3412-22:
“two-and-one-half
story brick doubles. Pressed corbelled brick detail…. 3416-18 has no porch, but
a circa 1950 pent eave. Each house has shingled gable in mansard roof.
Architect: G.W. and W.D. Hewitt.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
3412-3422 Hamilton were built by
John Shedwick. He and his sons built many homes in Powelton. They lived at 3408 Race St.
History
1860, July: Deed
transferred from Samuel Hutchinson to Robert
Steen (Sheriff sale).
1882, December: Deed
transferred from John G. Steen, et al., Executors of Robert Steen to John
Shedwick.
This transfer included
3412-3422 Hamilton St.
1884, Jan. 23: Title
transferred to Kate J. Andrews by John Shedwick
1885 Directory
(Fall, 1884): Blythe
C. Andrews, tailor at 702 Chestnut.
The 1884 directory lists him at 36
N. 11th St. In 1880, they lived at 1403 Cumberland Ave. They had
three daughters and a ten-month old son, Blythe P. He died in 1881 at age 2
years.
1887 & 1888 Directories: Stewart D. Patterson
1890 Census Veterans
Schedule:
Blyth C. Andrew,
Private, K Co., 51st PA Infantry, June, 1863 - Oct., 1865
1891 Directory: Blythe C.
Andrews,
tailor, 702 Chestnut
1895 Directory: Blythe C.
Andrews,
tailor
1900, April: Blythe
C. Andrews was appointed to be a census enumerator. (Inquirer, April 15, 1900)
1900:
Blythe C. Andrews 57 Real
estate agent; owner with a mortgage
Kate J. Andrews 55 Married
36 years, 6 children, 3 surviving
Emily R. Andrews 29 School
teacher
Katherine I.
Andrews 26 School teacher
Grace T. Andrews 23 School
teacher
Emily M. Andrews 55 Sister;
seamstress; never married
Mary C. Thomas 73 Mother-in-law;
Widowed with five children
Charles A. Ross 43 Boarder;
assistant treasurer for a coal co.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. B. C. Andrews
1907, Oct. 2: Death of Kate J. Andrews, wife of Blythe C.
Andrews.
In 1910, Kate Blythe, Emily,
Katherine, and Charles Ross were living at 1592 52nd St.
Blythe C. Andrews died Jan. 23,
1917. He was living at 1592 N. 52nd St.
1910, April 6: 3416 Hamilton St. offered for rent at $50 per
month. (Inquirer)
1910, May 5: Sold to Carl W. Kimpton by the Powelton Building
Association for $7,300. (Inquirer,
May 7, 1910)
The 1910 census in April listed him
at 3713 Hamilton St.
1912, Feb. 16: Death of Carl W. Kimpton. Relatives, friends, also
Business Sciences Club and the Canadian Society invited to services at 3418
[sic.] Hamilton St.
1912, May 16: Sold to Ada V. Compton by Alice R. Kimpton for
$7,250. (Inquirer, May 23, 1912)
1920:
Samuel D-H.
Compton 58 Manager in clothing
store; born in N.Y.; owner, free of a mortgage
Ada V.
They did not have any children.
1928, Mar. 27: Death of Samuel De Haas Comtpon,
66 years old. He was born in New York City.
1930:
Ada V. Compton 68 Widowed;
born in N.Y., father born in N.J., mother in N.Y.; owner, house valued at
$12,000
1932, Jan. 15: Death of Ada V. Compton (nee
Powers), 70 years old, of 3416 Hamilton St. She was born in New York City.
Her estate, valued at $20,000, was
to be divided between her two nieces. (Inquirer, Jan. 27, 1932)
1931, June 1: Death of Victor Sanderson of 3416 Hamilton St.;
burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
In 1920 and 1930, he lived with the
family of Calvin and Elizabeth Hiltner and their son Robert (see below).
1937, Dec. 2: Death of Elizabeth Hiltner, 72 years old, of 3416
Hamilton St.; burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
1940:
Robert Hiltner 45 Pressman
at publishing co; 8 years of school; renting for $40 per month
Madeline Hiltner 45 First
married at age 18, married previously, 3 children; parents born in England; 8
years of school
They also lived here in 1935. Robert
was the son of Elizabeth D. Hiltner. In 1920, Robert was living with his mother
at 304 N. 35th St. In 1930, they lived
with her at 3416 Powelton Ave. In the 1930
census, they stated that they married at age 31. They did not have any children
living with them. In 1940, Robert’s sister, Elizabeth Effen, was living with
his husband and five children at 3602 Powelton Ave.
1942 Draft Registration: Robert Lee Hiltner employed by Curtis
Publishing Co.
He was also employed by Curtis when
he registered for the draft in 1918.
Bill and Sophelia
Ridgeway lived at this address. Their scrapbooks are available here.
In 1930, William D. Ridgeway was 28
and living as a roomer at 801 S. 31st St. The 1920 census states he
was born in Virginia but the 1930 census states Louisiana.
1949: “Ridgway Cleared of
Disloyalty by Post Office Board
“William D. Ridgway, of 3416
Hamilton St., veteran Post Office employee, has been cleared of charges of
disloyalty against the government.
“Ridgway was suspended Feb. 1
following notification that past associations with the National Negro Congress
had made him a suspect.
“He appealed the suspension.
Following an appearance in Washington he was heard by a review board Sept. 20
at the Customs House 2nd and Chestnut Sts.
“His case was presented by Julius M.
Kirch of Local 89, Federation of Postal Clerks. Seven days later he was
notified that the board held the charges unfounded and that the Post Office
Department had been so notified.
“Ridgway will begin his 30th year in
the Post Office on Oct. 12. He is stationed at 30th Street Post Office.
“The clerk, well known in civic
circles, is married. He is vice president of the Mutual Association of Postal
Employees, which has its headquarters at 3942 Brown St.
“He is the first of six local men,
most of them Negroes, who have been suspended on charges brought under
Executive Order 9835.” (Philadelphia Tribune, Oct. 4, 1949)
1957: William Ridgeway retired from Postal Service
1960-‘63: William Ridgeway served as a Field
Investigator I, in the Bureau of Professional Licensing, Law Enforcement
Division, Dept. of Public Instruction, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1960, Nov.: 3416 Hamilton St. was the polling
place for Ward 24, Div. 1
Voting took place here during
several elections in the 1960s.
1963-‘66: Bill Ridgeway was active in the Powelton
Neighbors Association including serving as treasurer.
1965: William Ridgeway became a member of the Board of Directors
of the Bureau of Child Care.
1965-‘67: William Ridgeway was on the staff of the
City Treasurer
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