Books about Philadelphia preserved

Since the 1960s, public attention has been drawn increasingly towards the thematic link between historic preservation and urban planning. Nowadays, the organized historic preservation movement in the USA is more than a mere "yearning for history": it represents an active and integral part of urban planning in US cities. In

The newest addition to the authors' trilogy features prominent, memorable structures that reflect stages in Philadelphia's growth, celebrates master builders and their influence on the course of American architecture, and identifies the distinctive qualities that embody Philadelphia's history and spirit.

Presents fifty museum homes in the Philadelphia area

"Examines the role that country storekeeper Samuel Rex of Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, played in the society and economy of the mid-Atlantic region from 1790 to 1807. Studies consumption patterns of one typical Pennsylvania-German community"--Provided by publisher.