The
History of the Buildings
3306-3316
were developed by John Sellers, Jr. and his wife, Ann Caroline (Keen) Sellers,
in 1880 who live at 3300 Arch St.
1880, June: John Sellers acquired fire insurance
from the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. for 3310-3316 Arch St. (Historical
Society of Pennsylvania)
Previous Residents of
3314 Arch St.
1881-1884 Directories: Levick Lewis J., of
Crew, Levick & Co.,
The
1880 census lists him living at 106 N. 19th St. with his wife, Mary
D. Levick, and their two children, Henry (3 years), and Mary (2 months). He was
an oil merchant. He was the son of Samuel J. and Susanna M. Levick who live at 327
(now 405) N. 33rd St. in 1880.
1887 Directory: Arthur B. Lovejoy, buyer
1889 Directory: Arthur B. Lovejoy
1891 Directory: Harry W. Hazard, v-pres., 224 S. 4th,
h 3314 Arch
In 1895, he lived at
1895 Directory: Ellis D. Thompson, asst. engineer,
E. O[sborn] Thompson, (E. O. Thompson),
Merchant tailors, clothiers and importers, ready-made clothing, 1338 Chestnut,
also 245 Broadway, N.Y.
In 1891, E. O. Thompson lived at 402 N 32nd St.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Henry Drinkwater
1910:
Henry Drinkhouse 60 Purchasing
agent for Malleable Iron Foundry; renting
Mary E.
Drinkhouse 59 Married 33 years; father born in Mass., mother in Pa.
Martha C. Beatty 22 Niece;
born in N.J.
Stephen D.
Mccalla 58 Brother-in-law; conductor for a steam railroad [Pennsylvania
Railroad]
Emily M. Mccalla 56 Sister-in-law;
married 33 years; father born in Mass., mother in Pa.
Mary Drinkhouse and Emily McCalla
were the daughters of Terrill and Elizabeth Tuttle. In 1880, the Drinkhouse and
McCalla couples lived at 3613 Hamilton St. with
the Tuttles. In 1887, they lived at 3217
Powelton Ave. and in 1900 they lived at 428 N. 33rd
St. Mary Elizabeth Drinkhouse died April 16, 1916 when they were living at
6361 Drexel Rd.
Previous Residents of
3316 Arch St.
1881
Directory: William M (Robert Shoemaker & Co., Robert, William M., Richard
M. & Thomas E., drugs, N 4th c Race) Shoemaker
In 1880, they
lived at 1509 N. 10th St. In 1900, William and his wife, Abbey,
lived at 3239 Powelton Ave.
1887 Directory: David L. Magruder, surgeon, U.S.A.
David L. Magruder, Jr.,
student
In 1889, they are listed at
1891 Directory: Alexander Balfour, paper, 20 S 6th & Tioga c
Richmond, h 3316 Arch
1892: “MUNYON'S HOMEOPATHIC HOME REMEDY CO. General and Corporate
Office,
(Philadelphia securities: a descriptive &
statistical manual of the..., Volume 3. 1892)
1895 Directory: Alexandera Bowforth
James D. Bowforth
John Harris, waiter
Alexander Balfour (Alex.
Balfour & Sons)
James G. Balfour (Alex.
Balfour & Sons)
The 1898 Blue Book lists the
Balfours at 3424 Powelton Ave.
In 1880, they lived at 2134
Bainbridge St. Alexander was 36 years old and his son James was 10. In 1900, James G. Balfour and his wife, Clara, were living at
1894 New
York Times: “April 11. – The extensive paper mills of Alexander Balfour &
Sons, at Point Richmond, will shortly be running night and day. The present
force of employees numbers 200 hands, but the awarding to the firm by the
Federal Government of the contract for supplying all paper used in the Internal
Revenue Bureau will necessitate a large increase in the force, as the contract
calls for 1,500,000 pounds of paper.”
1915 New
York Times: James G. Balfour and his brother Robert A. Balfour came to hold the
bulk of the stock of the Union Traction Co. on the death of their father,
Alexander Balfour, c1903. (Obituary for
Robert A. Balfour.)
1898, Sept.: Advertised for rent, 3316 Arch St., 15 rooms for $75
per month.
1910:
James
Monaghan 56 Editor of a law
magazine; born in
Anna J. Monaghan 54 Married
27 years, four children
Florence J.
Monaghan 25
Gertrude Monaghan
23
Hannah D.
Monaghan 20
James Monaghan 19
— 2nd
Household
Andrew W, Carey,
Jr. 38 Clerk
for dental supply co.; single; father born in Del.
Clara P. Carey 47 Sister-in-law
[of Andrew]; school inspector; widowed; born in N.J.
---
Robert J. Dalton 38 Postal
clerk; born in N.C.
Elizabeth
H[enrietta] Dalton 36 Janitress for apartment building; married 18 years, 8
children, 4 surviving
Francis P. Dalton 16
Robert G.
Dalton 14
Harold G. Dalton 10
Herbert J. Dalton
5
The
Monaghans lived in Swarthmore until at least 1906 (Blue Book). By 1911, they
were living at 3309 Baring St.
In 1920, the
1918 Draft Registration: C. Wentz Joseph employed by George M.
Marshall at 113 S. 13th St.
He lived with his mother, Ann B.
Wentz. In 1910, they lived at 212 N. 33rd St.
George M. Marshall was his brother-in-law.
1920: Marriage license issued to Arline M. Stauffer and Joseph C.
Wentz of 3316 Arch St.
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