Post Office Designs of the New-Deal Era: Fitting the Building to the Location
Post Office Designs of the New-Deal Era: Fitting the Building to the Location
Merion, PA
Join the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance and the Lower Merion Conservancy for a lecture on the history of post office architecture and their role in creating a sense of place for communities throughout our region! President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Public Works Administration, a New Deal…
Wednesday, March 29 2023
6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
UPenn HSPV + YFPA Happy Hour
UPenn HSPV + YFPA Happy Hour
Philadelphia, PA
Network with the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance (YFPA) and HSPV alumni for a meet and greet happy hour at New Deck. This is a great opportunity to get to know the YFPA Steering Committee and learn about YFPA's mission. Looking forward to meeting you! March 16 at 5:30 pm. New Deck Taver…
Thursday, March 16 2023
5:30 PM
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7:30 PM
Volunteer Day at Cliveden
Volunteer Day at Cliveden
Philadelphia, PA
Join YFPA on Sunday, June 26 for an outdoor service day at Cliveden in Germantown. Under the direction of Wesley Noonan-Sessa (18th Century Restorations and former YFPA Steering Committee member) and Libbie Hawes (Preservation Director at Cliveden and former YFPA Steering Committee member), partici…
Sunday, June 26 2022
10:00 AM
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3:00 PM
Jefferson + YFPA Networking Hour
Jefferson + YFPA Networking Hour
Philadelphia, PA
Network with the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance (YFPA) and Jefferson students and alumni for a meet and greet happy hour. This is a great opportunity to get to know the YFPA Steering Committee and learn about YFPA's mission. Looking forward to meeting you! We'll start by meeting on cam…
Friday, March 24 2023
5:30 PM
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7:30 PM
Pencoyd Landing Tour
Pencoyd Landing Tour
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Join the Lower Merion Conservancy and the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance for a tour of Pencoyd Landing. Pencoyd Landing is one of the Philadelphia area’s most exciting recent adaptive reuse projects. Join the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance and the Lower Merion Conservancy f…
Thursday, April 28 2022
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Tour at Temple Contemporary -- Learning to See: Denise Scott Brown
Tour at Temple Contemporary -- Learning to See: Denise Scott Brown
Philadelphia, PA
Join the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance for a special tour of the Learning to See: Denise Scott Brown exhibit at the Temple Contemporary, in Temple University’s Tyler School of Art & Architecture. Dr. Pablo Meninato will lead attendees through this spectacular showcase of renowned archi…
Saturday, August 14 2021
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Tacony tour with YFPA
Tacony tour with YFPA
Philadelphia, PA
All Ages Are Welcome! Tacony is an historic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia with deep ties to the Disston family and the industrialization of the country. It is also a neighborhood with renewed commitment to historic preservation, having received, via the Tacony Community Development Corpor…
Saturday, June 17 2023
1:00 PM
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3:00 PM
YFPA Tour of Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
YFPA Tour of Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Philadelphia, PA
Who: Tour led by Danielle Smith, Director of Development at Smith Playground, and hosted by Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance. What: A tour of the Smith Playground located at 3500 Reservoir Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121. Tours will be $10 for non-members and free for members. The event w…
Wednesday, July 27 2022
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
St. James the Less Tour with YFPA
St. James the Less Tour with YFPA
Philadelphia, PA
Join YFPA for a tour of St. James the Less! The Church of St James the Less was built between 1846-1850 as a faithful evocation of a Medieval English parish church--St James the Less was in fact the first time in the USA that a church was built following almost exactly an actual Medieval church. E…
Saturday, July 22 2023
3:00 PM
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4:30 PM
YFPA-SAH Architecture Quizzo
YFPA-SAH Architecture Quizzo
Philadelphia, PA
Which famous Philadelphia architect won the Medal of Honor during the Civil War? Who designed the Ben Franklin bridge? If you know the answers, and even if you don't, join us in Philadelphia’s first-ever Architectural Quizzo! Sign up individually, or better yet with friends, to test your knowledge …
Friday, February 26 2021
6:30 PM
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9:30 PM
