3200 Block of
South Side
The Block was originally
named
The
History of the Building
“two-story Victorian brick doubles were
built as one development, along with rowhouses on the north side of Pearl
street. Except for- 3206, the buildings. have their original full-height
first-floor windows. Glazed double bands of brick at first floor, articulated
by two decorative brick string courses. . Each house has second-floor wood
projecting bay with paired window and asphalt-shingled hipped gable. Turned
,brackets. below overhanging pent. 3202. has had porch removed and, bay
stuccoed. 3204 has had porch altered. 3206 has had porch posts replaced with
iron. 3208, 3210, 3212 have original turned porch posts.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
1878, May 22: Titles for 3202-3210 transferred to
Herman Wendall by E. Spencer Miller
E. Spencer Miller was an attorney
and law professor. He owned the Powel mansion and the surrounding land. Herman
Wendall was a carpenter who lived at 116 N. 32nd St.
1879: Approval was given for a gas lamp at the
southeast corner of 33rd St. and Bingham Place (Pearl St.) and one
for the 3200 block of Bingham Place was approved for the 3200 block. (North
American, June 27, 1879)
3202 Pearl Street
1878, Aug. 7: Title for 3202 transferred to
David P. Emminger by Herman Wendall
1880:
David
Emminger 38 Foreman for
Western Telegraph
Kattie Emminger 21
1881 &
1887 Directories: David
P. Emminger supt., h
1889 Directory: David P. Emminger
1890, Feb. 4: Death of David P. Emminger, 47 years old
1891 &
1895 Directories: Mary J.
Wright, dressmaker
1900:
Kate E.
Emminger 41 Widowed, 3 children; owner, free of a mortgage
John Emminger 17 Clerk
Margaret W.
Emminger 13
David C. Emminger
10
Mary J.
Wright 43 Sister; dressmaker
Laura B. Wright 27 Sister;
dressmaker
Adaline G. Wright
24 Sister
1913, June 28: Marriage of Margaret Wright Emminger to Earl
Livingston Broadbent at Matthew Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church,
Ardmore, Montgomery, Pa.
1937, July 23: Death of Kate E. Emminger, 78 years old, of 3202
Pearl St.
She died in Torbett, Juniata Co.,
Pa.
1950:
Clarkson Emminger 60 single
Bella Wright 77 Sister; single [?]
Grace Wright 75 Sister; single [?]
Note the name Emminger is cross out
and replaced with Emmings.
1992: George L Bessex
1993: Zenzo W Nhari
1993: Patricia J Wilkerson
3204 Pearl Street
1880:
Ferris Price 27 Teacher; born in MD, parents in
Ellen
H. E. Price 26
Rebecca Byerly 63 Boarder
Martha G. Byerly 27 Boarder;
teacher
Rebecca (Wayne) Byerly was the widow
of Elwood Byerly (1825-1869). In 1860,
they lived in Orange, Essex Co., N. J.
In 1880, another daughter, Anna J. Byerly, was living at 3208 Baring St.
Rebecca Byerly died in 1891 at 3208 Baring St. In 1910, Martha G. Byerly was a housekeeper
at Pennsylvania Hospital. In 1911, she
was an assistant matron and her sister was a storekeeper there.
1881 Directory: Price Ferris W., teacher
1883: Ferris Price was a subscriber to the Apprentices’ Library
Co.
1889 Directory: William Shuman,, machinist, h 3204
Pearl
1895 Directory: Sabilla Hull, widow of George h 3204 Pearl
1900:
Samuel H.
Hull 30 Locomotive engineer; renting
Nellie Hull 30 Married 3 years, no children
Sabilla Hull 56 Mother; widowed, 1 child
Belle Hull 24 Sister
1920:
Samuel Hull 50 Locomotive engineer; renting
Nellie Hull 50
Helen Mcelhaney 19 Niece;
bookkeeper for furniture [co. or dealer?]
Elizabeth Crooker 13 Boarder;
father born in Conn.
1950:
Wilbet Hall 54 Traffic cop, Phila. police, earned $2,800 in 1949, household
no-wage income: $4,500; 10 years of schooling
Florence Hall 45
_ 2nd
Hh.
