Before the Yellow Tea House Moved to Ambler...
- Yen Ho
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Earlier this year on March 28th, the Yellow Tea House opened in Ambler where they offer "a selection of teas, along with a daily soup and frittata, sweet and savory scones, desserts, and several sandwiches." The building they currently occupied has been standing for a very long time.
Who Was Edward H. Johnson, Sr.?
Edward H. Johnson, Sr. (1839-1918) was born on October 21 at the place where Mary Ambler's son Isaac lived at Bethlehem Pike: his parents were on the way home to Quakertown from Philadelphia where they sold produce as farmers, and stopped by Isaac's home where his mother gave birth to him.
After living in Quakertown, he returned to Ambler and ran a painting business for over 45 years. He contributed to the Ambler community by being a...
Member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Member of the Ambler school board
Vice president and director of the Ambler Building & Loan association
Fun Fact # 1: Edward was the grand nephew of town hero Mary Ambler! His grandfather was the older brother of Mary Ambler.
Since 1894, Edward lived at the old Rose Valley Tavern at the intersection of East Bulter Avenue and North Bethlehem Pike.
When Did the Building Exist?
From the historic maps available, the earliest map that shows the building was from 1886. This would be the time Ambler was starting to become a thriving community, and people started moving into the town. According to his obituary, he came to Ambler in the 1860s to start his painting business at various addresses. It was possible he found a place to start his business in the 1880s and stayed there for a while.
Bibliography
"Descendants of Mary Ambler Living Here." Ambler Gazette. June 30, 1938. Page 8. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Awivp-gazett_22934.
"EDWARD H. JOHNSON, SR." Ambler Gazette. April 4, 1918. Page 4. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Awivp-gazett_8855.
"Local History Sketch. Interesting Local Matter Collected by 'E.M.' Rose Valley and Its Former Tavern--Andrew Gilkeyson--David Dunnett--Jonathan Lukens--John Trump--John Burke--Edward H. Johnson, Sr." Ambler Gazette. February 25, 1909. Page 2. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Awivp-gazett_4370.
Scott, J.D. North Pennsylvania Railroad 1886 Philadelphia - Bucks - Montgomery Counties, Ambler, 1886.
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