204 N. 33rd
Street
This house was
torn down.
Previous Residents
1880:
Emily Prichett 44 Widowed
Lillie Prichett 20
Thomas Prichett 22
William Prichett 18 Flour merchant
Nannie T. Prichett 14
Jehu Roberts 44 Uncle; soap manufacturer
Thomasine Roberts
43 Aunt
Emily D. Pritchett was the widow of
(Thomas) Borradaile [or Borrodale]
Prichett. In 1870, they lived at 3710 Lancaster Ave. He
was a 39-year-old laborer with personal property valued at $800. The 1882
directory lists Emily living at 600 N. 40th St. In 1900, the family
was living on Bala Ave. in Lower Merion where Annie
(Nannie) T. Prichett was a boarding housekeeper. Emily
was age 67. Robert lived with them with his two children. By 1910, Emily was
apparently deceased. However, the household had expanded to include an aunt, a
niece, nephews, and cousins. Eliza T. (Lillie ) Prichett
married Augustus White in 1884. He died in 1889 leaving her with two children.
1890 Directory: Henry Nuss, Jr.
The 1887 directory lists him at 3202 Powelton Ave.
1893, Mar. 23: Birth of Carl F. W. Nuss
1895, July 5: Death of Carl F. W. Nuss,
2 years old; at Cape May, N.J.
1900:
Henry Nuss, Jr. 40 Confectioner; parents born in Germany;
owner, free of a mortgage
Sophie Nuss 33 Married 14 years, 5 children, 4
surviving; born in N.Y., parents born in Germany [Prussia]
Henry C. Nuss 12
Adelene Nuss 11
Albert John Nuss 4
Gertrude W. Nuss 7 months
Lena Helvey 21 Servant (cook); born in Germany
Henry Nuss,
Jr. was born in Philadelphia in 1859. He married Sophia F. Lorch on Aug. 27,
1886. Her father, Carl H. Lorch, was a bank clerk in New York City.
1904: “Among the candy manufacturers who have found it essential
to install refrigerating machinery is Henry Nuss
& Co., Philadelphia. Pa., who have recently equipped their candy factory
with a 6-ton refrigerating plant supplied by the Buffalo Refrigerating Machine
Company, Buffalo, N. Y. The machine is of the double-acting vertical type.
Louis Hartmann is the operating engineer.” (Ice
and Refrigeration)
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Henry Nuss,
Jr.
1910:
Henry Nuss 50 Candy manufacturer; parents born in
Germany; owner with a mortgage
Sophie F. Nuss 43 Born
in N.Y., parents born in Germany
Harry C. Nuss 23 Candy salesman
Adelene S. Nuss 21
Albert J. L. Nuss 13
Gertrude W. Nuss 10
Frances J. Nuss 5
Josephine Lewis 35 Servant
(cook); mulatto; married a second time for less than 1 year, 1 child; born in
Va.
Willa M.
Lewis 16 Servant (chambermaid); born in W.D.C.,
father born in W.D.C., mother in Va.
In 1920, they lived in an apartment
building at 4750 Sansom St.
1914 Directory: Henry Nuss, president
and treasurer of Henry Nuss & Co., Inc.,
confectioners at 223 N. 13th St.
H. C. Nuss
vice-president of Henry Nuss & Co., Inc.
1915, Sept.: Marriage license issued to Adeline Sophie Marie Nuss of 204 N. 33rd St. and Alfred Nelson Clarke of
Merchantville, N.J.
1917: The Confectioners' and Bakers' Gazette
reported that “Henry C. Nuss, son of Henry Nuss, a prominent confectioner at 1542 Market street.
Philadelphia, Pa., has just received a commission as second lieutenant in the
ordnance department of the United States.”
1917 Draft Registration: Harry C. Nuss,
home address: 204 N. 33rd St., Phila. Employed at U.S. R. O.
Training Camp, Ft. Niagara, N.Y.
In 1920, Henry, Sophie, Gertrude,
and Francis were living in an apartment at 4750 Sansom St.
Revised 9/21/2022