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HPIP Spotlight: Christ Episcopal Church of Reading

June 3, 2026 / Alex O'Gorman / 0 Comments

Looking up while shading our eyes, we stood in awe under the 180-foot-tall ornate spired bell tower designed in the nineteenth century by renowned architect, Edward T. Potter, and the rusticated brownstone exterior with Gothic ornamentation, pinnacles, and tracery executed by master mason, George Maltzberger.

On February 13, 2025, PA SHPO’s Historic Property Inspection Program (HPIP) staff ventured to Reading, Pennsylvania for a property inspection of the Christ Episcopal Church of Reading (PA-SHARE Resource # 2018RE00954), a contributing resource within Reading’s Callowhill Historic District (PA-SHARE Resource # 1979RE00447).

Celebrating SOAL and the Stewardship of Lincoln Cemetery

May 27, 2026 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

This week’s 2025 Community Initiative Award winner spotlight is on Lincoln Cemetery and Saving Our Ancestors Legacy (SOAL), the group preserving the cemetery, in the Borough of Penbrook, Dauphin County.

Celebrating First Cambria AME Church National Register Recognition

May 20, 2026 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

This week’s 2025 Community Initiative Award winner spotlight is on the First Cambria African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church congregation in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County.

Celebrating the Lansdowne Theater Rehabilitation Project

May 13, 2026 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 1 Comment

This week’s 2025 Community Initiative Award winner spotlight is on the rehabilitation of the Lansdowne Theater in the Borough of Lansdowne, Delaware County.

Celebrating Historic Preservation Month with the 2025 Community Initiative Award Winners

May 6, 2026 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

May is Historic Preservation Month! Since 2018, PA SHPO has celebrated by announcing the newest Community Initiative Award winners.

Do You Want to Own a Piece of the Industrial Revolution(s)? Then We Have a Bridge for You

April 29, 2026 / Guest Contributor / 2 Comments

Odds are if you ask a historian of industry to tell you about The Industrial Revolution, they will respond with, “Which one? There have been four.” If they are from Pennsylvania, they may even add that Pennsylvania has many places associated with all four of them. So, what are these four industrial revolutions and what Pennsylvania places are associated with them, you ask?

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UFO? Oversized Bowling Pin? Mid-Century Navigational Aid.

April 15, 2026 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

Driving around the country, you may have seen something rising from a field that resembles a large bowling pin. Or, more likely, you have driven past these without a second glance. This was my experience with the East Texas VOR/DME. As part of my job as a cultural resource specialist for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), I determine if properties around projects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. I have driven the State Route 78 corridor through the Lehigh Valley an uncountable number of times but never noticed this particular building. The property is adjacent to the highway where we were proposing work, so I decided to find out more about it.

City Island Cache

April 8, 2026 / nicholaszeitlin / 0 Comments

In the late 1980s, the City of Harrisburg began to experience economic rejuvenation under the driving force of the newly elected mayor, Stephen Reed. One of his projects was the revitalization of City Island, situated in the middle of the Susquehanna River.

Marking the Journey, Part 2: Power of Place

March 25, 2026 / allidavis / 0 Comments

We are officially into 2026 and the beginning celebrations of America250! The Historical Marker Program continues Marking the Journey with our second trail: Power of Place. These trails highlight both familiar and lesser-known stories, encouraging visitors to build a deeper and more meaningful connection to the past.

Large masonry building surrounded by grass with a sign out front.

PA SHPO’s 2025 Annual Report

March 6, 2026 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

There are lots of things I look forward to in March as spring nears, like melting snow, daffodils, warmer sunny days, and… the PA SHPO Annual Report!

Category: Counties (Page 1 of 47)

HPIP Spotlight: Christ Episcopal Church of Reading

Celebrating SOAL and the Stewardship of Lincoln Cemetery

Celebrating First Cambria AME Church National Register Recognition

Celebrating the Lansdowne Theater Rehabilitation Project

Celebrating Historic Preservation Month with the 2025 Community Initiative Award Winners

Do You Want to Own a Piece of the Industrial Revolution(s)? Then We Have a Bridge for You

UFO? Oversized Bowling Pin? Mid-Century Navigational Aid.

City Island Cache

Marking the Journey, Part 2: Power of Place

PA SHPO’s 2025 Annual Report

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