The
History of the Building
The
northern edge of this property was part of the northern boundary of the
Bingham-Baring estate.
Probably built by George Herbert, a home builder who
owned both properties and lived next
door at 3303 Hamilton St. in 1870.
“two-and-one-half story half a double;
neighbor demolished. Stuccoed facade; heavy modillioned cornice at porch; later
wrought front posts; Colonial Revival first-floor projecting bay and heavy
dentillated cornice. Full-height mansard floor with polychromatic, patterned
slate shingles.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1866, October: Deed transferred from Alfred B. Justice to Thomas
C. Taylor.
Alfred B. Justice was a hardware merchant
who lived at 319 N. 33rd St.
Thomas C. Taylor also bought 3301 Hamilton St. and lived there in 1870 and 1880.
1867 Directory (Fall, 1866): George Herbert, builder
The 1868 directory listed him as a
plasterer living here.
1868, April: Deed transferred from Thomas C. Taylor to George
Herbert.
George Herbert was a carpenter and
home builder who lived next door at 3303 Hamilton St.
in 1870.
1869, January: Deed transferred from George Herbert to John
Daniel Baltz.
John David Baltz grew up in Mantua
and became a conveyancer.
1870 Directory (Fall, 1869) Frank S. Trout clerk at 24 Bank St.
The 1868 directory listed him living
at 1214 Melon St.
1870, June, 1st Enumeration:
Frank Trout 29 Clerk
in notion house; no real estate, personal: $1,200
Annie
Trout 23
1870, Nov. 2nd Enumeration:
Jesse Supplee 28
Rebecca 20
Antoinette 1
The 1870-1873 directories lists him
living at 419 N. 38th St. Jesse Supplee was a civil engineer. In the
first enumeration, he listed $1,000 in personal property, but no real estate.
Their daughter was listed at Marie in the first enumeration.
1871, March: Deed transferred from John Daniel Baltz to Jesse
Supplee.
1872, May: Deed transferred from Jesse Supplee to William Patton.
1873-‘74 Directories: Samuel J. Levick, Jr., bookkeeper at 130 S. 2nd
St.
He moved to 3411
Baring St. which he purchased in April, 1877.
1875, February: Deed transferred from William Patton to The
Mantua Building Association.
The Manuta Building Association was
headed by George Hancock, 3216 Baring St.
1875, May: Deed transferred from The Mantua Building Association
to Van Houten Edgar O. & E. Allie B., his wife.
1876 Directory: Edgar O. Van Houten clerk
1880:
Edgar O. Van Houghten 31 Way
master
Ellie O. Van Houghten 31
John B. Van Houghten 9
Hannah J. Van Houghten 6
Elsie Van Houghten 4
Lucy E. Van Houghten 2
Charoline Nelson 12 Servant;
born in
He
is a son of Isaac van Houten who lived at 3205 Race St.
in 1870. Ellie was E. Allie Blakely, daughter of John and Margaret Blakely who
lived at 3510 Hamilton St. They lived with the
Blakely family for a few years before moving here.
In 1870, he
lived at 300 N. 38th (below
1881 Directory: Edger O.,
Van
Houten, clerk at 30 N. 30th St.
1887 Directory: Edger O.
Van
Houten, freight agent
The 1891 directory
lists him as a clerk living at Green near Carpenter,
1890 Directory:
Harry J. Kleefeld
William Kleefeld
1892, November: Deed transferred from Edgar O. and E Allie B. Van
Houten to Samuel W. W. Schaffe.
Auction sale “3305 Hamilton street,
three-story rough cast dwelling, 22x60; $2000, subject to a mortgage of $2500.”
(Inquirer, Nov. 1)
1897 Registered Pharmacists:
Schaffle, S.W.W.
(Annual
report of the State Board of Health and Vital Statistics of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.)
1898-’99 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. S.W[ilson]W.
Schaffle
1900:
W. Samuel
Schaffle 44 Grocery salesman; owned free of a
mortgage
H. Margaret
Schaffle 42 Married 19 years, 3 children, 2 surviving;
parents born in
Karl
Schaffle 17
E. F. Albert Schaffle 7
Cora
Hutchison 26 Sister-in-law;
school teacher; single; parents born in
In 1910, they lived
at 4719 Cedar Ave.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob A. Fritz.
