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The
History of the Building
The land now occupied by 315-333 N. 34th St. and 3308-3310 Baring St. was previously the home of T. Hessenbruch. (See 3316 Baring St.)
1906, Dec. 28: Title for 315-333 N. 34th St. transferred to Amelia
H. Hayes by Herman Hessenbruch, et al. by will
In 1915,
an Amelia H. Hayes applied for a passport at the American Consulate in Nice,
France. She listed her home address as the Drexel Building in Philadelphia and
listed her temporary address as Paris. She was born in Philadelphia Nov. 11,
1841 and left the U.S. in May, 1905.
1907, Feb. 26: Title for 315-333 N. 34th St. transferred to James
F. Maguire by Amelia H. Hayes
The 1908 directory lists a James F. Maguire as
a builder at 708 Fidelity Mutual Life Building and living at 406 N. 63rd
St.
1907, Mar. 26: Title for 315-333 N. 34th St. transferred to David
R. Carson by James F. Maguire
David
R. Carson is listed in the 1908 directory as a carpenter living at 708 E.
Clearfield.
315-333:
“two-and-one-half
story Colonial Revival style brick doubles. Wood porches with shared pedimented
entries and pilasters on brick pedestals. Second-floor projecting bays;
tripartite windows below irregularly-shaped gable; mostly pantiles over mansard
roof. Some awnings added and porch balustrades removed. and pantiles replaced
with asphalt shingles”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1908, Jan.
14: Title transferred to Lionel H. Wood by David R. Carson
1910:
Lionel H
Wood 42 Merchant [unreadable]
Annie Wood 40 Married 17 years, 2 children, 1 surviving
John R Wood 14
Mary Deaver 30 Servant; born in Ireland
Sarah Hare 80 Aunt; single
In 1906 Lionel Hirst Wood was living
at 420 Preston St. (Boyd’s Blue Book).
1911: Lionel Hirst Wood. Patent # 1009245: Floor-surfacing
machine. Application 9/28/1906. Issued 11/21/1911. to Lionel Hirst Wood, John
Herr and Samuel Wilson Heaton. (U. S. Patent Office)
1914, May 15: Title transferred to Nicholas J. Griffin, Jr. by
Lionel H. Wood
1914, Sept. 26: At the 20th Bryn Mawr Horse Show, “The
blue ribbon in consolation class went to Northern Prince, a horse owned by Mrs.
Nicholas Griffin, Jr.” (Evening Public
Ledger)
1916 Directory: Nicholas J. Griffin, Jr.
In 1900, he lived at 3414 Race St. with his parents. The 1916 directory
lists his father at 3616 Spring Garden St.
1920:
Nicholas Griffin [Jr.] 42 Investment broker; owner with a
mortgage; father born in Ireland
Helen M.
Griffin 40 Father born in
Catharine Fickes 47 Servant, widow; parents born in
1927 Directory: Mrs. A. Callahan
1940 Directory: Mrs. A. Callahan
1946, July 24: Title transferred to Frank Polizzi, Jr. by Alice J.
Callahan, wife of William
2009: Owner: Thomas Dexter, purchased March 1983
Revised 9/1/2014