3600/3602 Spring Garden
Street
The
History of the Building
3602 was
originally a single house on a double-sized corner lot. It is now part of an apartment building at
3600-3606 Spring Garden St. which was built in 1929.
Previous Residents
1900:
Albina G. Smith 52 Widowed,
no children; renting
J. Siddons
Griffith 83 Father; retired merchant; widowed
Ida L. Griffith 47 Sister;
single
John Siddons Griffith was widowed
before 1860. In 1870, the Griffiths
lived at 3207 Baring St. and in 1880, they were at 3700 Hamilton St.
In 1910, Albina Smith & the Griffith lived at 3407 Baring St.
Boarders:
Eugene L. Ely 39 Civil
engineer; born in N.J., father born in Pa., mother in N.J.
Mary Ely 40 Married 21 years; born in N.J.
The 1896 directory lists Eugene Ely
at 3517 Hamilton St.
Alice J.
Wiltberger 44 [sic.]
Frances H. Platt 55 Widowed,
one child; mother born in N.J.
Dallas H.
Platt 22 Passenger department, Pennsylvania
Railroad father born in N.J.
Mary W. Campbell 67 Widowed,
11 children, 7 surviving; born in N.Y., parents born in Maryland
Alice D. Campbell 30 School
teacher; mother born in N.Y.
Helen B. Campbell 29 Mother
born in N.Y.
Lucy C. Campbell 27 School
teacher; mother born in N.Y.
Mary Whycoff (Corse) Campbell was
the widow of Edward Sinclair Campbell, a lawyer, who died in 1894. They were living at 531 Vine St. In 1910, Alice, Helen and Lucy were living at
257 S. 44th St. Alice and
Lucy were kindergarten teachers.
Christina B.
Steel 75 Single; father born in Ireland
Jane Rhoades 77 Widowed, 2 children, 1 surviving; born in N.Y.
Nettie
Hackett 21 Servant, cook; black; born in Va.
Rosa Weaver 26 Servant, waiter; black; born in Va.
Rebecca M. Ely 20 Boarder;
at school; born in N.J.
Alonza Taylor 17 Servant;
black; born in N.C.
Alice
J. Wiltberger was the daughter of Theodore and Sarah Wiltberger. She was born about 1843 in West Philadelphia. In 1910, she (like the Griffiths) lived at 3407
Baring St. She died in March 1920
while living at 3420 Race St.
Rebecca
Mulford Ely was the daughter of Eugene and Mary B. (Mulford) Ely. She was a student at Swarthmore. In 1905, she married Herbert Paul King.
Francis
Hart (Hall) Platt was the widow of William Henry Platt (1844-1893).
1902, Aug. 5: Death of Eugene L. Ely, 41 years
old, of 3602 Spring Garden St.; burial in Millville, Cumberland Co., New
Jersey. His occupation was listed as
trust co. clerk. He was the son of Smith
and Almena Ely.
1910:
Mary
Monaghan 61 Widow, five
children, three surviving; born in N.Y., parents in Ireland (English); renter
Paul Monaghan 24 Architect;
father born in Ireland (English), mother in N.Y.
Helen M.
Monaghan 19
Mary A.
McCloskey 82 Step-mother; Widow, four children, three surviving; born in
N.Y., parents in Ireland (English)
John W. Riley 22 Nephew;
telegrapher; born in N.Y., parents in N.Y.
Bessy Jurden 28 Servant; widow, no children
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Revised 2/6/2021