First Mennonite Church, Philadelphia added to city historic register
Written by Forrest Moyer on May 15, 2017
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Former MHC intern Dan Sigmans, who grew up in Bucks County, now lives and works in Philadelphia. Recently he helped with a successful application to add the old First Mennonite Church building at 513 Diamond Street (built in 1881) to the city’s Register of Historic Places. I asked him a few questions about the process and the historic site. You can view the full application here. It was approved March 10th.
2020 update: Unfortunately, the building has not survived, despite being