A quick Google search shows that the recipient is Joseph Taylor Skerrett of Philadelphia who worked on numerous engineering and construction projects. He married Frances Rebekah Williams and the really cool thing is that he is son of Rear Admiral Joseph Salathiel Skerrett (18 January 1833 - 1 January 1897), a very important person in the US Navy at the time.
Connecting the past with the present through philately (or any other means) is a thrill. My grandfather was a Klondiker (1897-1900) and kept a diary of his adventure. Some of the buildings in Edmonton, Seattle and Skagway mentioned in his diary (hotels, restaurants, theaters) are still standing to this day. Fascinating. Cheers, Robert
The Updegraff hotel covers was a neat part of Jersey Shore's history! A fellow Jersey Shore resident opened it (his relatives actually)! In 1806 Samuel Updegraff opened a shop for the manufacture of hats in the village of Jersey Shore.
Bill those bricks are indeed original to the building. This part of Pennsylvania is rife with Brick factories. There was one straight across the Susquehanna River that's directly behind the Fallon House in Lock Haven. There was also a large old Brewery that occupied the same building for years. It's all rubble now though.
Quote: "I doubt the brick would have been original"
I assure you it is 100% real and original. One time painted white. I doubt there has been any major reconstruction/remodeling since. The old gas lighting fixtures still hang in the building. It's more or less a flop-house or hostel nowadays.
I thought flop houses went out with the 60's! How many of the old buildings are left standing? Here in Houston when it worn out or no one wants it they tear it down and put something else up.
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