315 North 34th Street

 

Description: 300N34thEast

Photo: 315-333 N. 34th St.

 

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 315 North 34th Street

1910:

Daniel S. Eagen           27        Vice President of Keystone Steel [?]; parents born in Ireland (English)

Mary Eagen                 27        Parents born in Ireland (English)

Daniel Eagen, Jr.            2

Carrie Meekins             26        Servant; black; married 7 years, 2 children; born in Va.

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 Del., parents born in Canada

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

 

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Revised 10/11/2014

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