3233 Spring Garden Street
The apartment entrance is
511 N. 33rd St.
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
1904 Directory:
Wilson E. E. Drug Co., retail druggist, locations: 1420 N. 10th St., 18th c
Jefferson, 1601 Cayuga, 3233 Spring Garden, 1550 S. 15th, 15th c Tioga, 5th c
Indiana Ave.
1908, Physicians'
and Dentists' Directory of the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware: Green E. H.
1908, Nov. 13: Title
transferred to Emma H. Fritz, wife of Clinton S. by Robert Hamilton
Clinton Fritz lived at 200 N. 10th
St.
1910: 3225-3233 were
not enumerated in this census
1912 Polk's
Physicians Dir.: Fritz Clinton S.
1913, July 1: Titles for
3225-3233 all transferred to Louis Jones by Robert Hamilton
1917 Polk's
Physicians Dir.: Fritz Clinton S.
Also: Jefferson Medical Col. General Alumni
Dir.: Fritz Clinton S. 3233 spring Garden St. & 511 N. 33rd St.
1918 Directory: Fritz
Clinton S., physician, Fritz Pharmacy, home: 511 N. 33rd St.
1920:
Clinton S. Fritz 57 Druggist;
owner with a mortgage
Emma H. Fritz 57 Father
born in Scotland, mother in NJ
_ 2nd
Hh.
Jenny E. Gaugh 46 Supervisor of Sales for furniture;
widowed; renting
Paul J. Gaugh 20 Commission agent for furniture
Francis C. Gaugh 18 Flaterate
clerk
William B. Gaugh 14 Born in NJ
Mary A. S. Gaugh 10
Frances Readdy 39 Boarder; shipper for magazine
Helen Christie 19 Servant;
black; born in VA
1932, Nov. 14: Title
transferred to Leah B. Gickholz by Sheriff
< 3301 Spring Garden St. 3231 Spring Garden St. >
Added 7/13/2022