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LIT BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE COMPLEX 701-739 MARKET STREET 720 ARCH STREET 721-725 FILBERT STREET

1 decision
Source address
Lit Brothers Department Store Complex, 701-739 Market Street, 720 Arch Street, 721-725 Filbert Street

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  1. Demolition review

    Architectural Committee

    Recorded outcomeDenied

    Committee recommendations are not final Commission decisions.

    Recorded conditions

    Six-month statutory delay on demolition imposed. During this period, Commission, Architectural Committee, and staff will work with Hansen Properties and others to secure preservation. Alternatives discussed include facade preservation strip, small-scale commercial interim use, hotel reuse, and separate parcel marketing.

    Vote tally
    Unanimous
    Criteria cited
    Certified by Philadelphia Historical Commission in June 1970One of the finest collections of 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings in the city
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    Votes and testimony

    Votes

    • Allen J. Beckmanyes
    • F. Otto Haasyes
    • Henry J. Magazineryes
    • Herbert W. Levyyes
    • John Dickeyyes
    • Penelope H. Batcheleryes
    • Theodore T. Bartley, Jr.yes

    Testimony

    • Charles Robbneutral, person
    • Claude Gittingersupport, person
    • Eleanor Gesenswayoppose, person
    • Ellen Milleroppose, person
    • Leslie M. Galleryneutral, person
    • Let Lits Live Coalitionoppose, organization