3229 Spring Garden Street
History
of the Building
1902, July 22: Robert Hamilton purchased 3225-3233
Spring Garden St.
1902: “J. A. Bohem will build
four houses and a store and dwelling at the northeast corner of Thirty-third
and Spring Garden streets, for Robert Hamilton, to cost $29,000….” (Inquirer,
July 29)
Jacob A. Bohem
and his brother, Anthony O. Bohem, were makers of
metal cornices at 3059 N. 15th St. In 1900, he was 30 years old,
living with his wife and 3 young children at 7732 N. 25th St. His
father was born in France and his mother in Ohio. His wife, Elizabeth, was born
in Ireland. The 1906 directory lists his business as “elevators.” The 1910
census lists him as an architect.
3221-33:
“pairs of Pompeiian brick, North Italian Revival houses; second-story pressed
metal bay with shield; first-floor wood columned porches; dentilled,
pressed metal cornice; 3233 has first-floor shopfront with cast iron columns,
and side bays on 33rd Street facade.--- Contributing”
(Inventory
of Buildings in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1906 Christian
Science J.: Tourny Mrs. E. Mabel, C.S.
1907 Directory: Tourny Herman
In 1910, they were enumerated at 3620
Hamilton St.
1910: 3225-3233 were
not enumerated in this census
1913, July 1: Titles
for 3225-3231 all transferred to Louis Jones by Robert Hamilton
Note: 3233 had been sold separately
in 1908.
1913, July 2: Title
transferred for 3225-3233 all to Bessie I. Jelin,
wife of Abraham by Louis Jones
1915, Oct. 26: Title
transferred for 3225-3233 all to Amy E. Drickworth
and Lilly G. Brown by Bessie I. Jelin, wife of
Abraham
1919, July 2: After
several other transfers of 3225-3233, 3229 was transferred to William K. Lynch.
1920:
William Lynch 57 Lineman
for the railroad; owner with a mortgage
Ida Lynch 48
_ 2nd
Hh.
Russell Lynch 21 Fireman
for railroad; renting
Elizabeth Lynch 24 Laborer
for telephone co.
Adam Anthony 37 Boarder;
engineer for railroad
Joseph Fister 39
Boarder; engineer for railroad
William Miller 33 Boarder; fireman for railroad
_ 3rd
Hh.
Walter H. Brown 45 Chemical
engineer; mother born in VA; renting
Annah D. Brown 29 Saleswoman
for clothing house; born in NJ, father in Canada, mother in NY
Mary Dwyer 19 Sister-in-law; clerk for tailor trimming house; born in NJ,
father in Canada, mother in NY
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Added 7/9/2022