Welcome to the Germantown Works @ Temple University project blog
The Following is a list of resources relating to the Germantown Area, most are about racial relations and community engagement.
Germantown has been a vibrant neighborhood, and still is today (in different ways).
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Germantown Preservation Efforts early 1900's

Old Howell Homestead Has Been Remodeled. Colonial Beauty of Historic Germantown Mansion is Retained-Something of Its History
Philadelphia Inquirer, published as The Philadelphia Inquirer; Date: 08-19-1901; Volume: 145; Issue: 50;Page: 8

This article is a short piece about preserving another old Germantown House.

The Fall of the "Barracks" History of the Old School Building Razed in Germantown
Philadelphia Inquirer, published as The Philadelphia Inquirer; Date: 09-10-1889; Volume: 121; Issue: 62;
Page: 3;

In the 1830's private schools still existed in the Germantown area. This one is an example of sometimes happens to old buildings (article from 1880's).

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