3503 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
The
northern edge of this property was part of the northern boundary of the
Bingham-Baring estate.
3501-03: “Second
Empire-style double, stone facade over brick, double. First-floor projecting
bays, slate mansard and dormer; 3503 has circa 1890 two-and-one-half story
entrance addition with corbelled brick cornice, Victorian wood porch. Double
bracketed wood cornice”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1868, October: Deed transferred from Jacob Haines to William H.
McFadden.
The deed for the twin was
transferred the previous month.
The 1867 directory lists two Jacob
Haines. One lived at 521 N. 37th St. The second was a carpenter who
lived at 1015 Crease.
William McFadden lived next door at 3505 Hamilton St., which he bought from Haines the
same month. (See his biography and photo on that page.)
1869, June: Deed transferred from Jacob Haines to Charles A.
Dixon.
It is likely that McFadden defaulted
on a mortgage and ownership reverted to Haines.
Charles A. Dixon and Mary Ann
Hancock were married June 15, 1869. She was the daughter of Joseph Lee Hancock
and Susan Pryor Bacon who lived at 405 N. 33rd
St.
1870 Directory (Fall, 1869): Charles A. Dixon, salesman at 715
Market St.
The 1868
directory lists his home as 1036 Arch St.
1870:
Charles A. Dixon 32 Clerk in a
bookstore; person: $12,000
Mary A. Dixon 22
William Dixon 1 month (born in May, 1870)
Emma Clark 18
Samuel Hutchinson 63 Real estate
agent; real estate: $25,000, personal: $15,000
Charles A. Dixon and Mary Ann
Hancock were married June 15, 1869. She was the daughter of Joseph Lee Hancock
and Susan Pryor Bacon who lived at 405 N. 33rd
St.
1873 Directory: William Livezey of Charles A. Dixon & Co.
Charles A. Dixon of
Charles A. Dixon & Co.
“Charles A. Dixon & Co. (Charles
A. Dixon, late manager and buyer of the stationery department of J. B.
Lippincott & Co. & William Livezey), wholesale and retail stationers,
blank book manufacturers, and printers, 911 Arch.”
[Note: in 1876, a different William
Livezey, a farmer from Langhorne, Pa., married Margaret B. Hancock, Mary
Dixon’s sister.]
1877, November: Deed transferred from Charles A. Dixon &
Albert Hancock (General Agent) to George Remson.
1878, July: Deed transferred from Charles A. Dixon to Joseph
Bacon.
In 1880, Charles and Mary Dixon were
living at 730 N. 41st St. with their two young children.
1879, Nov.: Deed
transferred from Joseph Bacon to Charles M. Foulke.
1880:
Edward Patterson 37 Printer
Silly K. Patterson 36
Samuel R Patterson 3
Mary Wirth 15 Servant;
black; born in
1882-1884 Directories: Frederick B. Gilbert,
manager at 630 Chestnut.
In
1880, he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his first wife, Rebecca Baker Gilbert,
and their son Fred B. Gilbert. He was a jewelry salesman. The 1885 directory
lists him at 3414 Hamilton St.
1882, April: Deed transferred from Charles M. Foulke to Walter H.
Hays.
1890, July 27, The Inquirer:
“Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Hays, 3503 Hamilton street, are occupying their
beautiful little cottage at Ocean City, N. J. They will return early in
November.”
In 1860, Walter lived near Market
and 31st. His father was a blacksmith. In 1870, his mother was widowed and the address was given as 340 N 31st.
He married Katharine (Kate) Berghauser about 1876. In
1870, she lived with her widowed mother and sister at 3301
Hamilton St.
1897, July: Deed transferred from Walter H. & Kate B. Hays to
William H. Hart and immediately back to Walter & Kate Hays
1895 Directory: Walter H. Hays, manager
1889 Directory: Hays Catharine, widow
Hays Harry B., Architect
Hays Walter H., Fidelity Publishing Co.
1898, Feb. 23: Death of Catharine Hays, 88 years old, wife of the
late Francis Hays and mother of Walter H. Hays
1899, Dec. 19, The Inquirer: for sale: “Play House,
50x36x10: front opens to show 4 rooms: $3.50. Apply 3503 Hamilton street.”
1900:
Walter H. Hays 51 Manager of a publishing co.; owner with
a mortgage
Kate B. Hays 47 Married
24 years, 5 children; mother born in N. J.
Henry B. Hays 23 Draftsman in an architect’s office
Jessie M. Hays 22
Julia Hays 18
Catherine B. Hays 15
Walter F. Hays 5 Born
in New Jersey.
Julia V. Jackson 72 Aunt;
single; born in N. J.
1906, Dec. 5: Marriage license issued to Julia
H. Hays of 3503 Hamilton St. and Donald S. Ashbrook of 3614
Baring St.
In 1910 and 1920, they lived in
Wilmington, Del. where he was a chemist for a cotton mill. They had two
daughters. They divorced in the 1920s. In 1930, Donald was living in a hotel in
Stonington, New London, Conn. where he was Vice President of a cotton mill. He
remarried in the 1930s. In 1929, Julia married Frank G. Tallman, a widowed vice
president of DuPont who had retired four years earlier.
1908: Marriage
license issued to Katharine Berghauser Hays and Walter Edgar Masland
1910:
Walter H. Hays 63 Printer for a publisher; father born in
Kate B. Hays 57 Married
34 years, 5 children; mother born in N. J.
Henry B. Hays 33 Architect
Jessie M. Hays 32 Teacher
for city school
Walter F. Hays 15 Born in
New Jersey.
Julia B. Jackson 82 Aunt-in-law;
single; born in N. J.
1910, Dec. 27: Marriage of
Jessie M. Hays to Benjamin John Campbell at Zion Protestant Episcopal
Church. He was the son of John P. E. and Elizabeth Mildred Campbell and was
from Mayo River, Patrick Co., Va. where he was a piano and organ salesman in
1910. He was 40 years old. His father had been a cabinet maker.
1916, Sept. 20, The Inquirer: Mortgages
recorded: “Hays, W. H. to Mantua B. Asso., 3503 Hamilton…..
2000.”
1917 WWI Draft Registration: Walter Francis Hays was born in Ocean City,
N.J. on Aug. 13, 1894. He was a “student officer” at Ft. Niagara, N.Y., but
listed his employer as Masland Dura Leather Co. in Philadelphia. He was a
member of the 4th Provisional Training Regiment.
1917: Marriage of Mildred Fritch to Walter F.
Hays
They
were both 23. In 1920 and 1930, they lived in Haverford where he was a salesman
for an iron and steel company. They had two children: Walter F., Jr. and Robert F. Hays. The 1940 census found them living in
Wynnwood, Lower Merion, but states that in 1935 they lived in Brookline,
Delaware Co. In 1939, he had earned more than $5,000 – quite a substantial sum.
Mildred and Walter had both attended college for 2 years. In 1942, when Walter
registered for the WWII draft, he was working for R. B. Fritch & Co.
1920:
Walter H. Hays 71 Owned with a mortgage
Katherine Hays 67 Her mother
was born in N. J.
Henry B. Hays 43 Draftsman
for an architect
Jessie H. Campbell 41 Daughter; public
school teacher; married
Hays Campbell 7 Grandson; born in N.J.
In
1920, Benjamin J. Campbell was living with his widowed mother and sister in
Virginia. He was a farmer.
1921, Feb. 15: Death of Kate B. Hays, 68 years old, daughter of
Henry Berghauser and Mary Jackson and wife of Walter
H. Hays. She was born in Philadelphia
1930:
Walter H. Hays 81 Widowed; owner, house valued at $12,000
Henry B. Hays 53 Architect
for Board of Education; single
Jessie H. Campbell 50 Daughter;
public school teacher; widowed
Hays Campbell 17 Grandson;
born in N. J.
1937: Death of Walter H. Hays, 88 years old
1938, January: Deed transferred from Walter H. Hays to Henry B.
Hays.
1940:
Henry B. Hays 63 Retired
architect; 2 years of college; owner, house valued at $5,400.
Jessie Campbell 62 Widowed;
music teacher, earned $2,800 in 1939; 4 years of college
1950 Directory: Mrs. Jessie H. Campbell
1956, Nov. 28: Death of Henry B. Hays, 79 years
old, of 3503 Hamilton
He lived almost his whole life at
this address.
1968 Directory: Ayres E. B., 1st
floor
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