Metadata
Title
Sunderland, John
Member Number
425
Last Name
Sunderland
First Name
John
Deceased Date
1/1/1898
Date Elected
11/5/1873
Business Address
24th Ward, Philadelphia, PA
Project
Institute of Penna. Hospital, 111 N. 49th St.
Reference
Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects page 777. Builder, civil engineer and architect, John Sunderland appears in the Philadelphia city directories from 1883 to 1897. Specifically, he is noted as an architect for the following years: 1883, 1885-86, 1889, 1891-96. For most of these years he is listed as residing at 3414 Powelton Ave., the same address as that given for Thomas Sunderland (q.v.) -------------------- City Directory - 1850 - John, carpenter, Schuylkill 3rd & Winter. -------------------- Hannah Roach paper Look in William Colladay file for possible relationship. -------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #402; filed January 13, 1847; satisfied August 21, 1847 John Sunderland vs. Joseph M. Burk. Claim for $122.27 for carpenters work against a 3-story brick dwelling house situate at the northwest corner of Schuylkill 3rd and Summer streets. ------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #411; filed October 28, 1869; satisfied May 5, 1871 (with his signture) John Sunderland vs. Lewis Bartleson. Claim for $731.25 for work and materials furnished against a frame messuage and lot of ground situate on the west side of 63rd street 100 feet south from Callowhill street 50 feet front and 500 deep. ------------------- "Philadelphia Preserved" Page 212. Superintendent of construction for Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, 111 N. 49th St.; built 1856-59 as Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane.