Rowhouses Of Philadelphia S Society Hill Eric Bowers Photoblog

Rowhouses Of Philadelphia S Society Hill Eric Bowers Photoblog Some rowhouses of philly’s society hill area in and near center city, taken on my brief trip there for a photo job at the beginning of april. philadelphia is a city with rowhouses of varying styles everywhere it seemed. Rowhouses in the society hill area of old philadelphia, pennsylvania. (tone mapped hdr from several manually bracketed source images) photoblogged at blog.ericbowersphoto.

Society Hill Rowhouses In Philadelphia Eric Bowers Photoblogо Archives archives. A couple more shots from april 3, 2011 in philadelphia, pa – above: rowhouses in philadelphia’s society hill area. below: in the pedestrian walk through area of philadelphia’s city hall building in center city. The earliest philadelphia row houses reflected the building traditions of english settlers who, because of the devastating fire of 1666, embraced the fire resistant, georgian construction that was efficient in the city’s narrow lots. the first recorded group of row houses was budd’s row, a speculative development of ten buildings. I.m. pei designed a series of townhouses at the foot of his iconic society hill towers, which are in clear view of the couple’s home. “i love that you can see the towers out one window and historic row homes from the other,” says owner harvey hurdle. at the foot of the soaring towers sits a smaller townhouse development, also designed by pei.

Two Philly Scenes Eric Bowers Photoblog The earliest philadelphia row houses reflected the building traditions of english settlers who, because of the devastating fire of 1666, embraced the fire resistant, georgian construction that was efficient in the city’s narrow lots. the first recorded group of row houses was budd’s row, a speculative development of ten buildings. I.m. pei designed a series of townhouses at the foot of his iconic society hill towers, which are in clear view of the couple’s home. “i love that you can see the towers out one window and historic row homes from the other,” says owner harvey hurdle. at the foot of the soaring towers sits a smaller townhouse development, also designed by pei. Row houses in society hill (1839) historical society of pennsylvania. when society hill became the focal point for an urban renewal campaign in the late 1950s, many of the houses covering the area were older brick row houses, philadelphia's preferred housing style since the late 1600s. This manual is one of many projects aimed at celebrating the philadelphia rowhouse, helping people understand their value (in terms of both history and livability), and aiding rowhouse inhabitants in adapting and maintaining them as a great model for 21st century urban living. philadelphia is a city of rowhouses.