The
History of the Building
1969: The houses on the east side of the 200 block of
Previous Residents
1900:
John D. Grover 71 Wool
importer; owned free of a mortgage
Eliza A. Grover 67 Married
47 years, 9 children, 7 surviving
Roy L. Grover 30 Son;
manages wool business; married 9 years;
born in N.Y.
Guy N. Grover 28 Son;
secretary in wool business; single, born in N.Y.
John D. Grover, Jr. 41 Commercial
traveler; married 9 years
Alfred C. McCloskey 31 Son-in-law; manager
of a varnish co.
Linda McCloskey 33 Daughter;
married 6 years, no children
Oliver W. Sharood 35 Professional
nurse; born in
James R. Dyer 20 Waiter;
black; born in
Ellen Payne 26 Servant;
black; born in
George Ward 19 Waiter;
black; born in
The
1896 directory lists John D. and Roy L. Grover living at 4022 Baring St. John
was listed as working for Evans & Grover.
The
1905 directory lists John D. Grover, Jr. living at 4116 Cambridge and his
business listed as storage.
1905 Directory: John D. Grover of John D.
Grover & Son (Edwin A.), wool at E. Somerset and Tulip Sts.
Roy L. Grover, wool
William F. Grover, wool
In
1906, John and Eliza lived at 205 N 34th. Their older son,
William Grover, and his daughters lived with them. John and Eliza are also
listed in the 1905 directory for Atlantic City living at 118 Grammercy Pl.
1910:
George H. Rogers 51 Commercial
merchant, sugars
Annie W. Rogers 49 Married 33
years
Henry W. Rogers 31 Coal merchant;
married
Nancy Rogers 27 Daughter
Mary R. Rogers 24 Daughter
George H. Rogers, Jr 22 Son;
clerk in coal business
John H. Brummel 34 Butler;
mulatto; married 11 years; born in
Sadie Brummel 34
Cook; mulatto; married 11 years;
born in
1920:
George H. Rogers 70 Owner with a mortgage
Annie A. Rogers 68
Nancy Rogers 39
Thomas Campus 28 Butler;
black; born in
Anna Campus 28 Servant;
black; born in
Revised
5/25/2015