3501 Spring Garden Street
(formerly Bridge St.)
The
History of the Building
This
building is no longer standing.
1860:
H. K. Harnish 47 Dealer
in hogs; real estate: $27,500, personal property: $2,000
Emma Harnish 32
Eugenia E.
Harnish 14
Abarilla Ward 48 [sic.] Born in Maryland
Mary Wood 23 Servant; born in Ireland
Henry K. Harnish married Emma B.
Ward in Philadelphia in 1850.
Abarilla Ward (about 1797-1879) was
her mother. She was actually about 63
years old.
1861 Directory: H.K. Harnish
The 1856 Directory lists him at 3rd
& Bridge (32nd & Spring Garden)
1862 Directory: H.K. Harnish commercial merchant, Union Drove
Yard
1863 Directory: H.K. Harnish commercial merchant, Haverford &
31st
1870 Directory: Henry K. Harnish
1870:
Ken Harnish 52 Retired merchant; real estate: $30,000, personal property:
$3,000
Emma Harnish 45
Emily Harnish 24
Lillie Ward 12 [Niece, see below]
Margaret [sic.]
Ward 65
Bridget Ford 23 Domestic Servant; born in Ireland
At the time of the second
enumeration in November, 1870, Bridget Ford was working for the Shedwick family
at 3624 Baring St.
1871 Directory: Abbarilla Ward, widow of Robert
1873 Directory: Abbarilla Ward widow of Robert
1880:
H. K. Harnish 67 Livestock
dealer
E. Harnish 52
Lillie W.
Ward 21 Niece; single; born in Delaware, parents
born in Pa.
H. K. Harnish died March 30, 1899
while living at 5320 Haverford Ave. (Inquirer,
April 3, 1899) In 1900, Mrs. Harnish was
still living there with their daughter, Emma, and her husband, Henry Lee. He was a tailor who was born in Ohio.
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