The
History of the Building
This
building is no longer standing.
Previous Residents
1878
Directory: Patterson DuBois, assayer at U.S. Mint
1880:
Patterson DuBois 32 Assistant Assayer at U.S. Mint.
Clara G. DuBois 31
Herbert E. DuBois 2
M. Cunningham 29 Servant;
born in Ireland
Patterson Dubois
Patterson Dubois was a descendant of
the DuBois family of New Platz, N.Y., a
Huguenot settlement.
In small book published in 1884
entitled Moneta:
a study from a paper read before the Annual Meeting of the American
Numismatic and Archeological Society, he wrote that: “Wide difference exists
between the contemplation of coin as money, and money as coin. Money is wealth,
coin is science and art.”
1884 Directory: Martha A. Beck, widow of Samuel
Patterson DuBois assayer
1885 Directory: Gertrude Pleasonton, widow
1898 Blue Book: William H. Green, M.D. was a member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)
1900
Directory (Fall 1899): Rev. Henry F. Seiple
Salome Seiple, boarding
1900:
William H. Greene 46 Vice
president [?] of Green Manufacturing Co.; owned free of a mortgage
Louisa Jefferson 30 Servant;
single; black; born in Va.
Hester Peterson 40 Servant;
single; black; born in Del.
The cnesus apparently missed the
Seiple family noted in the 1900 and 1901 directories.
“GREENE, William Houston: Professor of
Chemistry; was born December, 1853, at Columbia, Pa.; received early education
at public schools, and later attended Central High School, Philadelphia, receiving
degree of A. M. In 1873 graduated from Jefferson Medical College. From 1870 to
1877 he was Assistant to B. Howard Rand, who was Professor of Chemistry at
Jefferson Medical College, also Demonstrator of Chemistry from 1815 to 1877 at
same college. From 1877 to 1879 he followed original research in Laboratory
Adolph Wurtz, Paris, France, also private laboratory in Philadelphia.
“At the University of Pennsylvania
from 1879 to 1880 he was Demonstrator of Chemistry in the Medical Department.
He was Fellow of Chemical Society (London); also a member of American
Philosophical Society; Société Chemique, Paris; Chemishen Gessellschaft,
Berlin. Author of many books, among which are ‘A Hand-Book of Medical Chemistry,’ published in 1880; ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ 1884; he is also
translator and educator of ‘Wurts'
Elements of Modern Chemistry,’ 1880, 1884, 1887. Is the American editor of
Paul Berts' ‘First Steps in Scientific
Knowledge.’ Has made many chemical investigations, which were published in Bulletin de la Société Chemique de Paris;
Proceedings American Philosophical
Society; Pharmaceutical Journal and
Transactions, etc. Professor of Chemistry in Central High School,
Philadelphia. Address, 204 N. 36th St.. Philadelphia, Pa.”
(Who’s Who in Pa., 1904, p 279)
190
Directory (Fall 1900) Rev. Henry F. Seiple
Salome Seiple, boarding
Beatrice Seiple, nurse
1910 Directory: Susan Engle widow of Joseph
Anna E. Neavling, widow of Martin
Frederick C. Tapley, manager
1910:
Frederick C. Tapley 38 Clerk
[?] works; born in England
Minnie Tapley 37 Married 13 years, 2 children
Laura F. Tapley 12
Dorothy F. Tapley 8
Anna E. Neavling 69 Mother-in-law;
widowed, 5 children
Catherine Neavling 31 Sister-in-law
1920:
William J. Barbone 32 Automobile
mechanic; born in N.J., father in N.J., mother in N.Y,
Marion R. Barbone 30 Trained
nursing working in a hospital; born in N.Y.
— next household
William F. Broderick 27 Student; married
Elizabeth Broderick 25 Married;
parents born in Germany
Mildred Broderick 6
Bernadine
Broderick 4 yrs 10 months
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William Riley 38 Special
officer
Emma D. Riley 32
William Riley 11 months
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Hugh E. Brady 35 Tester of turbines; born in Md.
Cesira Brady 26 Born in N.Y.
Mary Brady 4
yrs 4 months Born
in Md.
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Charles H. Pugh 32 Auto
mechanic; born in Va., father in Pa., mother in Va,
Ella M. Pugh 39 Stenographer
in shipyard; born in Ken.
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Herbert Averill 23 Chauffeur;
born in N.Y., father in Mass., mother in N.Y.
Wilhemina Averill 25 Born in Conn., father in Pa., mother in
Vt.
Doris Averill 1 yrs., 11 months born in Del.
Herbert A. Averill and Wilhelmina K.
Bettner were married in Philadelphia in 1918. He was
born in New York City, Oct. 20, 1896. In 1918, when he registered for the draft they were living at 5020 Arch St. and he was working
as a truck driver. He died in 1927 at age 30 from tuberculosis.
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