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Philadelphia Historical Commission

Historic decisions, linked to the record.

Browse Historical Commission decisions by year, outcome, review type, demolition activity, and property. Every chart links back to searchable source minutes.

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Committee
15,704Decisions
9,810Properties
25,865Votes
1956-2026Date span
Decisions per yearEach bar links to the decisions recorded in that year.
1956-2026
1956: 51 decisions1957: 54 decisions1958: 89 decisions1959: 111 decisions1960: 186 decisions19601961: 209 decisions1962: 204 decisions1963: 259 decisions1964: 254 decisions1965: 193 decisions1966: 218 decisions1967: 183 decisions1968: 173 decisions1969: 209 decisions1970: 53 decisions19701971: 94 decisions1972: 238 decisions1973: 212 decisions1974: 180 decisions1975: 235 decisions1976: 183 decisions1977: 202 decisions1978: 210 decisions1979: 167 decisions1980: 276 decisions19801981: 124 decisions1982: 169 decisions1983: 73 decisions1984: 284 decisions1985: 210 decisions1986: 225 decisions1987: 238 decisions1988: 251 decisions1989: 216 decisions1990: 242 decisions19901991: 152 decisions1992: 90 decisions1993: 84 decisions1994: 90 decisions1995: 211 decisions1996: 375 decisions1997: 294 decisions1998: 379 decisions1999: 372 decisions2000: 349 decisions20002001: 324 decisions2002: 330 decisions2003: 387 decisions2004: 387 decisions2005: 357 decisions2006: 296 decisions2007: 286 decisions2008: 266 decisions2009: 189 decisions2010: 263 decisions20102011: 220 decisions2012: 190 decisions2013: 243 decisions2014: 218 decisions2015: 266 decisions2016: 219 decisions2017: 344 decisions2018: 241 decisions2019: 275 decisions2020: 246 decisions20202021: 237 decisions2022: 240 decisions2023: 256 decisions2024: 223 decisions2025: 219 decisions2026: 111 decisions
Approval rate over timeEach point links to decisions recorded in that year.
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0%50%100%1957: 19%1958: 24%1959: 51%1960: 39%1961: 54%1962: 54%1963: 63%1964: 58%1965: 70%1966: 73%1967: 66%1968: 60%1969: 68%1970: 85%1971: 69%1972: 65%1973: 73%1974: 69%1975: 63%1976: 56%1977: 65%1978: 63%1979: 54%1980: 70%1981: 60%1982: 75%1983: 48%1984: 61%1985: 67%1986: 60%1987: 55%1988: 69%1989: 70%1990: 52%1991: 57%1992: 67%1993: 68%1994: 46%1995: 67%1996: 84%1997: 84%1998: 77%1999: 73%2000: 78%2001: 74%2002: 67%2003: 69%2004: 63%2005: 59%2006: 56%2007: 57%2008: 52%2009: 66%2010: 54%2011: 60%2012: 56%2013: 57%2014: 61%2015: 45%2016: 50%2017: 45%2018: 45%2019: 43%2020: 33%2021: 45%2022: 48%2023: 49%2024: 38%2025: 51%2026: 52%1956: 14% approved, 7 of 511957: 19% approved, 10 of 541958: 24% approved, 21 of 891959: 51% approved, 57 of 1111960: 39% approved, 73 of 18619601961: 54% approved, 112 of 2091962: 54% approved, 111 of 2041963: 63% approved, 163 of 2591964: 58% approved, 148 of 2541965: 70% approved, 136 of 1931966: 73% approved, 159 of 2181967: 66% approved, 120 of 1831968: 60% approved, 104 of 1731969: 68% approved, 142 of 2091970: 85% approved, 45 of 5319701971: 69% approved, 65 of 941972: 65% approved, 155 of 2381973: 73% approved, 154 of 2121974: 69% approved, 124 of 1801975: 63% approved, 147 of 2351976: 56% approved, 102 of 1831977: 65% approved, 131 of 2021978: 63% approved, 133 of 2101979: 54% approved, 91 of 1671980: 70% approved, 193 of 27619801981: 60% approved, 75 of 1241982: 75% approved, 126 of 1691983: 48% approved, 35 of 731984: 61% approved, 174 of 2841985: 67% approved, 141 of 2101986: 60% approved, 135 of 2251987: 55% approved, 130 of 2381988: 69% approved, 172 of 2511989: 70% approved, 152 of 2161990: 52% approved, 127 of 24219901991: 57% approved, 87 of 1521992: 67% approved, 60 of 901993: 68% approved, 57 of 841994: 46% approved, 41 of 901995: 67% approved, 142 of 2111996: 84% approved, 315 