The Preservation Alliance’s annual Architectural Dinner takes us to the recently renovated Elstowe Manor at Elkins Estate, the dazzling Gilded Age mansion of William L. Elkins, designed in 1898 by Horace Trumbauer. The $10 million renovation by Landmark Developers preserved most of the original manor.
Sister Mary Scullion and Joan Dawson McConnon will be honored as the recipients of the 2024 Mary Werner DeNadai Award – presented to a civic leader who has made a lasting impact in historic preservation.
Sr. Mary and Joan are renowned for their tremendous impact and legacy as the founders of PROJECT HOME over 35 years ago. Less well know is that many of the buildings that were renovated for supportive, affordable housing include the adaptive reuse of historic properties throughout the city.
“No One Is Home until We Are All Home”
is their famous motto…
… and in creating the new homes in which thousands of our fellow Philadelphians have relaunched their lives, Project HOME has also relaunched the lives of ten historic buildings, including an Art Deco office building in Fairmount, a hospital in Hunting Park, a turn of the century clubhouse on North Broad Street, a public school in Kensington, a home for retired actors in Wynnefield, a convent and rectory in North Philadelphia, a 1920s skyscraper in Rittenhouse, and a group of Victorian rowhouses in Strawberry Mansion.
Please join the celebration and enjoy an elegant evening that includes a seated dinner, open bar, live music, and more!
- 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
- 6:30 to 7:15 P.M. Award Presentation
- 7:15 to 8:00 P.M. Seated dinner served in the Ballroom
- 8:00 to 8:30 P.M. Dessert and Coffee
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
All proceeds from this fundraising event support the work and mission of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. Contact Susan Matyas for more information.
