The
History of the Building
The South Side
of the 3400 Block of
(Hexamer Atlas)
About 1920,
3410-3412 was replaced by a four-story apartment building. (See 3412
Spring Garden St.)
Previous Residents
1860:
William
Brooks 33 Merchant; personal: $1,000
Anna
Brooks 27
Anna
L. Brooks 9
Harry
L. Brooks 7
Charles
M. Brooks 4
Cathy
Brooks 1
El.
Sweeney 25 Servant; born in Ireland
Bri. Quinn 18 Servant; born in Ireland
In
1880, they lived at 204 N. 35th St.
1870:
Samuel Lees 42 Wholesale notion merchant; real estate: $50,000, personal:
$10,000; born in
Anna Lees 36 Born in
Mary E. Lees 19 Born in England
Emma Lees 13
Samuel B. Lees 11
Alfred E.
Lees 8
Frank H.
Lees 6
Margaret Heglin 30 Domestic servant; born in
The 1860 census
lists them living in Camden, N.J.
1872 Hopkins Atlas: owner listed as S. Lees
1873, May 25: Death of Ann Lees, 38 years old
1880:
Samuel Lees 51 Merchant; born in
Sallie Lees 40 Born in
Samuel Lees 20 Salesman
Albert Lees 18 Clerk
Frank Lees 16 At school
Cath. McGunnial 28 Servant; single; born in Ireland
1888 Directory: Albert E. Lees, Samuel Lees
& Sons
Frank H. Lees, Samuel Lees & Sons
Samuel Lees H. A. Bartlett & Co. also
Samuel Lees & Sons
Samuel
B. Lees of Samuel Lees & Sons was living at 3817 Powelton Ave.
The
1895 directory lists Albert living at 501 S. 11th St. The 1900
census lists him living with his wife, Matilda in Chester, Pa. with their young
daughter, Florence. In 1910, they lived in Washington, D. C. where he was a
government clerk.
1890 Blue Book: Samuel Lees
Frank Lees
Albert B. Lees
1893: Samuel Lees. Supporter of Memorial from the businessmen of
Philadelphia in relation to tariff and financial legislation. Sent to the
Senators of the (U.S.G.P.O.. Congressional serial set
Sept. 29, 1893.)
1898 Blue Book: Samuel B. Lees
Frank H. Lees
1898: Marriage license issued to Ida K. Geitz
and Frank H. Lees
1899, May 17: Death of Agnes Emma Lees, wife of Samuel Lees
1900:
Samuel Lees 72 Dry good merchant; widowed; born in
Frank Lees 36 Dry good merchant; born in N.J.
Ida Lees 30 Daughter[in-law]; married 5 years, no children; parents born
in
Annie
Hopkins 24 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1896
Kate Philvin 18 Servant; born in
In 1910, Frank and
Ida Less lived at 3211 Baring St. with her mother,
Minnie Geitz.
1905, Feb. 24:
Death of Samuel Lees, 76 years old
[Obituary says
burial at Mt. Moriah but Funeral report says West Laurel Hill.]
“SAMUEL LEES DEAD
“Well Known West Philadelphian Succumbs to Heart Disease
“Samuel Lees, one of the oldest dry goods
merchants in the city, died suddenly of heart disease at his home, 3410 Spring Garden street, yesterday morning. Mr. Lees was
engaged in business at Second and Market streets for fifty years.
“He was president of the Society of St. George
and was prominent in Masonic and Knight Templar affairs. He was president of
the Board of Trustees of First Baptist Church for a number of
years. Three sons and a daughter survive him.”
(Inquirer, Feb. 25, 1905)
1912:
1927 Directory: Dr. C. R. Hughes
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11/28/2015