Esherick House Renovation Project Wins Preservation Award

The renovation of Louis Kahn’s Esherick House has received a 2016 Preservation Achievement Award from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia.

The award will be presented on June 8 at the 23nd Annual Preservation Achievement Awards reception. Mayor Jim Kenney is expected to join the celebration.

Other projects that will be honored include:

• Manayunk Bridge Trail, rehabbed into the crown jewel of the regional trail network;
• Philadelphia City Hall Gates, fabricated with precision from John McArthur’s original 1869 design.
• 2034 Fairmount Avenue Facade Restoration
• Girard College Founder’s Hall Doors Restoration

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“There are many awards programs, said Alliance Board Chair Mary Werner DeNadai, FAIA, trustee emeritus of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, “but ours is rapid fire fun featuring the region’s most stunning historic residential, sacred and institutional structures, from Federalist to Mid-Century Modern. The individuals and groups receiving Special Recognition Awards will astound and inspire our guests with their commitment to preserving what is special about Philadelphia.”

For more information visit, www.preservationalliance.com.

PHOTO: submitted by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia