Friedman explores sustainable residential projects in and around Philadelphia. In this first installment, a passive renovation on Pine Street makes history

The historic building at 15-17 S. 7th Street is deteriorating and the City has neglected it since the Philadelphia History Museum was forced to close in 2018

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights vulnerable buildings and sites rescued by reuse with its quarterly list, Places Saved

Thomas H. Keels surveys the buildings and landmarks of the 1976 Bicentennial of American Independence in this final installment of a three-part series

A block of brick carriage houses in Spring Garden receives a rosy rehabilitation

Kimberly Haas has this report from the August 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights demolished buildings with its quarterly list, Places Lost

Philly's former ties to Greenland run deep. Christopher Dougherty distils the complex history of a mineral-rich connection

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights buildings under threat with its quarterly list, Places to Save

Thomas H. Keels surveys the buildings and landmarks of the Sesquicentennial International Exposition of 1926 in this second installment of a three-part series

Public outcry and a new petition urge officials to save the historic span from neglect and vandalism

Alan Jaffe and Bryan Mckinney spotlight unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in the architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In ...

Kimberly Haas has this report from the July 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

A City Council policy that changed zoning processes for historic buildings is both intentional and highly effective

David Owen Bell interviews Andrew Ferrett, director of the sprawling 10-part history film series "In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America"

Keshler Thibert explores Philadelphia's historical ties to Marxism and the American labor movement

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights buildings under threat with its quarterly list, Places to Save

Kyle Bagenstose chronicles our city's obsession with blowing stuff up on the Fourth of July

America's oldest federal building steps into the spotlight for the Semiquincentennial

A Germanic gem in Montgomery County reveals a flair for Flemish bond

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights demolished buildings with its quarterly list, Places Lost

Concerned residents and real estate investment clash in West Philadelphia

Kimberly Haas has this report from the June 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

The online resource, featuring history and first-hand experiences, aims to help humanize life in prison

Supporters of the Philadelphia Register fear Bill No. 251030 will erode the historic nomination process and jeopardize protections for potential local landmarks

Thomas Keels surveys the buildings of the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in this first installment of a three-part series

The President House at Independence National Historical Park joins 11 other sites dedicated to inclusive American history

Philly's building boom makes its presence known on Germantown Avenue

Kyle Bagenstose explores 300 years of transition in a North Philly neighborhood

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights vulnerable buildings rescued with reuse with its quarterly list, Places Saved

Asian Arts Initiative puts Chinatown's fight against the Philadelphia 76ers on full display

Kimberly Haas has this report from the May 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Stacia Friedman explores an old homestead in Overbrook that has kept busy for 393 years

Alan Jaffe and Bryan Mckinney spotlight unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in the architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In ...

Philadelphia Water Department historian Adam Levine talks Philly’s lost creeks and the city's vast network of underground channels

Kimberly Haas explores the city's long history of charitable chow houses

Property owners are challenging the jurisdiction of the Historical Commission to overturn neighborhood landmark designations

As Philadelphia gears up for the Semiquincentennial, David Owen Bell consults the work of historians, scholars, and journalists to reveal a troubled picture of past patriotic celebrations

Kimberly Haas has this report from the April 2026 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Kaia Chau founded the organization in homage to the Yellow Seeds, a group of Chinatown activists from the 1970s

Robin Hood Dell and the Mann Center for the Performing Arts take center stage in a recent title by Philadelphia music historian Jack McCarthy

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights demolished buildings with its quarterly list, Places Lost

The legendary company's last outpost in the city has officially closed