Little, Henry

Little, Henry

Henry Little was a master builder of Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1837. After joining, he served on the managing committee in 1848-1850. He is known to have built, or worked on, atleast two churches: the Methodist Protestant Church on the north side of Cherry street between 10th and 11th and the Grace Church in Penn Township. Little lived on Filbert street near Schuylkill 6th (Schuylkill 6th became 17th street in 1853). Henry Little died in 1858.

Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings site, a project of the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

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1/1/1858

1/1/1837

Managing Committee, 1848-50,82-84

Jones Alley (CD) (1830)

City Records D.S.B. book#344; filed September 3, 1831;satisfied February 29, 1832 (with his signature) Henry Little vs. Methodist Protestant Church of the City of Philadelphia on the north side of Cherry street 10th and 11th streets. Claim for $2218.45 against the Methodist Protestant Church on the north side of Cherry street between 10th & 11th streets for materials furnished and work and labor done. ---------------------- City Records D.S.B. book #347; filed March 3, 1834; satisfied January 4, 1836 (with his signature) Henry Little vs. The Rector, Church Wardens & Vestry of Grace Church in Penn Township. Claim for $4394.23 against a brick building situate on the southeast corner of 12th and Cherry streets in the township of Penn known by the name of Grace Church of Penn Township for materials, work. ---------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #400; filed December 10, 1841; satisfied February 12, 1842 (with his signture) Henry Little vs. Mary Hassinger. Claim for $3359.69 for work and labour done and materials furnished against all that certain 2-story brick stable, shed and 3-story brick kitchen together with the lot whereon the same are erected on the south side of Filbert street at the distance of 76 feet east of 9th street, having a front onFilbert street of 23 feet and extending back southwardly about 176 feet. ---------------------- City Directory - 1840, 45, 50 - Henry, carpenter, Filbert near Schuylkill 6th. 1854 - Henry, carpenter, Filbert East of 17th.

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