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   Justine Teller Tant permalink

   December 16, 2009 3:05 am

   The photo of the 213 Summit Ave I believe used to be my grandparents house. Can you give me more info on the owners. Adaline Cope not sure on the spelling was my Aunt

   thank you , Justine Teller Tant
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     Sabra Smith permalink*

     December 16, 2009 10:31 am

     Justine, thanks for visiting the site. The information that I have on 213 Summit Avenue comes from Trudy & Lewis Keen’s book A Brief History of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: From Farmland to Suburb. The house was built in 1894 for William and Amanda Garner.

     Amanda Garner was the daughter of Jesse and Mary Ann Shay in the neighborhood. The Garner’s daughter married Frank Angeny. The couple lived in the area for many years. In 1920 Sarah Whitcomb purchased the house. She left the house to her daughter Belle Hook, widow of Walter Hook, who served as chief of For Washington Fire Company No. 1 from 1913-1915, 1918-1922 and 1923-1927.

     No mentions of your the Cope family that you seek, but perhaps they lived in the house later or in similar-looking house in Fort Washington’s charming turn-of-the-century neighborhood. A deed search would give you the answer you need. The Upper Dublin Township Historical Commission offers a page about researching a house or ancestors. You may be able to complete the search online at the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Office.

     You could also check with the Fort Washington Historical Society, with headquarters at Clifton House on Bethlehem Pike. Thanks to their good work, you can also access historical copies of the Ambler Gazette online (link is on their site, or via the Wissahickon Library.)

     I hope that’s some help!
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       Justine Tant permalink

       December 16, 2009 12:16 pm

       It would have been under Charles Teller. We moved away in 1973
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       Sabra Smith permalink*

       December 16, 2009 12:39 pm

       Ah, well it appears that the house sold in 1974, so that does seem to be it. Do you have any special memories about the house or your grandparents there? If you’d be willing to share them, I’m sure the Fort Washington Historical Society would love to add the information to its files!

       Did you see the post about the house’s rehab?

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