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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. -
"The Old Beaver Meadow House"
"Once the home of August Claudius, the German Consul. Dark portion of house is now occupied by Dr. Edw. F. Flood, Dentist."
Was once the home or Augustus Claudius, the German Consul, when Philadelphia was the U.S. capital (1790-1800). The house later became a boarding house for men working on the Beaver Meadow Coal Co. Wharf, prior to the Civil War. The Elks organization built their headquarters there in 1911 and it was torn down in 1979. -
"Home of E. Linton Martin, Number 315 Radcliffe St. Bristol, PA"
"Built in 1847, it was one of the stations of the Underground Railroad, operated in Bristol by members of the Society of Friends." -
[Fountain and benches at Radcliffe and Walnut Streets]
Fountain and benches have replaced the Elks Home (BPOE), which was removed in 1979. -
[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) headquarters, Bristol]
Bristol’s BPOE club was organized in 1905. This building was opened in 1911 on the site of the German Consul to the U.S. in the 1790s. During the zenith of the anthracite coal trade on the canal, it was a boarding house known as The Beaver Meadows House. The Elks moved to a new location on Wood Street when it was torn down in 1979. -
"Radcliffe St. Bristol PA."
Radcliffe Street facing south from Franklin Street. The store house on the left is presently the Galzerano Funeral Home. Beyond that is the Bristol Water Works with a lower chimney and standpipes for water which was 152 feet high. The company was organized in 1874 and a filter for water purification was added in 1906. The trolley tracks were in operation between 1900 and 1932. -
"Delaware River, Bristol, PA"
Tallest building under construction is the Elks Home at Radcliffe and Walnut Street. The corner stone was laid in 1910 and the Elks building demolished in 1981. To the right of the Elks is a house which has been removed. The Bristol Water Works (stand pipe and smoke stack are removed) is on the right. The house between the Elks building and the Water Works was called the Blackwood House. The Bristol Free Library was moved into this building in 1916. After World War I, the library was moved to the former Red Cross Building, now the parking lot for the Grundy Library at Dorrance and Radcliffe Streets. -
[Radcliffe Street in winter]
From left to right: 311 Radcliffe stood during the Revolutionary War. 315 Radcliffe – before the Civil War this was a stop on the Underground Railroad. It was built in 1847. 319 Radcliffe was built in 1835. It became the home of Doron Green who was author of "History of Old Homes on Radcliffe Street," 1938. -
[World War II, Bristol, PA "Scrap Drive"]
American Legion Home, Radcliffe Street. -
[Former Farmers' National Bank, now Wells Fargo (2020)]
This photograph was "compliments of Charles E. Scott who was Bank Cashier (1882-1924)." The Farmers National Bank originated in 1814 in Hulmeville, moved to Bristol in 1823 at 200 Mill Street. In 1830 the bank moved to the former house of the Craig family. Mr. Craig was a nephew of Nicholas Biddle of Andalusia in Bensalem Township. In 1952, a wing was added to each side of the building. By 2002, the name had changed to First Union. A few years later through mergers, it was known as Wachovia Bank. As of 2020, it is now Wells Fargo Bank. -
"River Front Bristol PA"
Riverside view of the Farmers National bank at 224 Radcliffe Street. It was fist built in 1818 as a private home for Joseph Craig. In 1833, the bank purchased it and it became their headquarters. In 1952, a wing was added to each side. The original bank was started in Hulmeville in 1814 and moved to the corner of Mill and Cedar Street in 1823. The river tide was low when this photo was taken. -
Postcard: "River view of Farmers National Bank, Bristol, PA."
Farmers National Bank on Radcliffe Street was originally built in 1818 by Joseph Craig as a private home. The bank was started in Hulmeville by Jonh Hulme and others. It moved to Bristol in 1823 on Mill Street at Cedar Street. In 1833, it moved to Craig’s House. Presently it is Wells Fargo Bank. In 1952 an extension was built on each side. -
[Bristol Wells Fargo Bank, view from Delaware River]
The central portion was erected in 1818 as a private home by Joseph Craig. In 1833, the Farmers Bank purchased the house. In 1952, they added an extension on each side of the building. After various mergers, the bank is presently called Wells Fargo. It is Bristol’s oldest banking institution.