of 3751997: 84% approved, 247 of 2941998: 77% approved, 292 of 3791999: 73% approved, 271 of 3722000: 78% approved, 272 of 34920002001: 74% approved, 239 of 3242002: 67% approved, 220 of 3302003: 69% approved, 267 of 3872004: 63% approved, 242 of 3872005: 59% approved, 212 of 3572006: 56% approved, 167 of 2962007: 57% approved, 162 of 2862008: 52% approved, 138 of 2662009: 66% approved, 125 of 1892010: 54% approved, 141 of 26320102011: 60% approved, 132 of 2202012: 56% approved, 107 of 1902013: 57% approved, 138 of 2432014: 61% approved, 133 of 2182015: 45% approved, 119 of 2662016: 50% approved, 110 of 2192017: 45% approved, 155 of 3442018: 45% approved, 109 of 2412019: 43% approved, 118 of 2752020: 33% approved, 80 of 24620202021: 45% approved, 107 of 2372022: 48% approved, 116 of 2402023: 49% approved, 126 of 2562024: 38% approved, 85 of 2232025: 51% approved, 112 of 2192026: 52% approved, 58 of 111
Outcome mixEach bar links to decisions filtered by outcome.
ApprovedApproved: 9,4729,472No decisionNo decision: 2,7272,727DeniedDenied: 1,7561,756DeferredDeferred: 1,6711,671WithdrawnWithdrawn: 7676
Decision type mixEach bar links to decisions filtered by decision type.
Alteration reviewAlteration review: 7,4937,493NominationNomination: 5,3375,337InformationalInformational: 1,2661,266OtherOther: 781781Demolition reviewDemolition review: 760760CertificationCertification: 6060AppealAppeal: 44Certification reviewCertification review: 22SurveySurvey: 11
Demolition reviews over timeEach bar links to demolition review decisions in that year.
1956-2026
1956: 8 decisions1957: 1 decision1958: 7 decisions1959: 10 decisions1960: 13 decisions19601961: 16 decisions1962: 9 decisions1963: 20 decisions1964: 30 decisions1965: 10 decisions1966: 17 decisions1967: 8 decisions1968: 20 decisions1969: 16 decisions1970: 1 decision19701971: 9 decisions1972: 17 decisions1973: 26 decisions1974: 9 decisions1975: 13 decisions1976: 7 decisions1977: 18 decisions1978: 13 decisions1979: 4 decisions1980: 6 decisions19801981: 13 decisions1982: 9 decisions1983: 9 decisions1984: 19 decisions1985: 17 decisions1986: 11 decisions1987: 22 decisions1988: 14 decisions1989: 9 decisions1990: 16 decisions19901991: 26 decisions1992: 7 decisions1993: 9 decisions1994: 6 decisions1995: 19 decisions1996: 1 decision1997: 2 decisions1998: 6 decisions1999: 5 decisions2000: 3 decisions20002001: 5 decisions2002: 12 decisions2003: 16 decisions2004: 10 decisions2005: 13 decisions2006: 20 decisions2007: 17 decisions2008: 10 decisions2009: 9 decisions2010: 5 decisions20102012: 8 decisions2013: 8 decisions2014: 13 decisions2015: 6 decisions2016: 3 decisions2017: 3 decisions2018: 11 decisions2019: 7 decisions2020: 8 decisions20202021: 3 decisions2022: 4 decisions2023: 32 decisions2024: 5 decisions2025: 1 decision
Most active propertiesEach row opens the property page with decisions and source links.
  1. 01401 NORTH BROAD STREET24
  2. 02CITY HALL22
  3. 03149 SOUTH. HANCOCK STREET21
  4. 04713 WALNUT STREET18
  5. 05FORT MIFFLIN17
  6. 06440 SPRUCE STREET16
  7. 07CITY HALL BROAD AND MARKET STREETS15
  8. 08COLLEGE HALL UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA14
  9. 098835 GERMANTOWN AVENUE12
  10. 101509 WALNUT STREET12
  11. 116369 GERMANTOWN AVENUE12
  12. 126365-67 GERMANTOWN AVENUE12
  13. 13421 CHESTNUT STREET12
  14. 141424-26 CHESTNUT STREET12
  15. 15MUSICAL FUND HALL12
  16. 167500 GERMANTOWN AVENUE12
  17. 17208-10 REX AVENUE11
  18. 18217 DELANCEY STREET11
  19. 19925 CHESTNUT STREET11
  20. 203701-15 CHESTNUT STREET11
  21. 21229 SPRUCE STREET11
  22. 22135 SOUTH. 18TH STREET10
  23. 23400 SOUTH. 40TH STREET10
  24. 24321 CHESTNUT STREET10
  25. 25156 WEST SCHOOL HOUSE LANE10
Decisions on the mapEach marker groups cited decisions nearby and links to property pages.
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