210 N. 34th
Street
The
History of the Building
“two-and-one-half story Victorian red brick mansarded double, originally single, joined internally. Pressed
brick detail is particularly ornate in the front gable, which has a bracketed
wood cornice. Second floor pressed metal projecting bay is a later addition.
The door opening, has been-partially bricked in and altered. The porch roof, an
alteration, is shared by its neighboring house 208. Architect: Addison Hutton.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places)
1969: The houses on the west
side of the 200 block of
Previous Residents
1889 Directory: 210 N. 34th
Henry F. Mitchell (Peirson & Mitchell)
Louisa Mitchell, widow
In the 1887 Directory, she is listed
as widow of Andrew, 309 Bradford.
Mitchell and Peirson’s Glazed Kid Factory,
1894
S. 8th St, Passyunk Ave, and Carpenter St
(Hexamer
General Surveys, vol 28)
1890 Blue Book: Mr. and
Mrs. Henry F. Mitchell
1897, April 13: Death of Louisa Fletcher Mitchell, 74 years old,, wife of the late Jonathan B. Mitchell and mother of
Henry F. Mitchell. Funeral at her late home, 210 N. 34th St.
Jonathan B. Mitchell died in 1882. He
had been a partner in the publishing firm J. B. Lippencott & Co.
1897: Henry F. Mitchell served as vice president of the American
Dahlia Society (Phila. Inquirer,
Sept. 9, 1897)
1898 Blue Book: Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mitchell
Henry F. Mitchell was a
member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)
1899: “Architect Addison Hutton’s drawings for additions at 210
North Thirty-fourth street, for Henry F. Mitchell, have been submitted to the
Bureau of Building inspection for approval.” (Phila. Inquirer, Aug. 12, 1899)
Henry F. Mitchell,
Secretary,
Morocco Manufacturers’
Association
(Inquirer, Jan. 12, 1900)
1900:
Henry Mitchell 41 Manufacturer of leather; owner
Lilly M. Mitchell
38 Married 15 years, 2 children
J. Bertram
Mitchell 14
Frederick M.
Mitchell 10
Mary O’Donnell 25 Servant;
born in Ireland
Catharine Fahn 30 Servant;
born in Ireland
1903: J. Bartram Mitchell was on the debate team at Haverford
Grammar School.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Henry F. Mitchell
1910:
Henry F. Mitchell 51 Leather
manufacturer
Lillie M.
Mitchell 45 Parents born in
Fritz M. Mitchell 20 Manager
in a leather factory
Anna E. Conlon 40 Servant;
born in
Mary A. Gilmartin 34 Servant;
born in
John H. Gumby 25 Servant;
born in
1920:
Henry F. Mitchell 60 Manufacture
of glazed kid
Lilly M. Mitchell 55 Parents
born in
Anna M. Ford 30 Servant;
born in
Marie D. Ford 27 Servant;
born in
Elizabeth Heyler 40 Servant;
born in
1922, Dec. 6: Death of Lillie Mencke Mitchell, 61 years old, of
uterine cancer
1930:
James H. Spain 49 Salesman
for hospital clothing; born in N.C.; renting for $158 per month;
Viola L. Spain 52 Father
born in
Jeannetta La Steve 16 Step-daughter
Raymond Spain 12 Son
Lama
Margaret Lansdowne 42 Lodger; worked for
[RCA} Victor Talking; single
Edward Saile 35 Lodger;
father born in
John Linker 26 Lodger;
born in
Earnest Ray 38 Lodger;
born in
Harry B. Long 39 Lodger;
railroad clerk
Edward Hannigan 26 Lodger;
construction engineer; born in
1940:
Horace G. Hill
[Jr.] 51 Budget director for an oil company, earned $5,000 in 1939;
renting for $60. Per month
Arlene H. Hill 49 Born
in N.Y.
Horace G. Hill
[III] 20
John H. Hill 17
Greer B. Hill 13
Peter W. Hill
8
They lived in this house in 1935. Horace
G. Hill, Jr. was a member of a five-generation Powelton Family (Powelton History Blog, Oct.
12, 2012). He grew up at 3416 Baring St. In
1930, they lived at 308 N. 37th St. Horace
died Nov. 29, 1968 in Bryn Mawr
Hospital. He was 79.
1968 Directory: Sigma Pi Fraternity,
Beta-Theta Chapter