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Brent Leggs is the eleventh President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and has served in the role since 2026. Brent has been with the National Trust for over twenty years, most recently as the founding executive director of its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which has raised over $200 million for

Migration to Philadelphia has produced iconic neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and monuments in various parts of our city and region, at different points in history. This talk will explore the formation, evolution, and preservation of places from Center City to South, Southwest, and other parts of Philadelphia, tracing the impacts of migrant communities on the city

To help reduce the massive debt incurred during the French and Indian War, Parliament passed The Stamp Act in March of 1765. The North American colonies immediately protested through pamphlets, newspaper editorials, political cartoons, intimidation of tax collectors, and economic protest. Recognizing the negative economic impact of the resulting American Non-Importation agreements, Parliament repealed the

In the 1930s, a nationwide push to modernize main street store facades was begun, encouraged by New Deal policies and the emerging popularity of streamline modern design. When the economy exploded after WWII, this design trickle led to a torrent of storefront modernization. Striking storefronts were constructed in every corner of mid-century Philadelphia, largely designed by