DISCOVERING CHESTNUT HILL
Guided tours and lectures exploring the architecture and history of our urban village
October 17, 5:30pm – The Frances M. Maguire Hall Project Tour and Lecture
Maguire Hall aka St. Michael's Hall
9001 Germantown Avenue
This tour and lecture will explore Woodmere's project to repurpose the 19th-century mansion's existing buildings and rooms, and implement energy conservation measures during the rehab. These works will turn parlors and bedrooms into art galleries, a hands-on space for children's art & education center, a museum café, and public programming spaces.
The Conservancy is proud to have helped connect this building and four-acre lot to its bright future. We are grateful to Woodmere for offering this exclusive tour of the site by Bill Valerio and the project's leaders.
October 23, 1:30pm – Innovative Urban Housing in South Chestnut Hill Walking Tour
Meet at the southeast corner of West Willow Grove Avenue and Lincoln Drive
Retired architect and city planner, Conservancy Board Member, and Chestnut Hill local Richard Bartholomew will lead this tour through the most unique and surprising houses in the lower section of Chestnut Hill. The tour will be supplemented with archival photographs of the houses, and it will be followed by a light reception.
TOUR & LECTURE: $15/MEMBERS, $25/NON-MEMBERS
WALKING TOUR: $15/MEMBERS, $25/NON-MEMBERS
