SI.com · Mar 9, 2017
Robert Covington: From One-Trick Pony To Two-Way Clydesdale
In the early 1900s, the Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern Liberties filled with artisan immigrants. The area thrived on manufacturing, blending foreign cultures through dexterous trades. Leather tanneries and iron and stove foundries formed its foundation. It berthed a collage of architecture, where its Federal-style, Greek revival and Italianate buildings are still preserved. It's also where Robert Covington makes his home.