101 N. 35th
Street
101-107: “two-and-one-half story Second Empire style
double with stone facade over brick construction. Original wood Victorian porch
with shared gabled entry intact. Decorative scrolls under wood cornice.
Slate-shingled mansard has four dormers with arched windowheads.
105 and 107, Colonial Rivival porch, alterations.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
The
1872 Hopkins Atlas shows the land owned by John Shedwick.
He was probably built these houses about 1874.
Previous Residents
1875 Directory: Abraham Brown of William Brown & Co. (William
Brown & Abraham Brown), clothiers at 830 Market St.
1880:
Abram Brown 40 Salesman; born in N.J.
Margaret Brown 36 Born
in N.J., parents born in England
Mary W. Brown 13
Joseph C. Brown 3
Joseph Whitaker 70 Father-in-law;
born in England; married [?]
Martha Whitaker 19 Sister
Catharine
Whitaker 35 Servant; born in Ireland
1895 Directory: Abram Brown, salesman
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Henry Blithe
Harry A. Blithe
Wesley L. Blithe
Roy E. Blithe
1900:
Henry Blithe 58 Druggist
Emma Blithe 59 Married 32 years, 6 children
Harry A. Blithe 28 Druggist
Edith M. Blithe 23
Roy Blithe 19
Florence E Blithe 17
1900, Sept. 26: Marriage license issued to Edith M. Blithe of 101
N. 35th St. and Harry L. Mather
1906, Nov. 11: Death of Emma Lesher
Blithe, 65 years old, wife of Henry Blithe, daughter of William G. Lesher and Catherine Moag.
1908, June 5: Marriage license issued to Margaret H. Lindsay and
Roy E. Blithe of 101 N. 35th St.
1910:
Henry Blithe 68 Proprietor of a drug store; owner, free of a mortgage
Wesley L. Blithe 37 Architect
< 103 N 35th St. 3439 Lancaster Ave. >
Revised 8/14/2022