Philadelphia Historical Commission
The Historical Commission is the City of Philadelphia’s historic preservation regulatory agency. The Commission has the authority to designate properties as historic and list them on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and to approve or deny building permit applications for designated properties. More information can be found at www.phila.gov/historical
Of Local Historical Interest
Black Bottom History https://theblackbottom.wordpress.com/communities/blackbottom/history/
Drexel University Archives https://www.library.drexel.edu/archives/overview/
Lancaster Avenue History https://www.lancasteravephilly.com/history.html
Penn Archives & Resource Center https://archives.upenn.edu
Powelton Village Interactive Map https://poweltonvillage.org/historicalmap/
University City District http://universitycity.org
West Philadelphia Collaborative History https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu
West Philadelphia Community History https://westphillyhistory.archives.upenn.edu/history
Philadelphia Historical Resources
Chestnut Hill Conservancy http://www.chconservancy.org
East Falls Historical Society https://eastfallshistoricalsociety.org
ExplorePAhistory.com http://www.explorehistory.com
Germantown Historical Society http://www.germantownhistory.org
Hidden City Philadelphia https://hiddencityphila.org/
Historical Society of Pennsylvania http://www.hsp.org
Lower Merion Historical Society http://www.lowermerionhistory.org
Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org
Philadelphia Athenaeum: Architectural Archives http://www.philaathenaeum.org/
Philadelphia City Archive http://www.phillyhistory.org
Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia https://www.preservationalliance.com
Local Civic & Neighborhood Associations
Cedar Park Neighbors http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org
Cobbs Creek Neighbors https://www.facebook.com/CobbsCreekNeighbors/
Crosstown Coalition of Civics https://www.philacrosstown.org
Friends of Clark Park https://www.friendsofclarkpark.org
Garden Court https://www.gardencourtca.org
Mantua Civic Association https://www.mantuacivic.org
Spruce Hill Community Association https://www.sprucehillca.org
Powelton Village Civic Association www.poweltonvillage.org
Walnut Hill Community Association https://walnuthillca.com
West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative https://westphillycc.org/the-district
Books
Becoming Penn, The Pragmatic American University, 1950-2000, By John L. Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15380.html
Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s, By Joseph Minardi https://www.schifferbooks.com/historic-architecture-in-west-philadelphia-1789-1930s-3308
Powelton Village, By M. Earl Smith, Introduction by Dr. Deborah Burnham https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467124348
West Philadelphia: University City to 52nd Street, By Robert Morris Skaler https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738509709
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