Pennsylvania’s disease restoration program will provide $300,000 in support for the work of protecting Philadelphia’s historic jazz legend John Coltrane, thereby further securing access to the planned museum and cultural center of the Strawberry Farm path of.

This great saxophonist and composer lived in a 19th-century row house on North 33rd Street in 1952-58 after leaving the U.S. Navy. It marked one of his most productive and influential periods as a musician, including his landmark album “Giant Steps” and his collaborations with Miles Davis and Red Garland as part of the “First Great Quintet”.

When Coltrane died in 1967, his cousin Mary Lyerly Alexander bought the house and nearby lots, and the latter established the John Coltrane Cultural Association. The original residence was located at 1511 N. 33rd St., which was designated as a National Historic Landmark and was placed in the Philadelphia Historical Register in 1985. In 1990, the Pennsylvania History and Museum Commission placed a sign on the outside of the building.

However, in the past few decades, houses and surrounding houses have been in dilapidated condition and are facing an arduous battle for protection, including the threat of demolishing nearby property.

In July last year, the Strawberry Building community design collaboration Received the grant Conduct a feasibility study to establish a museum and cultural and art center, which will bring together 1511, 1513 and 1515 N. 33rd St.

The organization said: “(The goal is to fully accommodate and showcase the life and work of John Curtlin, and to create a life heritage by promoting and developing jazz music.”

In January, some houses near the Coltrane house caught fire Put the project’s future in trouble, But the new state grant aims to repair some damaged and dilapidated houses.

“The Strawberry Mansion Community Development Company will use funds from the Fusarium Wilt Remediation Program to restore the currently dilapidated Coltrane house and its adjacent dilapidated houses, which will expand the footprint of the Coltrane house and lead to the creation of the John Coltrane Museum And Cultural Arts Center”, an explanation of the grant provided by Democratic Representative Donna Bullock, representing the 195th District of Philadelphia.

This grant is part of a $12 million grant Project The Federal Finance Agency is statewide.

Bullock said: “These projects are critical to the region.” “The pandemic is catastrophic, but we must not let it destroy the important work done to protect the history, architecture, and culture of our communities. I’m very fortunate that even in In the face of challenges, the U.S. government has maintained an important role in CFA and other programs. We have recovered the economy from the pandemic.”