The Kelly Family

The Kelly Family is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 2012.

At the corner of W Coulter St. & Henry Ave., Philadelphia

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This famous family lived in the home built here by John B. Kelly. A successful businessman active in city politics, Jack was a 3-time Olympic gold medal winner in the 1920s for rowing. Son John Jr. ("Kell") won the Diamond Scull at the 1947 British Henley Regatta and a bronze medal at the 1956 Olympics. Both father and son were named to US Rowing and Olympic Halls of Fame. Daughter Grace was an Academy Award-winning actress and Princess of Monaco.

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Historical maps covering this location

1901 · Philadelphia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1902 · Philadelphia and vicinity, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware / Henry Gannett, chief… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1929 · Map of Philadelphia and Camden (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1944 · 1944 Philadelphia Transportation Company street car, bus and subway-elevated lines route… (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1979 · Important farmlands, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Penn State University Libraries)

Philadelphia, 1901, covering the location of The Kelly Family, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Philadelphia, 1901, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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