Feature 27 – 2910 Melvale

This Shaft Feature Snapshot summarizes excavation details, property history and recovered artifacts. Excavation details include measurements, photographs, and a profile illustrating stratigraphy and related contexts. The property history table outlines land ownership, residents and their occupations. The artifact assemblage is illustrated utilizing a series of tables quantifying types and providing date ranges of identifiable ceramics and glass with photographs of representative artifacts.

Site Name: Conrail-Ann

Street Address: 2910 Melvale Street

Date Identified: 6/11/2010

Feature #: 27

Feature Type: Privy Shaft

Feature Detail: Brick

Feature Shape: Circular

2910 Melvale Report Tables

Date	Grantor(s)	Occupation(s)	Residence(s)	Grantee(s)	Occupation(s)	Residence(s)
12/30/1843	Eli. K & Anna Price	attorney at law	Philadelphia	Charles Smith	contractor	Philadelphia Co.
3/5/1849	Henry Letar, sheriff	Sheriff	Philadelphia Co.	Amos Phillips	grocer	Philadelphia
12/17/1849	Amos & Rachel Phillips	gentleman	Spring Garden, Philadelphia Co., PA	Jacob F. Heermann	tailor	Philadelphia
9/7/1850	Jacob F. & Eliza Heermann	tailor	Philadelphia	Amos Phillips	gentleman	Spring Garden, Philadelphia Co., PA
9/9/1850	Amos & Rachel Phillips	gentleman	Spring Garden, Philadelphia Co., PA	Thomas McConnell	laborer	Richmond, Philadelphia Co., PA
9/8/1855	Thomas & Ann McConnell	laborer	Philadelphia	Charles Burroughs	mariner	Philadelphia
3/9/1872	Charles & Mary E. Burroughs	dealer	Boston, MA	William Chard Sr.	real estate agent	Philadelphia
				William A. Peall	shipwright	Philadelphia
				William Finley Newell	clerk	Philadelphia
2/14/1876	William & Hannah Maria Peall	shipwright	Philadelphia	William Chard Sr.	real estate agent	Philadelphia
	William Finley & Edith Newell	clerk	Philadelphia
12/17/1888	Death of William Chard Sr.			Estate of William Chard Sr.
2/20/1905	Eugene Ziegler	Executor of William Chard Sr.		John McAteer	grocer	Philadelphia
9/17/1920	John & Emily McAteer		Philadelphia	Patrick J. Reilly		Philadelphia
9/17/1920	Patrick J. Reilly		Philadelphia	Active Democratic Association		Philadelphia
10/25/1933	Active Democratic Associtation		Pennsylvania	Charles J. Fenningham		Pennsylvania
11/14/1938	William J. Hamilton, sheriff	sheriff	Philadelphia	Commonwealth Mutual Building & Loan Association		Pennsylvania
12/16/1943	Commonwealth Mutual Building & Loan Association		Pennsylvania	Thomas & Michalina Bojanowski
9/22/1950	Thomas & Michalina Bojanowski		Philadelphia	Stanley Jage		Philadelphia
5/23/1963	Stanley Jage		Philadelphia	Mary Mamie Minner	widow	Philadelphia
1/10/1966	Mary Mamie Minner		Philadelphia	Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia		211 S Broad St., Philadelphia

