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	Complete Preservation Events Calendar Ed Bacon Awards Looking in Philadelphia Weeknights at the Wagner: What's Love Got To Do With It? Preserving Pennsylvania: A Workshop for Communities Valentine's Ghost Tour of Society Hill Hidden and Forgotten Waterways of Philadelphia New Trails in the Schuylkill Highlands Freedom Bound: African American Women in 18th and 19th Century Philadelphia A Guide’s View of Philadelphia Workshop Series African-American Life and Labor in the White House Neighborhood Celebrate Dickens' Birthday in Clark Park Please Support Historic Preservation JOIN THE ALLIANCE		FEBRUARY 2012 Endangered Properties List Good News There is more good news to report on our 2011 Endangered Properties List! The Kensington Soup Kitchen, a 142-year-old Fishtown landmark, is one step closer to protection after the Philadelphia Historical Commission included it on its upcoming Designation Committee agenda. The committee will meet on February 27 to review this and six other nominations to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. The committee makes a recommendation to the full Historical Commission, which votes on the nominations March 9. For more information on these meetings and how you can support nominations to the Philadelphia Register, contact advocacy@preservationalliance.com. Preservation Awards Nominations Closed The nominations have been submitted and the Grand Jury is set to meet to select the 2012 Preservation Achievement Award winners. The Preservation Alliance will announce the winners in the coming weeks. Mark you calendar now for the preservation event of the year- the Preservation Achievement Awards Luncheon- to be held on Tuesday, May 8! Tickets and sponsorships will be on sale soon. Assumption Update While the fate of Spring Garden Street’s historic Church of the Assumption still awaits a ruling from Commonwealth Court, the L&I Review Board recently released their findings in the case. The Preservation Alliance’s John Gallery testified before the Board in May of 2011 that the church’s current owners had not met the definitions of financial hardship required under the city’s Preservation Ordinance to allow the church’s demolition. The Board’s findings cited this and other testimony in their decision to overrule a previous demolition approval from the Philadelphia Historical Commission. You can visit our website to download the court’s findings, or read more about the case at Plan Philly. Opportunity Knocks Do you know of an historic building that deserves a preservation-minded new owner? Are you in search of a preservation challenge? Since last April, our website has featured “Historic Opportunities,” buildings on the market that are prime candidates for restoration or rehabilitation. A few of these buildings, like the former Mercantile Library, have since been purchased by owners with exciting new plans. Click here to learn more about the future of the Mercantile Library, and stay tuned in the coming months as plans for other featured buildings are revealed. As always, you can email suggestions for future listings to advocacy@preservationalliance.com. PHMC Opens Eastern Field Office for Preservation Services The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) announced the opening of a new field office for historic preservation services at Graeme Park in Horsham, Montgomery County, one of 25 historic sites and museums PHMC administers on its Pennsylvania Trails of History®. The office will serve citizens in the eastern part of Pennsylvania including Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne counties. PHMC opened the new office to help residents, local governments and non-profit organizations better access a broad range of programs, including the surveying and documentation of historic places, National Register of Historic Places nominations, certified local government designation, Historical Architectural Review Board training, guidance and technical assistance, grant and rehabilitation investment tax credits and state historical marker applications. The office will be staffed by historic preservation specialist Cory R. Kegerise who can be reached at 215.219.3824 or ckegerise@pa.gov. Read more here. Alliance Partner to Win Award Congratulations to Fran Aulston, executive director of the Paul Robeson House, who will be receiving the 2012 Champion of Arts and Activism Award from Spiral Q Puppet Theater at its annual Q Awards program on February 11. The Q Awards honor fellow community members and organizations whose work reflects Spiral Q’s core values of using sustainable practices, challenging discrimination, working collaboratively, and realizing a symbiosis of art-making and activism. Ms. Aulston represents one of six African American historic sites/museums who have partnered with the Preservation Alliance since 2009 to increase visibility and capacity of these significant Philadelphia places. Tuskeegee Airman Exhibit Opens Next Week On Tuesday, February 7, the ACES Museum in Germantown opens *Tuskegee Airmen, an exhibit honoring the contribution of the first African American military aviators in the United States armed forces who trained at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. ACES' mission is to acknowledge the heroes of the WWII era, both civilian and military, while introducing people, especially children, to the excitement of history. The museum, located at 5801 Germantown Avenue, is open every Tuesday, 12-4pm, beginning February 7 and will also be open Saturday, Feb. 11 and 25, 10am-2pm. For more information, call 215.842 .3742. 2011 Pennsylvania At Risk List Announced* Preservation Pennsylvania recently released its annual Pennsylvania At Risk list which features several flood damaged historic resources and other historic properties that are threatened by demolition, significant deterioration, vandalism, alteration, and/or loss of their historic setting. Published annually, Pennsylvania At Risk is a representative sampling of the variety and richness of our Commonwealth's historic properties and the types and severity of threats they face. This list is compiled from recommendations made by members, board and staff of Preservation Pennsylvania, local heritage organizations, the Bureau for Historic Preservation, PHMC and the general public. Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History, & Politics "Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History, & Politics" is a fascinating and entertaining lecture series featuring distinguished local scholars. The series explores our city's diverse architectural styles, population changes, advances in building technologies, and the personalities behind our greatest building projects. Find out why Philadelphia became the unique city it is today and how we influenced our nation! The lectures run on ten consecutive Tuesdays, March 6 to May 8, 6-8pm, at the Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street. Those who complete the series are invited to apply to be tour guides at both the Center for Architecture and the Preservation Alliance, and Alliance members can attend at a discount. MONTHLY MYSTERY PHOTO Do you know where and what this is? Click here to see a larger image. Email your answer to info@preservationalliance.com. The first five people to submit the correct answer will receive a packet of limited edition Preservation Alliance note cards! JANUARY MYSTERY PHOTO 3701 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA The Beury Building is a North Philadelphia landmark, designed by William H. Lee and built in 1926 for the National Bank of North Philadelphia. The 14-story art deco tower is listed on both the Philadelphia and National Registers. We stumped readers last month with this one, and no one submitted the correct answer. Better luck this month!