National Register of Historic Places
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Delco Fun Fact: We Have the Most Expensive Neighborhood in Pennsylvania
CashNetUSA has declared a Delaware County community to be the most expensive neighborhood in all of Pennsylvania, writes Matt DiSanto for Centre Daily Times. The…
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St. Joseph Place Opens at Former St. Joseph’s School in Collingdale
Saint Joseph Place, the new 50-apartment housing community for seniors, opened Monday in the historic St. Joseph’s Elementary School in Collingdale, which closed in 2010,…
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Nostalgia Mixes with Future at St. Joe’s Parish School Tour
In mid-May, two historic Catholic elementary school buildings in Collingdale will turn into senior housing, but before that happens, alumni of St. Joseph Parish School…
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Historic Chester Courthouse Faces Flooding Risk
With climate change comes more severe weather and devastating floods that tend to go along with it. The nation’s floodplains are expected to grow by…
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Listed on National Register of Historic Places, 18th-Century Inn in Chesco Now Renovated and Up for Sale
After having undergone an extensive renovation, the West Whiteland Inn, which boasts an illustrious history that predates the Declaration of Independence and is listed on…
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December Birthday of Walt Disney Gives Elementary School in Levittown Cause to Recall His Long-Ago Visit
Walt Disney, Hollywood visionary, was born Dec. 05, 1901, and the proximity of that date today recalls a unique Bucks County connection to the entertainment…
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Cemeteries Like Eden in Darby Offer History and an Escape to Nature
Beyond the intended purpose for cemeteries, they are a natural refuge from the concrete and asphalt of urban and suburban life, places like Eden Cemetery,…
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Chester Time Capsule Holds Key to Church Reconstruction
A time capsule from July 11, 1895 could help reconstruct parts of the Third Presbyterian Church in Chester, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times.…
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Volunteer Surveyors Document Locations, Conditions of Mason-Dixon Line Markers, Hoping to Preserve Them
A group of volunteer surveyors is working on documenting the locations and conditions of Mason-Dixon Line markers to ensure they are not lost to history,…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Historic Ogden House, second oldest in Swarthmore
This home at 530 Cedar Lane is available for sale at realtor.com in Swarthmore. Welcome to “The Ogden House”. A date carved in the face…
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Upland Borough Lays Claim to One of Pennsylvania’s Oldest Homes
A Pennsylvania landmark in Upland Borough that could well be the oldest house in the commonwealth sits among failed factories and abandoned warehouses, writes Charles…
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Former Chester Church Considered for National Register of Historic Places
The former Third Presbyterian Church at 420 E. Ninth St., today home of the Chester Historical Preservation Committee, has cleared the most intensive step on…
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Neglected African-American Cemetery in Marple Township May Finally Get Historical Recognition
Some forgotten African-American cemeteries in the region are about to get historical recognition, thanks to a pair of new statewide programs, writes Kristin Holmes for…
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