Opportunities Industrialization Center, 1901 West Oxford Street, Philadelphia; Photo: Pete Woodall
Advocacy is both an area of concentration and a component of all of the Alliance’s work.
Advocacy programs and services include the following:
- Review and comment on proposals for alteration or demolition of historic properties in Philadelphia through regular monitoring of the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
- Appeals, when appropriate, of decisions by the Philadelphia Historical Commission or other public agencies, and support of appeals filed by community organizations in Philadelphia and adjacent counties.
- Participation in “Section 106” reviews of federally-funded projects to ensure the protection of historic resources.
- Advocacy on such public policy issues as creation of new state tax incentives for historic preservation, creation of conservation districts in Philadelphia, and review of proposed changes to the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance.
- Creation of on-line petitions and letter writing or email campaigns on critical local and state preservation issues.
- Advice to private developers, community organizations, and individuals on the laws and procedures of historic preservation including designation of historic properties, creation of historic districts, financial resources for preservation projects, and procedures for alterations or demolition of historic properties.
- Nominations of historic properties to the Philadelphia and National Registers of Historic Places.
Support our Advocacy efforts by donating to the Advocacy & Legal Defense Fund.
In The News
Winter 2025 Extant Magazine
- A Song of Survival and Loss: Preserving Philadelphia’s Musical Heritage
- Restoration Role Model: Ohio House
- Places to Save: University of the Arts Campus, Parke Building, Garden State Park Gatehouse
- Places Lost and Places Saved
- Unlisted Philadelphia: USS Olympia
- Final Word: The Sounds of Philly Reverberate Around the World
November To-Do List
Explore preservation events around Philadelphia with our monthly To-Do List!
To-Do List
October Advocacy Update: Provident Trust Co. Building Designated
At the October Historical Commission meeting, the Provident Trust Company Building at 1628-36 Chestnut Street was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Nominated for designation by the Preservation Alliance, the building was designed by the renowned firm Rankin & Kellogg, with Carl Ziegler as consulting architect.
Changes in Dept. of Planning and Development
Roundhouse Nomination Continued Again
Next Steps in Airy Street Prison Redevelopment
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