Preservation Alliance and Friends of the Tanner House partner to save historic Philly landmark (Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/20/2022

Written By Christopher Rogers

Preservation Alliance and Friends of the Tanner House partner to save historic Philly landmark

Alarmed that the North Philadelphia home of famed artist Henry Ossawa Tanner was in danger of demolition, a group of community advocates launched an online crowdfunding campaign to save the house.

Last summer, Philadelphia city officials attached a yellow notice that Tanner’s former home, a National Historic Landmark at 2908 W. Diamond St., was “unsafe.”

Christopher Rogers
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