Joseph Seep Home
The Seep family emigrated from Germany in 1849 when Joseph was eleven years old. He moved to Titusville in 1869. Joseph became involved in the oil business, working for a firm that almost immediately was absorbed by the Standard Oil Company. Seep then established the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency, which became the sole purchaser of oil for Standard Oil Company.
Seep became a very successful businessman through his involvement in several financial institutions and industries. He was a well-respected, fair, and friendly individual who was an asset to the area. According to The Derrick's Handbook of Petroleum, 1898, "The amount of money that Mr. Seep has distributed...would seem like an Arabian fable."
Deeply involved with his church, Seep served as choir director for years and offered his home for church gatherings. He purchased, improved, and donated the land for Saint Catharine's Cemetery near Hydetown. The statue of Saint Catharine was commissioned in memory of his wife, Catharine Hillenmeyer.
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Joseph Seep (1838-1928)
The original twenty-five room
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Erected by Oil Region Alliance and City of Titusville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 41° 37.694′ N, 79° 40.636′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Perry Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville PA 16354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Abbott Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Birth of George Washington Bicentennial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Drake Park (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Scheide Home, 1864 (about 700 feet away); Second National Bank, 1865 (about 800 feet away); Algrunix Building, 1894 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Titusville Oil Exchange (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Titusville.
Also see . . .
1. Joseph Seep at Find A Grave. (Submitted on August 29, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Titusville (Oil Region Alliance)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,323 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
