Archinect - News 2024-04-30T05:49:14-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149978618/the-vanna-venturi-house-becomes-an-official-historic-place The Vanna Venturi house becomes an official historic place Julia Ingalls 2016-11-15T15:27:00-05:00 >2016-11-22T22:18:39-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/20/20qexq9vspilvbhe.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After being proposed for addition to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places last year, the iconic Vanna Venturi House has officially joined the list after being voted in by the Philadelphia Historical Commission on November 10th. According to <a href="http://planphilly.com/articles/2016/11/14/venturi-house-frankford-s-penn-fruit-and-northern-liberties-row-designated-historic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PlanPhilly</a>:</p><p>"After a nomination&nbsp;first heard last December, Vanna Venturi House was added to the register with universal glee, although the case dragged on for about thirty minutes as the new owner&mdash;who had purchased it to preserve it&mdash;quizzed the commission on exactly what they meant by the word 'property' and whether modifications to the grounds would be allowed."</p><p>For more on all things Venturi:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149944193/vanna-venturi-house-s-new-owner-plans-to-preserve-property" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanna Venturi House's new owner plans to preserve property</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/131958103/the-vanna-venturi-house-is-for-sale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Vanna Venturi house is for sale</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/142457648/denise-scott-brown-wins-aia-gold-medal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Denise Scott Brown wins AIA Gold Medal</a></li></ul>