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

 

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