313 N. 33rd St., Philadelphia

313 N. 33rd Street

*This is the structure that presently stands on the lot.

The History of the Building

1872, The G. M. Hopkins. Atlas shows the owner as Mary H. Thomas.

The original house was replace by a “Circa 1960, three-story yellow brick rectangular residential building with orange brick entrance bay. Paired windows. South facade of building extends along Pearl Street.”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

Previous Residents of 313 N. 33rd Street

1860:

John C. Davis 31 Bookseller; real estate: $6,000, personal property: $8,000

Mary V. Davis 31

Sarah H. Davis 7

Julia H. Davis 6

Mary E. Davis 4

Joseph P. Davis 1

Mary Flarity 50 Servant; born in Ireland

Mary Adam 21 Servant; born in Ireland

In 1858, he lived on Lancaster Ave. north of 33^rd St.

1861 Directory: John Davis, bookseller

John C. Davis, stationer

1862 Directory: John C. Davis stationer, 221 N. 3^rd

1865 Directory: John C. Davis, rags at 233 N. Water & 236 N. Delaware Ave.

1870: 2^nd enumeration (November) only

George D. Miller 31 Lumber merchant

Anna C. Miller 27

Henry S. Miller 4

Mary Miller 1

George D. Miller and Ann C. Thomas were married at the Friends (Quaker) Monthly Meeting, West Chester, Chester, Pa. on Oct. 17, 1865. He was the son of Levis Miller and Ann McIlvain. Her parents were Isaac and Mary H. Thomas.

1880:

George D. Miller 41 Lumber

Anna C. Miller 37

Henry S. Miller 13

Mary T. Miller 10

Anna M. Miller 9

Mary J. Milby 30 Servant; black

1890 Census Veterans Schedule: George D. Miller, Corporal, D Co., 124^th Pa. Infantry, Aug., 1862 - May, 1863.

1890 Dir. George D. Miller, S 36th c Chestnut, h 313 N 33d

1895 Directory: George D. Miller, lumber, S. 36^th corner of Chestnut & S. 48^th corner of Greenway Ave., h 313 N 33^rd.

1898 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. George D. Miller

Henry S. Miller

Miss Mary T. Miller

Miss Anna M. Miller

1900:

George Miller 61 Lumber dealer; owned free of a mortgage

Ann C. Miller 58 Married 34 years, 2 children

Henry S. Miller 33 Lumber dealer

Mary S. Miller 30

Anna M. Miller 29

Queen Victoria Nelson 36 Servant; black; born in Va.; widowed

1902, Nov. 18: Marriage of Anna M. Miller to Edward Taggart Biddle

They moved to 3408 Powelton Ave.

1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. George D. Miller

Henry S. Miller

Mary Thomas Miller, M. D.

c1906: George Deeble Miller, 313 N. 33^rd St., Philadelphia

(A list of names and addresses of those present at the Coates Reunion..., 1906.)

1910:

George D. Miller 71 Merchant banker

Ann C. Miller 66 Married 45 years, 3 children

Henry S. Miller 44 Merchant banker

Mary T. Miller 39 Physician

Edward White 60 Servant; black; born in S.C.

Mary White 50 Servant; black; married 8 years, no children; born in S.C.

“GEORGE D. MILLER, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, was born In Pennsylvania February 3, 1839, and has been in the retail coal business thirty-one years.” (Coal Men in America. Edited by Arthur M. Hull, Sydney A. Hale. 1918)

1918: Mary T. Miller, Women’s Medical College class of 1899; 313 N. 33rd St. Staff of West Philadelphia Hospital for Women and Obstetrical staff, Women’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

(Bulletin of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, March 1918, Register of Alumnae, Section I: Philadelphia and Suburbs.)

1919, June 21: Death of George D. Miller, 80 years old, of 313 N. 33rd St.. He was the son of Levis Miller and Ann McIvain. Burial was at Media Cemetery.

1920:

Ann C. Miller 76 Widowed; owner, free of a mortgage

Henry S. Miller 53 Merchant, coal and lumber

Mary T. Miller 50 Physician

Annie Wilmer 40 Servant; black; single; born in MD.

1927 Directory: Mrs. G. D. Miller

2009: Owner: West Village II LTD, purchased: February1981

< 315 N. 33rd 311 N. 33rd >

Revised 12/23/2015

Visit the Powelton Village Historical Interactive Map