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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 of
1908, Dec. 10: Title transferred to Anna E. Moyer, wife of J. Bird
Moyer by David R. Carson
1910:
J. Bird Moyer 37 Manufacturer
of dental supplies
Annie G. Moyer 35 Married 11
years, 2 children
Eleanor Glenn
Moyer
8
Annie Campbell
Moyer 2
J. Bird Moyer was born Dec. 18, 1872.
He received his B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1892, his
Ph.D. degree from Penn in 1896 and his D.D.S. degree in 1905 from the Pennsylvania
College of Dentistry. He and Anna Eleanor Glenn were married at Olivet
Presbyterian Church Oct. 4, 1898. She was the daughter of Edwin F. Glenn and
Rebecca Marshall Glenn who lived next door at 319 N. 34th
St.
1920:
J. Bird Moyer 47 Manufacturer
of dental supplies; owner with a mortgage
Anna E. Moyer 45
Eleanor G. Moyer 17
Ann C. Moyer 12
In 1930, J. Bird, Anna E. and
Eleanor Moyer lived in Lower Merion, Pa. Eleanor was still single. J. Bird
Moyer died later that year.
1922, April 9: Death of Edwin F. Glenn, husband of Rebecca
Campbell Marshall Glenn, aged 71 of 319 N. 34th
St. Funeral at Northminster Presbyterian Church
with reception at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Bird Moyer, 321 N. 34th
St.
“Hettinger’s Dental News,”
1922
1922 General alumni catalogue of
The J. Bird Moyer Co., Inc. was
later renamed Moyco Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded dental manufacturing
company.
“Company Overview:
Moyco Technologies, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Moyco Precision
Abrasives, Inc., engages in manufacturing, marketing, and distributing uniform
and fine abrasive films, commercial coated abrasives, slurries, polishing
agents, and related products. Moyco also provides technical assistance to its
customers to optimize various polishing processes for the purpose of improving
production yields and finished product performance. The company markets its
precision abrasive products to fiber-optics, semiconductor, metallurgical,
lapidary, toy and hobby, imaging, automotive parts, finger nail, ceramic roll,
and other markets requiring fine polishing, lapping, and finishing film…”(http://investing.businessweek.com/)
“Nanoparticle
News: February 1, 2001. In a
move that shifts the company's focus to its precision abrasives business, Moyco
Technologies, Inc. (
1927 Directory: E. Benewicz
1930:
Adoph Silver 49 Married at age 26; born in Russia speaking Hebrew, immigrated
in 1899; renting for $60 per month
Jennie Silver 47 Married at age 21; born in Russia speaking Hebrew, immigrated
in 1897
Saidie Silver 22 Secretary for a federation
[Samuel] William
Silver 20 Office clerk for a cigar
manufacturer
Joseph Silver 18
Adolph Silver and Jennie Cheiffetz
(or Kaficz) were married in Philadelphia in 1904. Adolph’s death certificate
states he was born in Lodz, Russia which probably refers to Lodz, Poland
because in 1910, they gave their native language as Polish. In 1910 and 1920,
they lived at 3406 Market St. When Adolph died in 1956, he was living at 6226
Christian St.
1934: Marriage license issued to Sadie Silver of 321 N. 34th St.
and Albert Nappen (Napadensky)
1940 Directory: S. W. Silver, dentist
1940:
Samuel W. Silver 30 Dentist
in private practice; 5 or more years of college; renting for $50 per month
Stella Silver 23 Stenographer in law office, worked 30 hours in previous week,
earned $720 in 1939; 4 years of high school
Adolph Silver 62 Born
in Russia; 6 years of schooling
Jennie Silver 54 Born in Russia [crossed out]; 4 years of high school
Albert
Nappen 35 Salesman for electronics co., earned
$960 in 1939; born in N.J.; one year of college
Sadie Nappen 32 Investigator
for County; 2 years of college
Barnet Nappen 1
1942 Draft Registration: Adolph Silver, furniture store at 3408
Market St., born May 17, 1880 in Russia
1960 Directory: S. W. Silver, dentist
2008: Mary Silver. d. 12/2008 age 76. Wife of late William, D.D S.
Retired from Bell Telephone in 1993. (Phila.
Inquirer, 1/4/2009)
2009: Owners: Samuel W. and Mary T. Silver H/W
Revised 1/17/2015