2912 Melvale Report Tables

2912 Melvale Chain of Title
Date	Grantor(s)	Occupation(s)	Residence(s)	Grantee(s)	Occupation(s)	Residence(s)
12/30/1843	Eli. K & Anna Price	attorney at law	Philadelphia	Charles Smith	contractor	Philadelphia Co.
3/5/1849	Henry Letar, sheriff	Sheriff	Philadelphia Co.	Amos Phillips	grocer	Philadelphia
12/17/1849	Amos & Rachel Phillips	gentleman	Spring Garden, Philadelphia Co., PA	Jacob F. Heermann	tailor	Philadelphia
9/7/1850	Jacob F. & Eliza Heermann	tailor	Philadelphia	Amos Phillips	gentleman	Spring Garden, Philadelphia Co., PA
12/31/1850	Amos & Rachel Phillips	gentleman	Spring Garden, Philadelphia Co., PA	Edward C. Graeff	attorney at law	Richmond, Philadelphia Co., PA
4/30/1853	Edward C. Graeff	attorney at law	Richmond, Philadelphia Co., PA	Charles McCoy	clerk	Richmond, Philadelphia Co., PA
11/1/1853	Charles & Isabella McCoy	clerk	Richmond, Philadelphia Co., PA	William Wilkins	laborer	Richmond, Philadelphia Co., PA
2/20/1876	Death of William Wilkins, property to wife and daughters.			Jane Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Anne Wilkins Neely		Philadelphia
				C. Lavinia Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Sarah Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Mary Wilkins		Philadelphia
1/27/1877	Death of Sarah Wilkins, share to mother and sisters.			Jane Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Anne Wilkins Neely		Philadelphia
				C. Lavinia Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Mary Wilkins		Philadelphia
11/5/1905	Death of Jane Wilkins, share to daughters.			Anne Wilkins Neely		Philadelphia
				C. Lavinia Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Mary Wilkins		Philadelphia
10/3/1909	Death of Anna Wilkins Neely, share to husband and children.			William Neely Sr.		Philadelphia
				William Neely Jr.		Philadelphia
				Harry D. Neely		Philadelphia
				Jane Neely (I)		Philadelphia
				Lavinia Neely		Philadelphia
8/2/1915	Death of William Neely Sr., share to children.			William Neely Jr.		Philadelphia
				Harry D. Neely		Philadelphia
				Jane Neely (I)		Philadelphia
				Lavinia Neely		Philadelphia
2/22/1920	Death of William Neely Jr., share to daughter.			Anna Neely Griner
3/27/1926	Death of C. Lavinia Wilkins, share to heirs.			Mary Wilkins		Philadelphia
				Harry D. Neely		Philadelphia
				Jane Neely (I)		Philadelphia
				Lavinia Neely		Philadelphia
				Anna Neely Griner
6/18/1927	Death of Lavinia Neely, share to sister.			Jane Neely (I)		Philadelphia
9/22/1933	Death of Mary Wilkins, share to niece.			Jane Neely (I)		Philadelphia
1/29/1941	Death of Harry D. Neely, share to wife and children			Mary Neely		Philadelphia
				Harry Neely		Philadelphia
				Julia Neely Glass		Philadelphia
				Jane Neely (II)		Philadelphia
				Elizabeth Neely		Philadelphia
4/30/1942	Jane Neely (I)			Adam Bartolewicz		Philadelphia
	Mary Neely
	Harry & Dorothy Neely
	James E. & Julia Glass
	Jane Neely (II)
	Elizabeth Neely
	William & Anna Griner
1/10/1950	Death of Adam Bartolewicz, property to mother.			Sabina Murzyn		Philadelphia
2/10/1950	Sabina Murzyn	widow	Philadelphia	Sabina Murzyn	trustee for Mary Murzyn	Philadelphia
8/30/1962	Death of Sabina Murzyn, property to daughter.			Mary Murzyn		Philadelphia
1/10/1966	Mary Murzyn		Philadelphia	Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia		211 S Broad St., Philadelphia

Maker’s mark for decal decorated saucer (C-0585).

Assorted ceramic and glass artifacts including the shoulder and finish from a utility bottle, base of small redware possible ink well, and decal decorated saucer. At center Peter Carr soda/mineral water bottle, white granite cup, glass jelly jar and pressed glass tableware.

Sampling of small finds, including a complete tobacco pipe bowl and stem fragments from single-unit clay pipes (left) and slate pencil fragments (right).

