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DID YOU KNOW?
Elfreth's Alley is only 16 feet wide, and is typical of the side streets and alleyways developed throughout Philadelphia in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Alley is still an active street and cars can and do drive down the street on a regular basis.

 
 

 

 
Elfreth's Alley Association Board of Directors
 
Professional affiliations are shown for identification purposes only
 
 
 
Erik Williams, Esq., President
Saul Ewing
 
Daniel Scheid, Vice President
Retired CEO, ME Global
 
Joan McErlane, Secretary
United Healthcare and Elfreth's Alley resident 

Kari Fazio, Treasurer
Wachovia Securities 

George W. Boudreau, Ph.D., Penn State Capital College
Richard M. Cole, AIA, P.E., Richard M. Cole & Associates 
Shawn Evans, AIA, Atkin Olshin Schade
John Fleming, Esq., ACE USA
M. Ray Gedeon, SoftMart
Dan Giannetto, Coldwell Banker Preferred
Jeffrey S. Pollack, Esq., Duane Morris
William C. Rhodes, Esq., Ballard Spahr
Len Rose, CPA
Susie Suh, Proprietor, Kimchi 
Patricia Weigand, Temple University Hospitals
Linda Wingate, Wingate Consulting 

Zara Bernhardt, Executive Director 


 
 
Thank you to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and the generous corporations and individuals who  support our mission with general operating support.  Click here if you would like to help us tell the world about the lives of ordinary people.

The Elfreth's Alley is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization that uses the Alley as a lens to interpret the lives, lifestyles, and livelihoods of ordinary Philadelphians from the time of the City's founding through to the present day.  The Association preserves the Elfreth's Alley National Historic Landmark District as a rare example of a once commonplace working class community from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.