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The
History of the Building
The land now occupied by 315-333 N. 34th St. and 3308-3310 Baring St. was previously the home of T. Hessenbruch. (See 3316 Baring St.)
1906, Dec. 28: Title for 315-333 N. 34th St. transferred to Amelia
H. Hayes by Herman Hessenbruch, et al. by will
In
1915, an Amelia H. Hayes applied for a passport at the American Consulate in
Nice, France. She listed her home address as the Drexel Building in
Philadelphia and listed her temporary address as Paris. She was born in
Philadelphia Nov. 11, 1841 and left the U.S. in May, 1905.
1907, Feb. 26: Title for 315-333 N. 34th St. transferred to James
F. Maguire by Amelia H. Hayes
The 1908 directory lists a James F. Maguire as
a builder at 708 Fidelity Mutual Life Building and living at 406 N. 63rd
St.
1907, Mar. 26: Title for 315-333 N. 34th St. transferred to David
R. Carson by James F. Maguire
David
R. Carson is listed in the 1908 directory as a carpenter living at 708 E.
Clearfield.
315-333:
“two-and-one-half
story Colonial Revival style brick doubles. Wood porches with shared pedimented
entries and pilasters on brick pedestals. Second-floor projecting bays;
tripartite windows below irregularly-shaped gable; mostly pantiles over mansard
roof. Some awnings added and porch balustrades removed. and pantiles replaced
with asphalt shingles”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1910:
Daniel S.
Eagen 27 Vice President of Keystone Steel [?];
parents born in
Mary Eagen 27 Parents born in Ireland (English)
Daniel Eagen, Jr.
2
Carrie Meekins 26 Servant;
black; married 7 years, 2 children; born in
Rita Power 21 Sister-in-law; single
Lawrence Power 25 Brother-in-law;
Vice President of electric light co.; single
Daniel S. Eagen and Mary M. Power
were married in 1906. In 1900, she, Rita (Margaret) and Lawrence Power lived
with their mother and siblings at 205 N. 36th
St.
1920:
Thomas J. Marsh 79 Renting
Sarah Marsh 62
Adele Marsh 35 Bookkeeper for meat co.
Florence Marsh 39 Dressmaker
at home
Elsie Marsh 31 Dressmaker at home
Charles P. Marsh 24 Clerk,
telephone co.
Robert Wood 32 Boarder; clerk, meat; born in
Mary Wood 31 Boarder; milliner, retail business
Ralph A. Gibson 26 Boarder;
ship builder; mother born in N.Y.
Edgar Bickel 24 Boarder; mechanical engineer for telephone co.
Mary Clark 37 Boarder; dressmaker in a department store
In 1910, they lived in Salisbury,
Lancaster Co. In 1899, Thomas J. Marsh was elected County Controller for
Lancaster Co.
1922, Nov. 7: Marriage license issued to Elsie Marsh of 315 N.
34th St. and Armstrong P. Kramer of Lancaster, Pa.
1923, Aug. 4: Death of Thomas J. Marsh, 83 years old, of senility
and myocarditis, burial in Gap, Pa.
1926, Feb. 9: Death of Armstrong Parke Kramer, 49 years old, of
315 N. 34th St.; of pernicious anemia; burial in Bellevue Cemetery, Gap, Pa. He
had been a bookkeeper, but was unemployed.
1927 Directory: C. P. Marsh
1930:
Charles P. Marsh 34 Superintendent for telephone co.; he was a veteran; renting
for $68 per month
Florence Marsh 43 Sister; single
Elsie Kramer 42 Sister; dressmaker (at home); widowed
Lester R. Calvert 42 Lodger; saleswoman in department store; widowed
Marian G. McCormack
32 Lodger; registered nurse; single; born in Delaware, father
born in Kentucky, mother in Delaware
Pearl E.
Hollenbaugh 32 Lodger; registered nurse; single
1940 Directory: F. J. Farrell. 2nd. Floor
Hughes, Mrs. L. W. 1st
floor
1950 Directory: Frank J. Farrell
2009: owner: Mostafa Assadi, Purchased June,1998
Revised 10/11/2014