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Greg is an experienced designer and historian whose work has merged these two disciplines over the last decade. He is a graduate of the Industrial Design program at Carnegie Mellon University, and received a Master's Degree from Cornell University in Historic Preservation Planning. He often gives lectures about historical topics incorporating original research and imagery. In addition to operating Prichard Design & History Studio, Greg is Historic Preservation Planner for Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
• Vice President, Keystone Marker Trust
• Board Member/Secretary, Radnor Historical Society
• Vice President, Society of Architectural Historians, Philadelphia Chapter
• Steering Committee Member, Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
• Member, Willistown Township Historical Commission
• Former Board Member, Cornell Historic Preservation Planning Alumni
Greg is also a contributor to Hidden City Philadelphia.
Lectures Given by Greg
Overbrook to Paoli: The History of Main Line Train Stations
• Lower Merion Conservancy, May 15, 2012
• Radnor Historical Society, January 8, 2013
• Right Angle Club, February 12, 2013
• St. Davids Golf Club, May 9, 2013
• Saint Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, Devon PA, November 2, 2013
• Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society, November 17, 2013
• Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society, October 25, 2014
• National Railway Historical Society: West Jersey Chapter, April 27, 2015
• Easttown Library, May 27, 2015
• Great Valley Women's Club, January 27, 2016
Keystone Markers: Preserving an Enduring Symbol of Pennsylvania
• Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust, October 16, 2013 (with Nathaniel Guest)
• King of Prussia Historical Society, November 8, 2014
Three Generations of Public Art in Radnor Schools
• Radnor Historical Society (at Radnor Middle School), February 25, 2014 (with Ernel Martinez)
Schreiber & Sons: The Story of a 19th Century Photography Studio
• Photographic Society of Philadelphia, August 16, 2016
Culver and Rogers: Philadelphia Architects and Their Main Line Projects
• Radnor Historical Society and Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society, November 20, 2016
Finding Beauty in the Ordinary: Rarities from the Lower Merion Township Building & Planning Archives
• Lower Merion Conservancy, June 14, 2017
Treasures from the Vault: More from the Lower Merion Township Building & Planning Archives
• Lower Merion Conservancy, April 5, 2018
Historic Dowtown Ardmore Walking Tour
• Lower Merion Conservancy/Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, September 29, 2018
Trolley Bus Tour of Radnor Township
• Radnor Historical Society, May 19, 2019
Treasures from the Vault III: More from the Lower Merion Township Building & Planning Archives
• Lower Merion Conservancy, November 7, 2019
Imagine Your (Neighborhood's) Story
• Belmont Hills Library, June 18, 2020
Exploring Lower Merion's Architectural Archive
• Society of Architectural Historians, Philadelphia Chapter, August 5, 2020
Wayne Architectural Bike Tour
• Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance, Radnor Historical Society & Lower Merion Conservancy, July 10, 2021
Garden Suburbs of the Main Line
• Willows Park Preserve, September 15, 2022
History of the Cynwyd Neighorhood
• Lower Merion Conservancy, October 20, 2022 (with Kathleen Abplanalp)
Hidden in Plain Sight: Olmsted Firm Landscapes in Lower Merion and Radnor
• Radnor Historical Society & Lower Merion Conservancy, October 30, 2022 (with Kathleen Abplanalp, Emily Cooperman, Dennis Montagna)
The Design of Suburban Philadelphia: Past, Present, and Future
• Athenæum of Philadelphia four-week course, March 21, 2024 to May 2, 2024 (with Kevin Block)