program notice for anyone in the Philadelphia area--

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The Philadelphia Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians is
presenting a free walking tour on Saturday, October 2, 1999, from 9:30 a.m. to
approx. 12:30 p.m.  Dr. Bernie Herman will guide us on "A Poetical Walking
Tour
of Early Philadelphia".  The tour begins at Welcome Park* and moves through
the
18th and early 19th century city.  Historic graphics, narrative descriptions,
and statistical evidence for reconstructed city spaces will all be used to
gain
a sense of Philadelphia's early (and constantly threatened) historic
environments.  Using buildings and streets, the tour attempts to get at the
qualities of architectural experience in early Philadelphia.

Professor Herman teaches at the University of Delaware in the departments of
Art
History, History, and Urban Affairs.  His field is American material culture
with specialization in American vernacular architecture, folk and ethnic arts,
and historic preservation.

You don't have to be employed as an architectural historian to join the
Philadelphia Chapter of the SAH.  Anyone with an interest in architecture is
welcome.  Annual dues for the local chapter is only $10.00 per year and you
will have the opportunity to participate in great programs like this walking
tour.


*for those of you who don't know, Welcome Park is on the east side of 2nd
Street
between Chestnut and Walnut, across from The City Tavern and the US Customs
House.