The
History of the Building
The South Side
of the 3400 Block of
(Hexamer Atlas)
About 1920,
3410-3412 was replaced by a four-story apartment building.
Previous Residents
1860:
Benjamin F[ranklin] Day 37 Coal
merchant; personal: $1,000
Elmira Day 29
George W. Day 7
Margaret Day 4
Sarah C. Day 2
Benjamin F. Day, Jr. 1
month
Mary Banden 35 Servant; born in Ireland
Ann Carlon 24 Servant; born in Ireland
In
1880, they lived at 3637 Filbert St.
Benjamin, Sr. was working as a draftsman. Benjamin, Jr. was an office clerk. They had two younger children: Harry (17
years-old) and Minnie (15).
1870: apparently empty at time of census
1872 Hopkins Atlas: owner listed as Massey
1880:
Walter Kirk 45 Builder
Annastena Kirk 39 Born in
N.Y.; father born in N.Y., mother in Pa. [?]
Stephen Kirk 16
Annastena Kirk 14
John H. Kirk 9
Florence Kirk 6 months (born in Nov.)
Bessie Kirk 6 months (born in Nov.)
Harriet Hammond 77 Mother[-in-law];
born in N.Y.
Rosie Gillespie 28 Servant;
born in
In
the 1870 census, he is listed as a coal dealer with personal property valued at
$300. John was
listed as 11 months old (in June, 1870).
The 1876 directory lists him as a builder on Poplar at and 26th
Sts. and living at 2833 Girard Ave. The
1878 directory lists him as a builder at 328 Walnut St. and living at 903 N. 29th
St. Walter Kirk died in 1889 in
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He was living in
Atlantic City.
Harriet
Hammond was the widow of John A. Hammond.
She died in Atlantic City in 1884.
1886 Smith Atlas: owner listed as Kirk
1889: B. F. Lamb, A.M., M. D. author of article on “Haemorrhagic
Fever.” (Medical Bulletin: Monthly
Journal of Medicine and Surgery. 1889.)
1890 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Wilson
1895: Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Wilson. Active Members. (Bulletin of the Geographical Society of
Philadelphia. 1895.)
1898 Blue Book: Mrs. Daniel Riggs. Receiving day Tuesday
Daniel Riggs
Robert S. Riggs
1920: Approximate date of current large apartment complex: Lantern
Plaza Apartments.
2007: “Daniel and Jacqueline Banks of Wynnewood sold
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