Demo Alert: 156 W. School House Lane Financial Hardship Committee Hearing

August 25, 2022

DEMO Alert! PSD has filed a Financial Hardship application to demolish Boxwood (1898), a Haines family home designed by Mantle Fielding, architect, at 156 W. School House Lane, which was recently designated as historic. Three hearings are required at a minimum: 1. Architectural Committee (Tuesday, August 23 at 9:00AM), 2. Financial Hardship Committee (Thursday, August 25 at 1:00PM), and 3. The full Philadelphia Historical Commission Meeting (next month). The Public was given a roughy one week notice to prepare for this hearing, while many are away on vacation at the end of the summer.

The hardship application:

https://www.phila.gov/…/156-W-School-House-Ln-hardship.pdf

The original nomination:

https://www.phila.gov/…/156-W-School-House-Ln…

Architectural Committee:

TIME: 10:20 A.M.

ADDRESS: 156 W SCHOOL HOUSE LN

Proposal: Demolish building

Review Requested: Final Approval

Owner: Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Applicant: Matthew N. McClure, Ballard Spahr LLP History: 1897; Boxwood; Mantle Fielding Jr., architect Individual Designation: 3/12/2021

District Designation: None

Staff Contact: Jon Farnham, jon.farnham@phila.gov

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE REMOTE MEETING

Applicants and the public may participate in the meeting in three ways: live with a computer, tablet, or smartphone; live with a telephone; and in advance by email.

• To join with a device, go to this website or scan the QR code on August 23.

o Website:https://bit.ly/acaug23

o Password:308681

• To join with a telephone, call this number on August 23.

o TelephoneNumber:301-715-8592 o WebinarID:87552396139#

o ParticipantID#

o Password:308681#

• To email comments, send them to preservation@phila.gov by noon on August 22.

Hardship Meeting:

THURSDAY, 25 AUGUST 2022, 1:00 P.M. REMOTE ON ZOOM

BOB THOMAS, CHAIR

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING INCLUDED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AGENDA

TIME: 1:00 P.M.

ADDRESS: 156 W SCHOOL HOUSE LN

Proposal: Demolish building owing to infeasibility of reuse and necessity in the public interest Review Requested: Final Approval

Owner: Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Applicant: Matthew N. McClure, Ballard Spahr LLP

History: 1897; Boxwood; Mantle Fielding Jr., architect Individual Designation: 3/12/2021

District Designation: None

Staff Contact: Jon Farnham, jon.farnham@phila.gov

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE REMOTE MEETING

Applicants and the public may participate in the meeting in three ways: live with a computer, tablet, or smartphone; live with a telephone; and in advance by email.

• To join with a device, go to this website or scan the QR code on August 25.

o Website:https://bit.ly/cfh0825

o Password:527378

• To join with a telephone, call this number on August 25.

o TelephoneNumber:

o WebinarID: # o ParticipantID#

o Password:527378#

• To email comments, send them to preservation@phila.gov by noon on August 24.

The meeting materials are available on the Historical Commission’s website. Please note that the meeting will be recorded, and by participating in it, you are consenting to be recorded. A link to the recording of the meeting will be placed here on the website after the meeting.