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610 Radcliffe Street - The Grundy Museum, William H. Grundy House

Owned by The Grundy Foundation at time of survey.

Tags Bristol Borough, Grundy Foundation, Grundy Museum, historic homes, Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961), Radcliffe Street

[Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum, view from the Delaware River]

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[Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum, view from the Delaware River]

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[St. Mark School on Radcliffe Street fire, firemen pumping water from the Delaware River]

St. Mark School Radcliffe Street fire dated 1970 (date of fire confirmed as March 7, 1970 from the Bucks County Courier Times, article dated March 9, 1970).

Extra water was pumped from the Delaware River up the ramp that is adjacent to the Grundy Museum.

Tags Bristol Borough, Catholic Church--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region, Delaware River, disasters, education, first responders, Grundy Museum, Radcliffe Street, St. Mark Catholic Church

[On back of photograph]: "Crowd in front of Grundy Mansion (now called a museum) waiting for a tour of the building, Bristol Day 10/17/87, no admission charge for this mansion"

Tags Bristol Borough, Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation (BCHF), celebrations, Grundy Museum, Historic Bristol Day, Radcliffe Street

[Grundy Museum, main entrance on Radcliffe Street]

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Postcard: “Grundy Museum, Bristol, Pennsylvania"

On back: Merrimack Post Card, West Suffield, Conn. Identification of building written as correspondence.

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[Postcard: The Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum]

On back of postcard reads: "The Museum overlooks the Delaware River and is considered an excellent example of the decor and furnishings of a fine Victorian residence. The Museum and Library are operated by the Trustees of The Grundy Foundation. Litho in U.S.A."

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[Grundy Museum side view, looking northeast at addition post-1834, with Grundy family additions to either side]

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[Grundy Museum side view, looking south at oldest part of the house (1818)]

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[Photograph taken from southeastern corner of Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum grounds, view looking northwest]

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[Grundy Museum’s main entrance, decorated for Fall]

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[Photograph taken from southeastern corner of Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum grounds, view looking northwest]

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[Photograph taken from riverside of property fencing. View looking southwest towards back of Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum]

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[Grounds located in front of the Grundy Museum entrance, looking south]

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[The Grundy Museum, taken from property ramp bordering southern property line]

English plane tree in foreground.

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[Photograph taken from southeastern corner of Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum grounds, view looking northwest]

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[Photograph taken from southeastern corner of Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Grundy Museum grounds from sidewalk, view looking northwest]

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[Grundy Museum looking at sea captain addition (sometime after 1834), south towards porch and back entrance]

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[Grundy Museum side view, looking northeast at addition post-1834, with Grundy family additions to either side]

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[Grundy Museum looking southeast from grounds]

Sycamore trees in foreground.

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[Grundy Museum photograph showing porches and The Grundy Foundation office, looking west]

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[Grounds located in front of the Grundy Museum entrance, looking north]

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[Grounds located in front of the Grundy Museum entrance, looking north towards the Grundy Library Radcliffe Street entrance]

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[Grundy Museum looking north]

English plane tree in foreground. Taken from ramp along the southern property boundary.

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[Grundy Museum side view, looking southwest at oldest part of the house (1818)]

Note The Grundy Foundation hallway addition (windowed hallway).

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[Grundy Museum side view, looking north from (side lawn) at first addition (bay) with Grundy additions to either side]

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[Grounds located in front of the Grundy Museum entrance, looking north]

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"The Grundy Museum" [card]

Front reads: "610 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania. Built before 1834 by John Heis and improved by Capt. Hutchinson, later occupied by William H. Grundy and Joseph R. Grundy."

Blank inside.

Tags Bristol Borough, Grundy Museum, Radcliffe Street

[Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, view looking southwest]

Note the Grundy Museum in the background.

Tags Bristol Borough, Delaware River, Grundy Museum, Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, Radcliffe Street

[Grundy Library street level (Radcliffe), looking south towards the Grundy Museum]

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[On sidewalk in front of Grundy Library and Museum looking southeast towards fenced in lot]

The lot across the street was where the original St. Mark Catholic School, which was heavily damaged by fire in 1971, was located. This is also directly across from the Grundy Museum.

Tags Bristol Borough, Grundy Museum, Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, Radcliffe Street, St. Mark Catholic Church