201 N 34th St., Phialdelphia

201 N. 34^th Street

201 N 34^th St. is dwarfed by the new Kelly Hall.

Photo courtesy of Drexel University Archives.

The History of the Building

201-217 N. 34^th St. were built on land owned by William Howell. His house had the address 3311 Race St.

This house apparently stood for quite a few years after Kelly Hall was built.

203-217 N. 34^th St. were demolished to make room for Drexel University’s Kelly Hall.

Previous Residents

1898-‘99 Blue Book: Frank O. Woodruff, 201 N. 34^th.

1895 Directory lists him as: Woodruff, Frank O. (Jno Woodruff & Sons), h 133 N 18^th

Woodruff Jno. Sons (J. Addison and Frank O.), printing inks, 1217 Cherry

In 1900, he lived next door at 203 N. 34^th St.

1910:

Vivian F. Gable 37 Attorney at law; owned with a mortgage

Mary G. Gable 35 Married 11 years

Mary S. Gable 8

Charles Keffer 51 Butler

Ida Keffer 51 Cook; married 25 years

1920:

Daisy Allison 25 Keeper of a boarding and lodging house

Stephen A. Hoye 27 Production engineer in a ship yard; born in Mass.

– 2^nd household

William Schwartz 26 Moulder in an iron foundry; born in Indiana

Alice Schwartz 24 Wife; Servant; mother born in Germany