423 North 33rd
Street
417-435: “Built 1884 by architects G. W. and W. D.
Hewitt. Row of two-and-one-half story brick doubles; porch-fronted. some enclosed. Pressed and corbelled brick trim; paired
windows with gabled dormers interrupt cornice line in all but central building
in group which has slightly steeper and larger dormers and uninterrupted
cornice; 425 and 429 demolished; 433 missing attic floor.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History
1887 Directory: J.
Edward Crippen of E. J. Crippen
& Co., grocer at 115 S. 3rd St.
Edward J. Crippen lived at 153 N. 18th St.
1890 Directory: J.
Edward Crippen of E. J. Crippen
& Co.
1890, Philadelphia Inquirer:
“A CHESTNUT STREET GROCERY.
“E. J. Crippen & Co. to Open Their New Establishment To-day.
“The Philadelphia fancy grocers and
importers of grocers’ specialties have a reputation over the country for
enterprise, and recently this has been enhanced by the fine stores, with all
modern improvements and the costly store fixtures, that have replaced the old
style dingy establishments. There are scores of beautiful grocery stores on the
principal streets, and to these has just been added a
very beautiful store located at the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Chestnut
streets. The formal opening of this establishment occurs
to-day. The firm is no newcomer; in fact it is one of the oldest, if not the
oldest grocery house in the city, E. J. Crippen &
Co.
“Since 1805 this house, under various
names, has been doing the very finest class of trade at 115 South Third street,
and a brief history of the business makes interesting reading. The business was
established in 1805 at the corner of Front and Drawbridge, now Dock street, the house being known as W. L. & E. Maddock & Co. [E. J. Crippen
was married to Mary Maddock.] On the death of W. L. Maddock,
in 1867, the firm took the title of Crippen & Maddock, and in 1873 it became E. J. Crippen
& Co., Mr. W. M. Crippen, son of the senior
partner, constituting the ‘Co.’ The present members of the firm are E.
J. Crippen and J. E. Crippen
– admitted to partnership in 1883, W. M. Crippen
having died in May, 1882. The business was removed to the present site in 1826,
61 years ago, longer, probably, than any other house in the city has continued
to do business in one spot.
“Mr. J. E. Crippen
will have charge of the new store, Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, and only
the very finest groceries will be kept. Mr. E. J. Crippen
will remain as of old at the old stand on Third street."
(Nov. 10, 1890)
1896, June 15: At
Bay Head, N.J., death of J. Edward Crippen, 34 years
old,, son of Edward J. Crippen and the late Mary Maddock Crippen; funeral from his
late residence 423 N. 33rd St.
1898 Blue Book:
Mrs. J. Edward Crippen
Edward Crippen
Cozens
1900:
Lillie A. Crippen 37 Widowed
with 2 children
Violitta Crippen 15
James S. Crippen 11
Thomas A. F. Vaughan 60 Boarder; salesman at cane [?] factory;
born in Jamaica, parents born in England, immigrated in 1855 and now a citizen;
widowed; owner with a mortgage
Anistasia Vaughan 17 Boarder; father born in Jamaica, mother
in Pa.
Annie D. Smych 30 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1888
(ED 540, 6A)
1902, June 18:
Marriage of Lillie A. Crippen to Samuel Peltz (3701
Baring St.). They were married by a minister
from the Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut Streets.
1910:
John C. Margel 44 Master mechanic for a railroad; born in
N.J.; renting
Mary Margel 43 Married
22 years, no children
Henrietta Moore 22 Servant; black; married 1 year, no
children; born in Maryland
Revised 1/27/2012 About Powelton Village