331 North 34th Street

 

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Photo: 315-333 N. 34th St.

 

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 Ireland

Catharine Fickes          47        Servant, widow; parents born in Ireland

 

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

 

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