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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
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.
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:
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