In 1910, they lived at 3322 Hamilton St.
1910:
George Dougherty 47 Railroad
engineer; renting
Jennie Dougherty 44 Married 15
years, no children
1913, April: Deed transferred from Samuel W. W. & Margaret H.
(wife) Schaffe to Paul HagenLocher.
1920:
Charles H.
Holm 48 Electrical contractor; born in
Lulu Holm 45 Born in
Dorothy Holm
21 Teacher in b[usiness?] college
John C. Holm 15
Robert M. Holm 13
In 1910, they lived
at 4123 Lancaster Ave.
1920: Dorothy Ethelwyn Holm
(Freshmen, Catalogue of the University
of Pennsylvania. 1920.)
1920: Want ad: “Electrician’s Helper, experienced on old
house-wiring.” (Inquirer, Sept. 29)
1921 Directory: Hansell, E.C.
1921: Dorothy Ethelwyn Holm: a freshman in the class of 1924,
1927 Directory: C. H. Holm & Co. electric contractors
1930:
Charles H. Holm 59 Electrical
contractor; married at age 26; born in
Lulu Holm 55 Married at age 22; born in
Dorothy Holm 31 Freelance
writer
Cecil Holm 25 Actor on legitimate stage
Robert Holm 23 Salesman for electric company [Note, he is
listed near the bottom of the census page, separated from family.]
Robert Holm and Sara M. Eggeling were married in Philadelphia in 1930. In 1940,
they were living next door at 3307 Hamilton St.
The 1950 directory lists him around the corner at 409 N.
33rd St. He
died in 1974 in Merion Station, Pa.
John Cecil Holm was a writer, director and performer. His
most famous work was Three Men on a Horse, one of the great ribald comedies of the 1930s, which he
co-authored with George Abbott. It ran on Broadway for 835 performance in
1935-1937. A film version was released in 1936. It was subsequently revived for
limited runs on Broadway in 1942, 1970, and 1993. There were two television
versions in 1950 and 1957 (for Playhouse 90). As a performer, he starred
with Nanette Fabray in the musical Mr. President with music by Irving
Berlin and directed by Josh Logan that ran for 265 performances in 1962-‘63. He
also appeared in the original cast of Forty Carets with Julie Harris in
1968. He died in
1937, Apr. 11: Death of Lucinda (Lulu)
Bair Holm, 63 years old, wife of Charles Hedley Holm of 3305 Hamilton St. She
was born in Osborne, Kansas. Internment in Lancaster Co.
“In a footnote to her will
Mrs. Lulu Holm, 3305 Hamilton st., mother of John Cecil Holm, playwright,
expressed a fear of being buried alive. After bequeathing her $3300 estate to
her husband, Charles Hedley Holm, she wrote:
“Have fear of being
buried alive – please see that undertaker does a sure job. Lulu Holm.” (Inquirer,
May 12)
1940:
Charles H. Holm 66 Owner-value
$5,000; born in England; 4 years of high school
Dorothy Holm ? Daughter;
freelance writer; widowed; 4 years of college
His son, Robert, was living next
door at 3307 Hamilton St.
1941, May. 16: Death of Charles H. Holm, 70 years old, of 3305 Hamilton
St. Internment at Intercourse, Pa.
1950 Directory: Chapman Isabel Howard
1958, April 1: Death of Isabelle Martinez, 89 years old. She was
the daughter of Dionisio Martinez and Carlotta Aballi and was born in Natausas,
Cuba. She died Philadelphia State Hospital if heart disease. In the 1930s, she
and her family lived at 3211 Baring St.
1967: For Sale “Powelton Village – University
City. 3305 Hamilton St. Beautiful townhouse, semi-det. 3 sty., completely
modernized thruout, Livrm, dinrm., mod. Kitchen, 3 bdrns., study, sewing nook,
2 bths., out ht. h. w., Paul Sandiadge, 46 N. 60th st.” (Inquirer,
June 17)
1968 Directory: Adcock J. E.
2009: Purchased by Daniel Safer and Rachel Mausner
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