Call Number:

1997.39

Repository:

Chestnut Hill Historical Society

Extent:

1.25 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

1997.39

Date:

1962-1994 (inclusive)

Creator:

St. Martin's Station Grounds Committee, Inc..

Abstract:

Saint Martins Station in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia was built along the Pennsylvania Railroad line in 1883. In 1981, the non-profit St. Martin's Station Grounds Committee was founded to restore and operate the building and its grounds. The bulk of the St. Martin's Station Grounds Committee Papers, 1962-1994, consists of financial records. There are some minutes, administrative records, and a few photographs in the collection as well.

Saint Martins Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station near the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. It was known as Wissahickon Heights Station from the time it was built as a station on the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1883, until 1906. The St. Martin's Station Grounds Committee, Inc. was founded as a non-profit corporation in 1981 with the purpose "To repair, renovate, maintain, beautify, operate, and/or lease St. Martin's Station (and its grounds), an important historical public building in the community; thereby maintaining a public building, lessening the burdens of Government, and combating community deterioration."

Almost half of this collection is comprised of bank statements with returned checks. Additional financial records include cash receipts, a deposit ledger (1962-1994), check stubs, utility bills, invoices, bank statements, and tax records. The collection also features some administrative documents, such as minutes and reports, by-laws, and incorporation paperwork. There are several photographs in the collection.