320 North 32nd
Street
View of the block
in 2009
316-322 N. 32nd
St. were built by John Shedwick. The depth of the lots
was increased by 25 feet by his purchase in Dec. 1868 of 3206 Baring St. which
extended back behind these lots.
320-322 N. 32nd
St.: “three-story red. brick Victorian double built with 316-18. 320 refaced
with brick
and corbel led brick cornice circa 1915. --- Contributing.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
of 320 N 32nd
1869, June 24: Title transferred to Octavia Clark by John Shedwick
1870:
William M. Clark 34 Wood
engraver; real estate: $5,000, personal property: $1,500
Octavia Clark 25
Alice Clark 4
months
Leah Boyce 22 Domestic servant; black; born in
Delaware
In
1860, William M. Clark lived with Susanna Clark (47), a seamstress, who was
probably his mother. In 1880, William and Octavia lived at 4031 Oregon Ave. They
had a son, Caldwell (8), and a daughter, Elsie (5). In addition, William’s
mother, Susan Clark (65) was living with them. Octavia’s father was born in
France and her mother in England. In 1900, William and Octavia lived at 3727
Locust St. which they owned with a mortgage.
1870, June 24: Death of Alice Clark, 5 months years
old
c1871: Birth of Caldwell Clark
He died in 1886 when they
were living at 4031 Brown St.
c1874: Birth of Elsie Clark
1877 Directory: William M. Clark, engraver at 400
Chestnut St.
1880 Directory:
Vandegrift Albert, bolt maker
Vandegrift Hannah, widow
1880:
Hannah Vandegrift 68 Born in Ireland
Kate Bogan 31 Daughter; parents born in Ireland
Charles Bogan 10
Robert Bogan 8
Hannah
was the widow of Charles Vandegrift. In 1850, they lived in the Northern
Liberties neighborhood.
11/4/2021