Philadelphia gets its biggest historic district in decades in Washington Square West
The move by Philly’s Historical Commission followed years of prodding by preservationists and happened over objections by some neighbors.
The former St. Peter Claver Catholic Church at 1200-1210 Lombard St. was the first Black Catholic Church in Philadelphia and is included in the new Washington Square West Historic District.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer
