317 North 34th Street

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

 

1910: Not enumerated in this census

 

1912, Sept. 3: Deed transferred to Ira C. S. and Mary M. Linville

 

1918 Directory: Linville Ira C S., Assistant Treasurer, D. B. Martin Co.

            In 1910, they lived at 1522 Euclid Ave.

 

1920:

Ira Linville                   47        Assistant treasurer, meat co.; owner with a mortgage

Mary M. Linville          48

Ira Linville, Jr.               7

Salome M. Linville       77        Mother; widow.

Helen Snively              20        Lodger; secretary

 

1927 Directory: I. C. S. Linville

 

1930:

Ira C. Linville              58        Secretary for meat firm; married at age 25; owner, house valued at $15,000

Mary Linville               58        married at age 25

Ira Linville                   17

Salome M. Linville       87        Mother; widowed

 

1934, May. 21: Death of Salome M. Linville, née Brackbill, 91 years old, widow of Solomon S. Linville. She was born in Lancaster Co.

 

1937, May 5: Death of Ira. C. S. Linville, 66 years old. Burial at Bellevue Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster Co.

 

1940:

Mary Linville               69        Widowed; 8 years of schooling; owner, house valued at $5,000

Ira Linville                   27        Unemployed; single; 8 years of schooling

 

1942, Jan. 24: Death of Mary Marsh Linville, 71 years old. She was born in Lancaster Co. Burial at Bellevue Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster Co.

 

1942 Draft Registration: Linville Ira Thomas Marsh, unemployed, he had “defective speech”

 

1943, Apr. 8: Death of Ellen Spearing, née Mulvihill, 79 years old, wife of the late Cornelius Spearing. She was born in Ireland. Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Agatha's Church. Interment at St. Dennis's Cemetery.

 

1942, Jun. 24: Title transferred to 317 N. 34th St. Edward J. and Anne M. McCormick by Ira T. M. Linville

 

1944, Dec. 22: Death of Edward J. McCormick, 54 years old, husband of Anna G. Spearing McCormick of 317 N. 34th St. He was a druggist born in Philadelphia. Interment at St. Dennis's Cemetery.

 

1955, Feb. 21: Title to 317 N. 34th St. transferred to Giles G. and Hattie Bentley by Anne M. McCormick

 

1986: Deeded to Paul James Abeln

 

2016, Sept.: Deeded to Sheldon Schwartz

 

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Revised: 1/22/2022

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