Assorted small finds (left): yellowware kiln spur, porcelain doll head with faded painted features and hair (right) two pieces of opaque turquoise glass vase rim with hand crimped scalloped edge.

Sampling of pressed porcelain Prosser type buttons.

Provenience Soil Description - Feature 27

FS#	Provenience	Munsell	Soil Type	Soil Note
187	Feature 27, Strat I E Half	10YR4/2	Silt Loam	m/w 10YR5/4 SiLo
9012	Feature 27, Strat II (Builder's Trench)	2.5Y6/3	Silty Sand
464	Feature 27, Strat III E Half	10YR4/3	Silt Loam	w/ slag & gravel
473	Feature 27, Strat IV E Half (Builder's Trench)	2.5Y5/4	Loamy Sand	m/w 2.5Y4/2
9013	Feature 27, Strat V	10YR3/3	Loamy Sand	w/ some brick
470	Feature 27, Strat VI E Half	2.5Y5/4	Silty Sand	m/w 2.5Y6/2 LoSa w/ heavy FeO2 bonding

Provenience Total Artifacts - Feature 27

FS#	Provenience	Artifact Count
187	Feature 27, Strat I E Half	70
9012	Feature 27, Strat II (Builder's Trench)	0
464	Feature 27, Strat III E Half	43
473	Feature 27, Strat IV E Half	67
9013	Feature 27, Strat V (Builder's Trench)	0
470	Feature 27, Strat VI E Half	85
	Feature 27 Total Artifact Count	265

Use Groups Percentages - Feature 27

Group	Artifact Count	Percentage
Activities	4	1.151%
Architectural	49	18.49%
Food Related	1	0.38%
Fuel	1	0.38%
Hardware	4	1.51%
Household	143	53.96%
Indeterminate	17	6.42%
Lighting	8	3.02%
Manufacturing	2	0.75%
Ornament	2	0.75%
Personal	31	11.70%
Sample	2	0.75%
Toy/Recreation	1	0.38%
Total Artifact Count	265

Material Type Percentage - Feature 27

Class	Artifact Count	Percentage
Ceramic	74	27.92%
Fauna	16	6.04%
Flora	2	0.75%
Glass	150	56.60%
Lithic	5	1.89%
Metal	18	6.79%
Total Artifact Count	265

Ceramic Type Totals - Feature 27

Material	Ware	Total
Coarse Earthenware	Redware	4
Porcelain	Porcelain, Hard Paste	1
Refined Earthenware	White Granite	11
Refined Earthenware	Whiteware	39
Total Ceramic Count		55

Ceramic Dates - Feature 27

FS#	Provenience	# Sherds	Mean Ceramic Begin	Mean Ceramic End
187	Feature 27, Strat I E Half	40	1908	1967
9012	Feature 27, Strat II
464	Feature 27, Strat III E Half	2	1840	1930
473	Feature 27, Strat IV E Half	3	1840	1930
9013	Feature 27, Strat V
470	Feature 27, Strat VI E Half	5	1835	1938
	Overall Date Range	50	1894	1960

Ceramic Vessel Types - Feature 27

Material	Ware	Object	# of Vessels
Coarse Earthenware	Redware	Mug, Child's	1
Refined Earthenware	Whiteware	Saucer	1
Total Ceramic Vessels			2

Glass Vessel Types - Feature 27

Object	# of Vessels
Bottle	1
Bottle, Soda	1
Jar	1
Tumbler	1
Total Glass Vessels	4

Glass Dates - Feature 27

FS#	Provenience	# Sherds	Mean Glass Begin	Mean Glass End
187	Feature 27, Strat I E Half	2	1868	1888
9012	Feature 27, Strat II
464	Feature 27, Strat III E Half	1	1849	1920
473	Feature 27, Strat IV E Half	3	1852	1915
9013	Feature 27, Strat V
470	Feature 27, Strat VI E Half	15	1850	1922
	Overal Date Range	21	1852	1919