3322 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
3320-3322: “Italianate
three-story double, originally may have been single residence. Building is stuccoed, originally bracketed wood cornice. 3222 has
original porch and windows; 3320 has circa 1950 major alterations to
fenestration.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1866 IRS Records:
John Bunting, Hamilton, corner 34th, south side
1866
Directory: John Bunting, 30 S. 6th, home 34th &
Hamilton
1867
Directory: John Bunting, bookkeeper, 32 S. 6th St.
1870:
John Bunting 46 Retail merchant; no real estate,
personal: $6,000
Anna Bunting 38
Mary Riley 23 Domestic servant; born in
John
Bunting and Anna E. Webster were married in Milton, Mass. January 18, 1866. She
was the daughter of Alexander and Anna B. Webster and was born in S. Royalston, Mass. He was the son of Jesse D. and Lucy H.
Bunting and was born in Darby, Pa. He was 27 and she was 24.
1880:
John Bunting
40
Anna Bunting 35 Born in
Ellen Sullivan 25
Servant
Anna
Bunting was the organist at Christ Methodist Episcopal church, 435 N.
38th St.
1890
Census Veterans Schedule: John Bunting [no details]
1890
Directory: John Bunting
1891
Directory: Samuel C. Henszey, physician
In
1880 and 1890, they lived next door at 3320 Hamilton
St. [see that address for a brief biography]
1895
Directory: J. Wilmer Henszey, machinist
Samuel C. Henszey, physician
1900:
Samuel
C. Henszey 71 Physician; renting
Theodosia
P. Henszey 62 Married 40 years, 4 children, 1
surviving; born in N.J.
J.
Wilmer Henszey 26 Machinist; single
Elizabeth
Gropper 25 Servant; born in
1904,
Nov. 22: Death of Theodosia P. Henszey, wife of
Samuel C. Henszey of 3322 Hamilton St.
Samuel
died in 1907 at the home of his son, J. Wilmer Henszey
at 3216 Baring St.
1910:
Jacob A. Fritz 45 “Own Income;” owner, free of a mortgage
Helen Fritz 38 Married 8 years, no children; father
born in Germany
Annie McGahan 66 Servant; single; parents born in
Helen Headrich
and Jacob A. Fritz were married in 1901. She was living with her father at 3106 Baring St. In 1906, they were renting at 3305 Hamilton St. In 1880, Jacob was living with
his parents at 6 W. Walnut
Lane (near Preston and Green Sts.). His younger
brother, Clarence, was renting 3320 Hamilton St.
(next door) from them in 1940. Their father was a real
estate conveyancer.
1920:
Jacob
A. Fritz 50 Real estate agent; owner, free of a
mortgage
Helen
Fritz 47 Parents born in
Annie
Mc Graham 71 Housekeeper; parents born in
1930:
Jacob
A. Fritz 60 Real estate agent; married at age 30;
owner, house valued at $8,000
Helen
Fritz 57 Married at age 27; parents born in
Philip
Hollar 26 Lodger; purchasing agent for railroad
Helen
died in 1950. She was living next door at 3320
Hamilton St. which she owned and which had been the home of her
brother-in-law.
1964:
The September Powelton Post reported
that “Alan and Dina Goldberg are moving into the Markers' former residence at
3322 Hamilton St.” Gordon and Camille
moved to 3606 Baring St.
1965:
The November issue of the Powelton Post
announced that “DAVID and BARRIE HURST have recently come to 3322 Hamilton St.
STEPHANIE, JONATHON, and JUDITH are attending neighborhood schools. DAVID is
with the Theatre of the Living Arts.”
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3320 Hamilton 412 N. 34th St >
Revised
10/8/2021