Over the past few years, we’ve lost a number of historic buildings in West Philadelphia, from churches to old Victorian homes and mansions to new construction. There have been a few meetings in the area in the past year on how residents who care about protecting historic buildings and sites can get involved with the work of such organizations as Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and University City Historical Society.

On Thursday, Jan. 18, residents are invited to learn more about the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Task Force, which was created by Mayor Jim Kenney in May 2017. The meeting will take place at the Enterprise Center (4548 Market St) beginning at 6:30 p.m. 

Historic preservation is the protection of buildings, sites, structures, objects, districts, and more that are culturally, architecturally, or historically important. The Historic Preservation Task Force makes recommendations to strengthen historic preservation policies.

At Thursday’s meeting, attendees have a chance to meet and have one-on-one conversations with Task Force committees.

For more information about the Historic Preservation Task Force and how you can get involved, visit: www.phlpreservation.org. And here’s a Facebook event page for tomorrow’s meeting.