Julis Havnitchek 26 Baker
for bread co.; single
Walter Havnitchek 19 Brother;
loading for U. S. Postal Office; single
Note: education and income only
available for every fifth person.
1990: Robert Lee Williams, 3204 Pearl St,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-0301 (1990)
3206 Pearl Street
1889 Directory: Bispham, William C, bookkeeper, h 3206
1891 Directory: Ricco, Leopold, fireman, h 3206
1895 Dir.
“Patton, J.
Adelbert, civ engineer”
1900:
James Evans 28 Telegraph operator; renting
Jessie F.
Evans 25 Married 8 years, 2 children
Elsie M. Evans 7
Raleigh N. Evans 1
Louis T .Jones 19 Brother-in-law;
printer
In 1910, they lived in East
Pennsboro, Cumberland Co., Pa.
1950:
Patrick Quinn 49 Machinist
at woolen mill
Mrs. Quinn 46 Secretary at real estate office; 12 years of schooling,
earned $2,500 in 1949
Joe Quinn 23 Works at woolen mill
Patsy Quinn 17
Note: education and income only
available for every fifth person.
1988: Ray Anderson
3208
Pearl Street
1880 Directory:
Robert S. Hebrew, bookkeeper
The 1878 directory lists
him at 1003 Morris.
1880:
Robert
Hebrew 24 Clerk; parents born in Ireland
Laura Hebrew 21
1881, Oct. 31: Death of Robert S. Hebrew, 26 years old, burial at
Mr. Moriah Cemetery
He died from an overdose of laudanum
(an alcoholic solution including morphine). (Inquirer, Nov. 2, 1881) The
1882 directory lists Laura living at 722 Wallace.
1891 Directory: William B. Armstrong, engineer
1900:
John E. Husted 40 Locomotive
engineer; born in N.J.; renting
Josephine E.
Husted 37 Married 25 years with 2 children; born in N.J., father born
in N.J., mother in Pa.
In 1880, they lived in Harrisburg,
Pa. with their daughter, Emma (age 8).
He was a railroad brakeman.
1950:
Richard Hampton 46 Brick
layer for building construction; Black; born in SC
Juantia [?]
Hampton 45 Black; born in SC
_ 2nd
Hh.
William Goodman 29 Packer
at sugar house, earned $2,300 in 1949; Black; 11 years of schooling
Louise Goodman 23 Black
Gerry Goodman
6 Black
Richard Goodman 4
Black
Kenneth Goodman 3 Black
Jerome Goodman
2 Black
Edward T. Goodman Born May 1950 Black
Note: education and income only
available for every fifth person.
3210 Pearl Street
1880:
Joseph
Conard 36 Flagman on Penna RR
Mary S. Conard 36
1950:
Joe? Summers 69 Born
in England; 10 years of schooling
Marie? Summers 63 Born
in England
Note: education and income only
available for every fifth person. Uncertainty about first names noted on the
form.
3212 Pearl Street
1880:
William D.
Miller 48 Dispatcher, Penna. RR
Clara M. Miller 38
Geo. H.
Miller 19 Son; brakeman for Penna. RR
Frank L. Miller 15
Lizzie Miller 14
Harry Miller 10 At school
Ida Miller 9 At
school
Alice Miller 7 At
school
Maggie Miller
4
The 1885 directory lists William D.
Miller as a conductor living at 3220 Lancaster Ave. Their daughter, Maggie, died Sept. 2, 1882 at
6 years-old when they were living there.
In 1886, Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie)
Miller married George Wilhelm Scheetz.
They later lived at 3207 Baring St.
In 1910, Frank and his wife,
Ruthanna (Sharpless) Miller, lived at 3722 Hamilton
St.
1887 Directory: Paige, Arthur E., draughtsman, 714 Walnut, h 3212
1889 Directory: Page, Charles, trimmer
1891 Directory: Busler, William S., painter
1900:
William S.
Busler 42 Sign painter
Phronia R. Busler
37
Howard S. Busler 11
Marie L. Busler 8
Arthur W. Busler 3
May Merrick 18 Servant
1950:
Frank Kane 51 Dispatcher for U. S. Post Office; single
Martha MacFae 52 Sister;
separated
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