3300 Race Street
The
History of the Building
This house was
torn down probably about 1960.
Previous Residents of
3300 Race Street
1863 Directory:
Owen Hughes, hides and tallow at Market above 31st St., home
southwest corner of 33rd and Race streets
The
1850 census lists him as an innkeeper.
The directory gives the address as Lancaster and Moore (34th)
St. In 1860-1862, they lived at 3417 Hamilton St.
1867
Directory: Owen Hughes, hides & tallow at 3036 Market
Richard J. Hughes, clerk at 238 S. 3rd St. (Shippens & van Houten: E. W. Shippen & Isaac van Houten
[3225 Race St.])
William D. Hughes, hides & tallow at 3036
Market
1870:
Owen Hughes 49 Wholesale dealer in hides and
manufacturer of tallow; real estate: $82,700; property: $21,000
Eliza Hughes 40
William Hughes 23 Clerk in a store
Fanny Hughes 15 In school
Mary Hughes 14 In school
Bernard Hughes 11 In school
William Davis 70 Ref. Alderman; real estate: $13,000;
property: $2,000
Mary Davis 71 Born in N.Y.
Emma Bartman 21
1871, Oct.
20: Marriage of Kate Frances Corrie of 3509 Hamilton
St. and William D. Hughes of 3300 Race St.
1873: Death
of William Davis, 74 years old. Funeral from the residence of his son-in-law,
Owen Hughes, 3300 Race St. Burial at
Woodlands Cemetery.
1880:
Owen Hughes 60 Hide and tallow
Eliza Hughes 52
Annie Hughes 26
Mary Hughes 23
Mary Davis 83 Mother[-in-law]
Rebecca Davis 85
Sarah Moore 23 Servant
1880, Sept.
5: Death of Mary Ann Davis, 84 years old, of 3300 Race St. Burial at Woodlands Cemetery.
1883, Jan.
4: Death of Rebecca Davis, 88 years old, of 3300 Race St. She was born in Philadelphia and never
married. She was confirmed in the
Protestant Episcopal Church in 1846.
1886, Aug.
14: Death of Owen Hughes, 66 years old, of 3300 Race St. He was born in Chester Co., Pa.
1892, Oct.
12: Death of Annie Laivs, 63 years old, of 3300 Race
St. She was black and worked as a cook.
She was widowed.
1894:
Marriage of Fanny Middleton Hughs to Harry Ellis
Corrie
Harry
Ellis Corrie was the son of George Joseph Corrie and Sarah Hewes Evans. In 1870, they lived at 3509 Hamilton St. His father was a music
teacher. Harry was a clerk in a
drugstore. In 1880, he lived with his
parents in Radnor, Pa.
1900:
Eliza M. Hughes 70 Widowed, 7 Children 4 Surviving; owner
free of a mortgage
Fanny M. Corrie 47 Daughter; married six years
Harry E. Corrie 48 Son-in-law; wool merchant
I. Bernard Hughes 40 Son
Mary Hallowell 45 Daughter; married 20 years, no children
Eli B. Hallowell 51 Son-in-law; lumber merchant
Samuel Langston 35 Servant; gardener; black; born in
Virginia; married for five years
Irene Henderson 50 Servant; black; born in Virginia;
married, 14 children 9 surviving
Eli Berrel Hallowell was the son of Eli Hallowell. The 1865
directory lists his father as a coach maker living at 1330 Spring Garden
St. He and Mary (Hughes) were members of The Church of the Savior (Episcopal).
Note:
later censes and some other sources spell the name “Hughs.”
1905,
Philadelphia Inquirer: “Mr. and Mrs. Eli B. Hallowell, of 3300 Race street, are spending August near Portland, Maine.”
(Aug. 6, 1905)
1910:
Eliza M. Hughes 75 Widowed. 7 children, 4 surviving; owner,
free of a mortgage
William D. Hughes 59 Son
Fanny M. Corrie 53 Daughter
Harry E. Corrie 55 Son-in-law; coal salesman
Mary M. Hallowell 51
Daughter
Eli B. Hallowell 60
Son-in-law; lumber merchant
Isaac B. Hughes 47 Son
Margaret Adams 23 Servant, cook; mulatto; married for 7
years; born in Va.
1917, Nov.
26: Death of Isaac Bernard Hughes, 58 years old, of 3300 Race St. Cause of death listed as “chronic intestinal
nephritis.” Burial at Woodlands Cemetery. (Records of the Church of the Savior
(Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut Streets)
1918, March
24: Baptism of William Davis Hughes, son of Owen and Elizabeth M. Hughes, age
71, born Oct. 11, 1846 at Spring Garden Methodist
Episcopal Church
1919, July
8: Death of Eli B. Hallowell, 71 years old, of 3300 Race St. Cause of death was heart failure. Burial at Woodlands Cemetery. (Records of the
Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut Streets)
1920:
Eliza M. Hughes 86 Widow; owner free of a mortgage
William D. Hughes 66 Son; widowed; collector for funeral
director
Harry Corrie 64 Son-in-law; father born in England;
salesman of brake linings
Fannie M. Corrie 60
Mary M. Hallowell 58
Matilda Patterson 26 Servant; black; cook; born in Va.;
single
Jacob Leonard 42 servant; black; born in St. Thomas,
Virgin Islands; married
1920, Nov.
11: Death of Eliza M. Hughes, widow of Owen Hughes
1922, June
3: Marriage of Anna E. Landis to William D. Hughes at the Spring Garden
Methodist Episcopal Church
1922, Dec.
14: Death of Henry E. Corrie, 71 years old, of 3300 Race St. Cause of death was angina. Burial at Woodlands Cemetery. (Records of the
Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut Streets)
1930:
William D. Hughes 83 currently married, first married at age
22; owner, house valued at $15,000
Anna L. Hughes 65 currently married, first married at age
59
Owen W. Hughes 53 Son
Fannie M. Corrie 70 Sister; widowed
1934, June
29: Death of William D. Hughs
This
spelling of the name appears occasionally.
1937, April
17: Death of Owen Hughes, 60 years old, of 3300 Race St. Cause of death was acute coronary
occlusion. Burial at Woodlands Cemetery.
(Records of the Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut
Streets)
1938, Jan.
14: Death of Fanny Hughes Corrie, 85 years old, of 3300 Race St. Cause of death was listed as “heart
block.” Burial at Woodlands Cemetery.
(Records of the Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut
Streets)
Revised 8/4/2018
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