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Broomall mansion
Address: 513 W. Front St. , Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 6: “Residence of Hon. John M. Broomall”
Buckley, State St. houses
Address: 308-310 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-17
On Photo Folder 1423, this image is identified as "Home of Elmer Lukens.” An engraving of this photo, which eliminated the unsightly utility pole, appears in the "Media, Penna." 1889 brochure on page 31. Address probably 308-310 E. State St., but…
Baker’s porch
Address: 333 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
This is probably 333 W. State St., several doors east of Appleton's house at 341. See AP-8375. The Media 1900 Directory lists Hannah M. Baker at 333 W. State St.
Brooke house, originally Hill farm house
Address: 106 W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Location is approximate. Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 5, and captioned: “Residence of the late Mrs. H. Jones Brooke.” Also used in Media 1900 Semi-centennial booklet as one of Media's Original Farm Houses, belonging to John Hill. See…
Brooke, Washington St. house
Date: 1889 (circa)
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p.15: “Residence of Mrs. Nathan Brooke”. 400 block, W. Baltimore Pike. House still stands as of 2018
Brooke, Orange St. House
Address: 435 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Similar used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 53. Houses at 449, 435, and 423 S. Orange still stand (2018) and were identical when originally built. 435 is the best guess for this photograph.
Thomas V. Cooper, residence
Address: 2 E. Baltimore Pike, Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-29
Media 1897 Directory: Washington (now Baltimore), corner of Jackson. Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 16
Dale mansion
Address: 423 S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
This would have been about where the Church of Christ (housed in the former Woman's Club of Media building) is now located (2018).
Eastman residence
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
House of John I. Eastman, listed in 1885 Media Directory at Washington, now Baltimore Ave., and Lemon St. Image is in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 37, as “Miss Eastman's Cottage." See also 1892 Map of Media.
Fronefield residence
Date: 1889
In “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 39: "Residence of J. H. Fronefield, M.D.” 1892 map of Media shows this house, and the greenhouse that appears in the background, behind the house of E. Carey, at N. Jackson and Carbon St.
Field’s house, former schoolhouse
Address: 8 S. Lemon St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
See AP-8219 for Fields family. Corner of plate broken. Media 1897: Thomas F. Fields, 8 S. Lemon St. Lived with Margaret Fields, widow Samuel.
Gayley house
Address: 301 Gayley St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
In “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 55, described as “Swithin C. Shortlidge’s Academy Annex”
Appleton home, 1896
Address: 341 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1896
Also shows 339 W. State St.. Harry Appleton, the photographer's son, is on the porch.
Haddock house, Marple
Location: Marple (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1898
Possibly childhood home of Deborah Haddock Appleton, the photographer's wife.
Joseph Horne house
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895 (circa)
Home of photographer's parents, possibly in Marple Township or Darby, Pa.
Lansdowne signs
Date: 1890-1900
Hand-lettered business signs posted on tree, one for "Ja's (James) Haynes, upholsterer, est. 1885, steam carpet cleaning; call for and deliver all goods, Clifton Heights and Lansdowne" and a second for "Edward Brown, whitewashing, grading, cementing…
Lewis log cabin
Location: Springfield Township (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
A crude picket fence surrounds the property. 1892 Delaware County Atlas, Plate 21, shows "Log house 200 years" near the J. Howard Lewis property along Crum Creek, just downstream of Beatty Road. See also Plate 12. Photograph used in the book Twice…
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Media
Address: 350 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Parts of houses on either side of church also visible.
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Media
Address: 350 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Parts of houses on either side of church also visible.
Isaac L. Miller residence
Address: 23-37 W. Front St, Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p.14. The house was on the northeast corner of Front and Olive. The property is now (2018) a parking lot. 1892 map identifies this lot, between Plum and Olive, as 23-37 W. Front St. Frank Lees, in his…
William H. Miller residence
Address: 301 N. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Media borough offices now (2018) occupy this property. This photo was used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 7. Houses on 4th St. between Jackson and Monroe (still standing in 2018) are in background.
Pennock houses
Address: 506-508 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-24
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p.8, with caption: “Pennock Cottages, South Orange St." Three identical pairs of these houses still stand (2018): 506-508, 510-512, and 514-516 S. Orange St.