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Public meetings

The Philadelphia Historical Commission and its committees hold public meetings. At these meetings, they review building permit applications for work to historically designated properties, as well as matters related to historic designation. Interested parties can comment in-person on matters before the Historical Commission. Or, comments may be submitted in writing in advance of the public meeting. Written remarks may be sent to preservation@phila.gov.

The Historical Commission’s monthly meeting is held in a hybrid format. Commissioners and Historical Commission staff attend the meetings in-person at 1515 Arch Street. Applicants, owners, and the public have the option to attend in-person or remotely on Zoom. The Architectural Committee, Committee on Historic Designation, and Committee on Financial Hardship meet remotely on Zoom.

General resources

Our collections of archived meeting minutes and successful historic register nominations may also be of interest.

Meeting schedule and guidelines

Title Description Category Author Date Format
2026 Historical Commission meeting dates and deadlines PDF The 2026 dates and submission deadlines for meetings of the Philadelphia Historical Commission and its committees November 04, 2025
FAQs for Architectural Committee meeting - May 26, 2026 PDF FAQs for Architectural Committee meeting scheduled for May 26, 2026 May 18, 2026
PHC staff report - April 2026 PDF Report on the activities of the Historical Commission staff, April 2026 May 6, 2026
Historical Commission business instructions PDF Instructions for conducting business with the Philadelphia Historical Commission. January 13, 2025
Historical Commission guidelines for conduct at public meetings PDF Guidelines for conduct at public meetings of the Historical Commission. June 2, 2023

Recent agendas and minutes

Building permit applications under review

Designation matters under review

Title Description Category Author Date Format
48-60 W. Logan St. nomination (Continued) PDF May 4, 2026
132 N. 10th St. nomination PDF May 4, 2026
428-34 N. 4th St. nomination (Continued) PDF July 21, 2025
428-34 N. 4th St. public comment PDF March 31, 2026
459 Roxborough Ave. nomination PDF May 5, 2026
580 Pelham Rd. and 333 W. Upsal St. nomination PDF May 4, 2026
580 Pelham Rd. and 333 W. Upsal St. public comment PDF May 13, 2026
775 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. nomination (Continued) PDF November 28, 2022
775 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. public comment PDF October 29, 2021
1634 Walnut St. nomination (Continued) PDF January 7, 2026
4889 Umbria St. nomination PDF May 5, 2026
4889 Umbria St. public comment PDF May 19, 2026
5000 McKean Ave. nomination (Continued) PDF January 7, 2026
5000 McKean Ave. public comment PDF January 20, 2026
5604 N. 5th St. nomination PDF May 20, 2026
6953 Greenhill Rd. nomination (Continued) PDF December 16, 2025
7001-09 Greenhill Rd. nomination (Continued) PDF January 14, 2026
Jewelers' Row historic district (Under consideration) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Jewelers' Row historic district. March 28, 2019
Jewelers' Row consultant report received February 14, 2020 PDF February 14, 2020
Jewelers' Row nominator expert testimony presented February 19, 2020 PDF February 24, 2020
Jewelers' Row historic district - PCPC comment January 22, 2020 PDF March 6, 2020

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