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[910 Radcliffe Street]
Built before the Revolutionary War. It was remodeled in 1811 by John [Reed]. The portion to the left is considered the oldest private dwelling on Radcliffe Street. -
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[801 Radcliffe Street, view from Delaware River]
This house was originally constructed in 1821 by actor Thomas Cooper as a residence for his children and their governess. The Coopers lived in an adjacent house connected by a covered walkway. The house was later remodeled by Louis Spring who was General Manager of the Grundy Mill. -
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[Parking lot of the Grundy Library at 680 Radcliffe Street]
The library opened in 1966. On this side at Dorrance and Radcliffe Street was the former site of the Bristol Free Library. Mary A. Wilkinson was the last librarian at that location. The portion of the building towards Cedar Street was used by the Red Cross. Joseph R. Grundy had the building erected circa 1917 as a community house. -
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Postcard: "View of Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA."
Trolley stopped at Jefferson Avenue intersection. Trolley ran from Philadelphia to Trenton via Bristol, 1900-1932. -
[Former Spring Mansion (800 Radcliffe Street)]
Taken on Bristol Day 1987. -
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Postcard: "Radcliffe Street, showing Old Ladies Home, Bristol, PA."
Keene Home built in 1816 and later owned by the Episcopal Church Dioses of Philadelphia and used as a home for maiden women. Trolley tracks visible and ran between Bristol and Trenton (1900-1932). House removed in 1964 and is now the site of the Grundy Library. -
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[Keene Home, built in 1816]
Located on the Delaware River side of Radcliffe Street at Dorrance Street. When Sarah L. Keene died, the house became the property of the Episcopal Church Conference of Philadelphia and was used as a home for "gentlewomen, widows, or single women of respectability and decayed fortunes who had become destitute in old age." It was removed in 1964 and its contents sold. The Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library now occupies the site. -
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[Dining room of Keene House (built 1816)]
Radcliffe Street opposite Dorrance Street. House replaced by Grundy Library. -
[Dining room of Keene House (built 1816)]
Radcliffe Street opposite Dorrance Street. House replaced by the Grundy Library. -
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[800 Radcliffe Street when it was the home of Louis and his second wife Gertrude]
This house was built by Thomas Cooper an English actor. In 1820, Cooper had won the house next door, Number 722 Radcliffe Street in a game of cards in Paris. He came to America and married Mary Farels in New York City. They came to Bristol, liked the house and stayed. He had Number 800 built for his children and governess. Thomas and Mary Cooper are buried at St. James Episcopal Church cemetery on Walnut Street. -
"The Keene Mansion"
This home was built in 1816 by Major Lenox who held a secretarial position in the U.S. Embassy in London. When Major Lenox died his niece, Miss Sarah Lukens Keene, inhabited the house. It then passed to the Episcopal Church to be used for elderly single ladies. It was removed to make room for the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library in 1966. -
["Forge Bridge" over Delaware Canal]
Concrete Bridge over the Delaware Canal built in 1929 to replace the original wooden bridge built in 1827. It was called "Forge Bridge" named for an iron forge on Beaver Street. Beaver Street crossed the bridge. The concrete bridge was removed in 1960. Leedon Carpet Mill water tower is on the right. The building in the center was originally a wallpaper factory. It is now called Canal Works, a building with offices and artist studios. -
[John Dorrance House]
Victorian Gothic house at the corner of Washington and Radcliffe Streets. Constructed in 1876 as a residence for John Dorrance. -
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"Keene Home"
"Built by Major Lenox in 1816. His niece, Sarah Lukens Keene, was known, while visiting abroad, as the 'American Beauty.'" -
[Photograph of a portrait of Sarah Lukens Keene]
Portrait in her home which formerly stood on Radcliffe Street at Dorrance Street. -
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[Keene House, view from the Delaware River]
Radcliffe Street at Dorrance Street. This view from the river shows the home which was constructed in 1816. The home was built for Mr. & Mrs. Lenox whose nice inherited the home after their deaths. Sarah Keene’s will left the home as a residence for elderly women in need. The home was left in the care of the Episcopal Church Diocese of Philadelphia, The Grundy Foundation purchased the house in the early 1960s, removed it, and used the land for construction of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library. -
[Radcliffe Street view of Dr. Abbott's house at Radcliffe Street and Jefferson Avenue (935 Radcliffe)]
The electric trolley tracks are shown which ran between 1900 and 1932. -
[Former home of Dr. J. de Benneville Abbott on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Radcliffe Street]
Handwritten on back of photograph: "Jefferson Ave. Our house (side view). Abbotts."
A side view facing Jefferson Avenue is shown. Dr. Abbott was a physician, councilman, and served as Burgess 1903, 1904, 1905. -
[Keene House]
"Built by Major Lenox in 1816 and located at 722 Radcliffe Street. His niece Sarah Lukens Keene, was known, while visiting abroad as the 'American Beauty.'"
The Keene House was later owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Philadelphia which operated a home for elderly maiden ladies. They sold the home, due to a lack of funds in 1963. Part of the Grundy Library now occupies the site. The home was demolished in 1964. -
Postcard: "Mid-Section Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA."
The Moose Lodge on the river bank. -
Postcard: "Historical Keene Home erected 1815 on bank of Delaware River, Bristol, PA."
Built in 1816 following the death of Sarah L Keene, it became the property of the Episcopal Church Dioceses of Philadelphia and was used as a home for maiden ladies. The Grundy Foundation purchased the house. They demolished the house in 1964 to make room for the building of the Grundy Library. Note the trolley tracks in front (1917-1932). -
"Radcliffe St. Bristol PA."
Built in 1875 by Samuel Pike on Radcliffe Street at Dorrance Street. He was a member of Council and Postmaster. The property passed to Helen Gilkeson, daughter of Samuel and Eveline Pike. B. Franklin Gilkeson served as Second Controller of the Treasury in the U.S. Government in the Benjamin Harrison Administration (1889-1893). The house was removed in the early 1960s to provide space for the building of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, which opened in 1966. Photograph was taken between (1900-1932) as indicated by the trolley tracks in the middle of Radcliffe Street. The Keene House is next to the main house pictured. -
"Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pa."
Radcliffe Street (Farmer’s Bank with columns built in 1818). Visible trolley tracks in operation 1900-1932. -
Postcard: "Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA."
Inscription on back of postcard reads: "'Grammon.' Having a fine time. Wish you were here." Addressed to "Miss Mae Moore, Church St., Marcus Hook, Del. Co., Pa."
Postcard stamped August 16, 1930. -
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[Galzerano Funeral Home on Radcliffe Street opposite Franklin Street, next to the Bristol Water Works]
"Kathryn A. Schwartz" stamped on bottom right of the image.
The image was used for a Christmas card in 1948. -
Postcard: "BPOE Home Bristol, PA"
Former home of Augustus Claudius, German Consul. In later years it was called the Beaver Meadow House and provided a home for workers at the Beaver Meadows Coal Wharf. The house was purchased by the Elks Club and in 1910 was torn down and a new building was erected by the Elks (B.P.O.E). In the lower left is a stone marker from the Frankford Temple with (19 T) on it. The meaning was that it was 19 miles to Market and Front Streets in Philadelphia.