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OPEN FACE

The brick structure at 22 S 40th Street, attributed to architect Frank Furness, originally housed a precursor to the Philadelphia Free Library. Major renovations in the 1920s and 1970s transformed it into a PECO showroom and a community health clinic. The design team’s strategic approach to preservation looked to balance historic restoration with reactivating and reopening the building to West Philly’s vibrant street life, welcoming whatever the future holds.