Historical Commission — Jan 6, 1977

MINUTES OF THE 209th STATED MEETING OF THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 6 January 1977 F. Otto Haas, Chairman Present: F. Otto Haas, Chairman Janet S. Klein, Vice Chairman Mrs. James C. Crumlish, Jr. Vali Hogensen, Deputy Director, Finance Department Herbert W. Levy, A.I.A., Architectural Advisor to the Commission Henry J. Magaziner, A.I.A., Member of the Architectural Committee Richard Tyler, Historian Patricia Siemontkowski, Executive Assistant to the Chairman Deborah Prindle, Philadelphia City Planning Commission Karen Kelley, Student Intern from Immaculata College Unless otherwise noted, all action taken herein is the result of motions correctly made, seconded and carried. THE MINUTES of the Stated Meeting, 2 December 1976, were approved and directed to be filed. REPORTS The Report of the Architectural Committee for 15 December 1976 was approved and directed to be filed with the official copy of the Minutes. Recommendations by the Staff for the Certification of Buildings, Richard Tyler, Historian. The Commission approved the ratification of the certification by individual structure of the following buildings in the Old City: 3 North Second Street 17 North Second Street 19 North Second Street 21-25 North Second Street 27 North Second Street 35 North Second Street 37-39 North Second Street 41 North Second Street 43 North Second Street 45 North Second Street 47 North Second Street 51-53 North Second Street 55 North Second Street 59 North Second Street 61 North Second Street 63 North Second Street 65 North Second Street 69-71 North Second Street MINUTES 2 6 January 1977 REPORTS (Cont'd) 52 North Second Street 54 North Second Street 56-58-60 North Second Street 68 North Second Street 70-72 North Second Street 121 Cuthbert Street 123 Cuthbert Street 125 Cuthbert Street 112 Cuthbert Street 126 Cuthbert Street 14 North Front Street 16 North Front Street 18 North Front Street 20 North Front Street 22-24-26 North Front Street 28 North Front Street 30 North Front Street 32 North Front Street 34 North Front Street 36 North Front Street 38 North Front Street 40 North Front Street 42-44 North Front Street 56 North Front Street 58-60 North Front Street 62-64 North Front Street 66 North Front Street 103 Church Street 105 Church Street 107 Church Street 109 Church Street 111 Church Street 211 Arch Street 213 Arch Street 223-27 Arch Street 229-37 Arch Street 239 Arch Street 240-53 Arch Street 218 Arch Street 220 Arch Street 228 Arch Street 230 Arch Street 232 Arch Street 234

Street 103 Church Street 105 Church Street 107 Church Street 109 Church Street 111 Church Street 211 Arch Street 213 Arch Street 223-27 Arch Street 229-37 Arch Street 239 Arch Street 240-53 Arch Street 218 Arch Street 220 Arch Street 228 Arch Street 230 Arch Street 232 Arch Street 234 Arch Street 236 Arch Street 238 Arch Street MINUTES 3 6 January 1977 REPORTS (Cont'd) It was agreed that the following buildings should be deleted from the Commission's list: 7-9 North Second Street 11-15 North Second Street 48 North Front Street 240-42-44 Arch Street 246 Arch Street Report on Historical Commission Staff Activities, Richard Tyler, Historian. Dr. Tyler's report on staff activities for the month of December was approved and directed to be filed with the official copy of the Minutes. NEW BUSINESS Funds for Survey Work, Richard Tyler, Historian. Mr. Tyler described briefly a grant-in-aid program being proposed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for survey work throughout the state. It will entail either a 50-50 or a 70-30 matching of funds, the 50 or 70 to come from the federal government. Moreover, the municipalities' contribution can assume the form of volunteer work. The Commission directed its Historian to pursue this through the Commissioner of Public Property. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 P. M. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Siemiontkiowski Executive Assistant to the Chairman /pas [HANDWRITTEN NOTES: 1. Top left corner: "MINUTES" with a curved bracket or parenthesis mark to its left 2. No other handwritten annotations visible]