Guild House East offers 90 apartments for older adults and stands as a landmark of the postmodern architecture movement.
Guild House East
Philadelphia-born architect Robert Venturi, shaped by the Quaker tradition, was hired by Friends Neighborhood Guild to design Guild House between 1960 and 1963, responding to a clear need for shared housing that would serve low-income older adults. Follow this link for more on the building's history and architecture.
Today it remains an attractive, well-located and affordable community to call home. Thanks to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) City Harvest program, residents and staff tend a vegetable garden and plant colorful native flower beds that benefit both resident wellbeing and the surrounding ecosystem.
Staff:
Property Manager: Cathy Villanueva
Assistant Property Manager: Elliot Robinson
Office Assistant: Angela Dennis
Social Service Coordinator: Linda Moore
Manager of Maintenance: Anthony Jordan
Housekeeping Supervisor: Sabrina Raison
Several residents today painted these tiles as grade-schoolers taking part in Friends Neighborhood Guild programs during the 1950s.
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