3814 Spring Garden Street
George Wiegand owned and built 3806-3816
Spring Garden St. and 3807-3817 Hamilton St. However, 3806 and 3808 were torn
down and replaced in 2012.
1885, Oct. 3: Title for 3814 Spring Garden St. transferred to
George Wiegand by George E. Goldbeck, et al.
1886: Mechanics’ Liens:
“Geo. Wiegand, owner and cont – Wm J. Kramer & Co. claimants, 6 bldgs S s
Spring Garden st 50 ft to 134 ft W of 38th st…. [$]49” (Phila.
Builders’ Guide, Aug. 2) (This refers to 3806-3816 Spring Garden St.)
1886: “Geo. Wiegand, builder… [has] sold 5
nine-room houses on Thirty-eighth and Spring Garden streets, for $5000 [each].”
((Phila. Builders’ Guide, Dec. 13). This refers to 3806 and 3810-3814
Spring Garden St. and 3815 Hamilton St.
“Brick façade has been painted. All
original porch elements have been removed and replaced; only the porch roof
remains. Pressed brick belt course (rope over Greek key design) at second
story; stylized flower at third story window heads. Corbelled brick ‘brackets’
below molded (metal?) cornice.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1886, June: “F. H. McCann, 3811
Lancaster avenue, real estate broker, made a sale this week of a
dwelling-house, 3814 Spring Garden street, for $5,000.” (Builders’ Guide,
June 7)
1896, July 1: “In St. Agatha’s Roman Catholic Church,
Thirty-eighth and Spring Garden streets, at noon yesterday, Miss Maria McCann,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. McCann, 3814 Spring Garden street, was
married to Dr. William J. O’Brien, 1763 Frankford avenue. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. C. A. McFaddon. The bride entered the church on the arm
of her father, by whom she was given away. She wore white silk with hat to
match and carried a bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley. The groom was
attended by his brother, Dr. Michael O’Brien, as best man. A breakfast followed
at the home of the bride’s parents. They will be at home at 1763 Frankford
avenue, after September 1.” (Inquirer)
1900:
Frank H. McCann 64 Real Estate;
parents born in Ireland; owner with a mortgage
Catharine McCann 58 Married 34
years, 8 children, 3 surviving; parents born in Ireland
Annie C. McCann 29
Regin R. McCann 20 Clerk
Mary C. McCann 13 Niece
Annie Fitzpatrick 71 Cousin;
single; born in Ireland
1909 Directory: McCann Francis B., real estate at, 3811
Lancaster Ave.
1910:
Francis H. McCann 74 Real estate, own
office; widowed; parents born in Ireland; owner, free of a mortgage
Annie C. McCann 38 Single
Virginia McCann 29 Single
Mary McCann 23 Niece;
bookkeeper for family business; single
Anne Fitzpatrick 82 Cousin;
single
1912, Apr. 20: Death of Francis H. McCann, 76 years old, of 3814
Spring Garden St. Burial at New Cathedral Cemetery
<
3812 Spring Garden 3816
Spring Garden >