Fisher Corlies Morgan

1875 - 1939  (64 years)

• Name	Fisher Corlies Morgan
  Born	16 May 1875	Philadelphia
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jun 1939	Philadelphia
  Person ID	I1368	Clark-Hart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Newbold Welsh,   b. 7 Sep 1876, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 16 Oct 1912, Philadelphia, PA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1908	Providence, RI
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lilian Bartow Smith,   b. 5 Sep 1876, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1970  (Age 94 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1917	Philadelphia
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 May 1875 - Philadelphia Married - 9 Sep 1908 - Providence, RI Married - 4 Jun 1917 - Philadelphia Died - 13 Jun 1939 - Philadelphia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1939 - Obituary - F Corlies Morgan (second husband of Lilian Bartow Smith) Philadlephia Inquirer - 14 June 1939
  		F Corlies Morgan From obituary newspaper account
  		1908 - Marriage of Mary Newbold Welsh to F Corlies Morgan Troy Times 7 Sep 1908
  		1917 - Marriage Announcement Mrs C Ross Smith to F Corlies Morgan Philadelphia Inquirer 1917
  		1925 - Birthday Greetings for F Corlies Morgan Philadelphia Inquirer 16 May 1925.
  		1921 - F Corlies Morgan, Lilian B Smith, C Ross Smith - Montgomery Avenue Chestnut Hill Philadelphia Social Register
  		2017 - Property of F Corlies Morgan at 8635 Montgomery Avenue, Wyndmoor PA.
  		1917 - wedding of F Corlies Morgan and Mrs C Ross Smith Phila Inq 5 June 1917 page 10

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Fisher Corlies Morgan Find A Grave

  
  

  Histories		2013 - Chestnut Hill Historical Society Gala Preservation gala at Corlies Morgan estate at 8635 Montgomery Ave, Wyndmoor, PA
  		2017 - Real Estate link to property at 8635 Montgomery Avenue, Chestnut Hill Property of F Corlies Morgan - 7 beds, 6 baths, 7,676 sq. ft. - $2.3 Million
  		Biography of his father, John Buck Morgan Who's Who in PA
  		Morgan Clan, circa 1900 Shows parents of Fisher Corlies Morgan

  
  

• Notes

  F Corlies Morgan home, Chestnut Hill: Historically known as “The Gardens,” the estate at 8635 Montgomery Ave. was built in the early 1850s by developer Clayton T. Platt, who was responsible for many of the homes along Montgomery, Birch and Evergreen avenues, developing the area as the “country seat of Chestnut Hill.” Some believe that The Gardens was the first home built on Montgomery Avenue. The home features a three-story grand staircase, original millwork, herringbone floors, nine working fireplaces and three stone terraces. Flanking the house is a once-elaborate sunken garden designed at the turn of the century by Oglesby Paul, who was the designated landscape gardener for Fairmount Park. The gardens were later enhanced by Robert Wheelwright, who went on to establish the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. The early families who lived at 8635 Montgomery – the Trotters and the Welshes – used the home as a summer escape from Spruce Street, where both families resided downtown during the year. A renovation was completed in 1915 by then-owner F. Corlies Morgan. Today, the house is nearly unchanged, aside from the kitchen, which was moved upstairs from the basement. In the mid-1920’s, large parcels of the estate were given to children in the family, one of whom built what is now known as the McNeil estate, in back of the property. The other child built the home at the corner of Montgomery and Evergreen avenues. In the mid-1950’s, the remaining estate was divided into two properties, with the carriage house developed into a sizable home of its own with terraced gardens. In 2001, Sam Blake performed an extensive restoration of the property.