3609 Spring Garden Street
The Truitt Estate
Now 3611-3631 Spring
Garden St.
This estate was sold to
Frederick A. Poth in 1895. He developed the row of houses that now stand on
this site.
Previous Residents
1860:
C. B. Truitt 45 Hardware merchant; born in Maryland; real estate: $113,000;
personal property: $115,000
Elizabeth Truitt 35
Mary Truitt 13
C. B. Truitt 8
Eliza Truitt 5
Catharine Truitt 3
Margaret Dixon 45 Servant;
born in Maryland
Ann Murphy 28 Servant; born in Ireland
Margaret Mccloskey 23 Servant; born in Ireland
Charles B. Truitt was the son of
Robert Truitt (born July 13, 1782, died April 7, 1821) and his second wife,
Mary Bennett (Aug. 16, 1790 to April 25, 1862, married
Jan. 9, 1811). His first wife, Mary Bishop (abt. 1784). Charles married
Elizabeth Tremper Ray. They and family were listed in the 1850 census in the
South Mulberry Ward. They had an older son, Robert W., who was age 9. In 1860,
Elizabeth’s mother, Mary Ray, was living in a house at the corner of the
Truitt’s lot. She was the widow of Moses Ray.
In 1870, Robert Truitt was living
at, 3505 Baring St.
In 1860, Charles B. Truitt and
several associates incorporated the West Philadelphia Market Co. The
incorporation papers state that:
“the object and purpose of said
corporation shall be to erect and maintain suitable building or building and
stalls, with all things necessary for the use thereof, at any place within the
limits of the Twenty· fourth ward, city of Philadelphia, the same to be
appropriated and used as a public market house, for the sale and vending of
meats and vegetables, and all other kinds of victuals and provisions whatever,
and such other edible as the board of managers may deem proper; Provided, That
all farmers, wherever resident, shall have all the rights, privileges and
immunities, in renting stalls and selling produce therefrom, that is or may be
granted to any citizen of Philadelphia or elsewhere.”
The associates included Thomas T.
Butcher (207 N. 35th St.) and J. Henry Askin (3509 Baring St.)
1862 Directory: Charles B. Truitt
Robert W. Truitt
Both were listed as working for
Truitt & Co. (Robert W. & Thomas D. Watson), hardware 528 Market St.
1870:
Charles Truitt 59 Hardware
merchant; born in Maryland; real estate: $10,000, personal property: $5,000
Elizabeth Truitt 50
Mary Truitt 23
Charles Truitt,
Jr. 18 Hardware clerk
Elizabeth Truitt 15
Catherine Truitt 12
Ella Truitt 8
Annie Friel 22 Domestic servant; born in Ireland
Isabella Taylor 19 Domestic
servant; born in Ireland
Sarah Fassett 13
Domestic servant; black; born in
Maryland
Elizabeth R. Truitt married Marcus
Darrow. They lived at 206 N. 36th St. in
1880 and 434 N. 32nd St. in 1900-1910.
Mary lived with the Darrow family in 1900. (See more at those addresses.)
Ellen married George A. Smith in
1898. In 1920, they lived at 3613 Hamilton St.
Mary Truitt lived with them in 1920.
1880:
Charles B.
Truitt 69 Hardware dealer; born in Md.
Elizabeth T.
Truitt 59 Father born in Ireland
Mary T. Truitt 33
Charles B.
Truitt, Jr. 27 Coal dealer
Catharine O.
Truitt 23
Ella F. Truitt 18
Mary Dugan 20 Servant; born in Ireland
Annie Donnelly 22 Servant;
born in Ireland
Bella Lovett 14 Servant; born in Va.; father born in Pa. mother in Va.
1886, Oct. 5: Death of Charles B. Truitt
“Charles B. Truitt, Sr.
“Charles B. Truitt, Sr., the retired
merchant, died of general debility yesterday morning at his residence, No. 3609
Spring Garden street. He was born in Worcester county, Md., September 29, 1811, and at the age of
sixteen years entered the employ of Handy, Symington & Bird, hardware
dealers, and in five years became the general manager of the house. In 1838 he,
with his brother and W. S. Pendleton, of Boston, founded the firm of Truitt, Pendleton
& Truitt, afterwards Truitt, Bro. & Co. He retired from business
several years ago. The deceased leaves a widow and six children, the eldest of
whom is R. W. Truitt, of R. W. Truitt & Co, hardware dealers, No. 16 North
Fourth street.”
1887: Marriage license issued to Catharine
Ostrander Truitt of 3609 Spring Garden St. and John Burton Robinson Bennett of 3410 Race St.
1892, Aug. 1: Marriage of Mary Wilbraham to Charles
B. Truitt, Jr. in Atlantic City, N.J.
In 1900, they lived in Atlantic
City.
to
3631 Spring Garden St. to
3611 Spring Garden St.
Revised
2/18/2021