Once ‘the center of the Black intellectual community in Philadelphia,’ the Henry O. Tanner House could be demolished
The house in Strawberry Mansion now sits neglected; the community is calling for its preservation.
Deborah Gary left, and Jacqueline Wiggins are trying to save this house where the artist Henry O Tanner, once lived. He is probably most famous for "The Banjo Lesson" in U.S. and for religion-themed paintings worldwide. The house is a city historic site and a National Historic Landmark on the 2900 block of Diamond Street, Monday, November 15, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
