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| Philadelphia Naval Home |
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1908 Spruce Street |
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Rittenhouse Management Corporation |
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Private funds |
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Removal of 1950 addition and restoration to 19th
century period Located in the Rittenhouse-Fitler District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of several important historic districts in the city. For this restoration, CT&C Architects worked closely with the Philadelphia Historic Commission to ensure great care was taken to obtain acceptable replacement brick, pointing mortar color, patching material color and paint color appropriate for the period. A single leaf mahogany door with arched transom was designed as well as period light fixtures of custom bronze casting and decorative bracket with globe, to flank the entry. The new sash on the building includes slightly enlarged styles, rails and muntins to accommodate double paned insulating glass necessary to make the building energy efficient. For the current owner, Wayne S. Spilove, who serves as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the goals of the restoration were to restore the appearance of the facade to the 19th Century single-family townhouse it was built to be, while allowing it to be a model of 21st Century energy efficiency. |
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| American Swedish Historical Museum |
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1900 Pattison Avenue, Phila. PA |
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American Swedish Historical Museum |
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Private funds & Grant Funds |
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ASHM elevator design & installation
CT&C is completing the design and will assist with the installation of an elevator at the rear of the building. The elevator will aid in the removal of the current accessibility barriers, and in the process, improve the functionality of the building. All interior and exterior accessibility alteration will be in keeping with the historical character of the building. ASHM Historic Preservation Plan Simultaneously with the elevator project, CT&C is completing a historic preservation plan for the Museum building. The Plan was prompted by a persistent water problem in the Museum's basement that threatens the safety of the collections, the building's integrity and its ability to function as a museum. |
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Parkside Redevelopment | |
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4104-6, 4202, 4208-10,4216-18,4222, 4238, 4240-44 Parkside Ave., Philadelphia PA |
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1260 Housing Development Corp. |
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Low Income Housing Credits, Historic Preservation Tax Credits |
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Parkside Historic District Neighborhood
Rehabilitation
Continuing with the Parkside Neighborhood Rehabilitation, 1260 Housing Development Corporation has retained CT&C to do historical preservation planning and limited architectural services for the above-mentioned buildings. German brewers, including Frederick Poth, originally constructed these buildings as private townhouses for rent. Although each of these buildings was divided into multi-family housing in the 1940's, 1260 Housing Development Corp. will rehabilitate the existing exterior and interior historic features of the late 1800's with the use of historic tax credits. The rehabilitated units will then be rented to people with special needs.
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A Study for Alternative Alignments for the East Coast Greenway in Phila. & Delaware Counties | |
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Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, PA |
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Pennsylvania Environmental Council |
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PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Closing the gaps in the "Coastal Appalachian Trail" Just as the Darby Creek emerges into a labyrinth of channels as it comes to tidewater at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, the alternatives proposed for the East Coast Greenway between Historic Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia and the mouth of Darby Creek in Essington represent a similarly complex maze. CTC team’s methods include:
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