3504 Hamilton Street
“three-story
Italianate house, stuccoed. Flat roof with bracketed overhang. Victorian wood
porch.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1860: Hamilton above 35th
William R. Dutton 29 Bookkeeper;
born in N.Y.; personal: $1,000
Sarah H. Dutton 27
Mary H. Dutton
6
Anna Dutton
2
Horace Hill 27 Clerk
Mary Hill 24
Horace G. Hill
1
Sam Smedley 27 Surveyor; real estate: $5,000, personal; $1,000
William Carlisle 21 Surveyor
L.E. Waln 24 Servant (female); born in Ireland
The 1859 (fall 1858) directory lists
William R. Dutton, commercial merchant at 123 N. Water St. and 130 N. Delaware
Ave. and Horace Hill, clerk at Philadelphia Bank. Both were listed as living at
Bridge [Spring Garden] below 35th.
1861 Directory: William Dutton, Hamilton above 35th.
The 1866
Directory lists him at 4308 Paul St., Frankfort and working as an accountant.
The 1870 census lists them at 4757 Penn St. (Frankfort?) where he was listed as
a bank teller. He died January 6, 1874 at age 44.
Horace Hill, clerk at
Philadelphia Bank, Hamilton above 35th.
By 1866, the
Hill family was living at 3405 Hamilton St. In
1918 and 1921, the Hill’s great-grandson and great-granddaughter, Julia and
Louisa Alexander, were born at 3417 Race St.
1862, March:
Deed transferred from Albert S. Ashmead by Sheriff to Samuel Carver.
1869,
October: Deed transferred from Samuel Carver to Salome W. Rockhill.
1870:
Salome Rockhill 60 Owner;
real estate worth $35,000, personal property worth $10,000
Mary E. Rockhill 20 Daaughter
Sarah “Sallie”
Mitchel 35
Mary J. Hoopes 60
Catherine
Brookman 21 Born in Baden [Germany]; [only at 1st enumeration
in June]
Kate Hartman 20 [Only
at second enumeration in Nov.]
Salome W. Rockhill was the widow of
Amos Rockhill. In 1860, they lived in Bristol, Bucks Co. (Mary was not living
with them.) She died March 24, 1879.
Mary E. Rockhill married Arthur C. Warner of Springfield, Ohio May 4, 1878. She
died February 2, 1879.
1878 map shows S. W.
Rockhill.
1878,
September: Deed transferred from Salome W. Rockhill to Mary Baxter.
1880:
Mary Baxter 48
Henry Baxter 27 Son; clerk
Thomas Baxter 24 Son;
clerk
George Baxter 22 Son;
clerk
Kate Griffith 38 Servant; born in Scotland, parents born in Ireland
Blanch McCullen 12 Servant;
mother born in Ireland
William
Brown 36 Merchant
Willie Brown 10
Mary W. Baxter was the widow of
George Washington Baxter. In 1860, he was 35 years old, a merchant with
personal property worth $30,000 in 1860. They live at 2107 Delancey Place. He
died at age 41 on March 4, 1866. The 1884 directory lists Mary living with her
son, Thomas E. Baxter, back at 2107 Delancey Place.
Henry Steever Baxter died suddenly
Oct. 21, 1881. (In the 1860 census, he is listed as “Stephen.”) He was living at 3902 Powelton Ave. and
apparently was married. He was buried in the Ronaldson Cemetery.
George K. Baxter died suddenly Dec. 21,
1881. He was living at 1216 Fairmont Ave. He was buried in the Ronaldson
Cemetery.
1881 Directory: George K. Baxter
Henry S. Baxter, clerk
Mary W. Baxter, widow
Thomas E. Baxter, clerk
1884 Records for Church of the Transfiguration (R.C): Miss Anna
E. Hunley
1887 Directory: James Rice, bricklayer
1890 Directory: Julia S. Brinton, widow of Charles Brinton
Caleb M. Brinton
In 1880,
Caleb Brinton lived at 212 N. 33rd St.
William W. Woodruff, W.W. Woodruff & Co.
Printers (35 N. 7th St.)
1892,
June: Deed transferred from Julia D. Baxter to Thomas E. Baxter (see above,
1880).
1893, April: Deed
transferred from Thomas E. & Emily Baxter to Albert & Cornelia A.
Ulmer.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the sale by auction of this
“three-story mansion” for a price of $8,200.
1893, July 8: The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that
William J. Murphy was the contractor for a “three-story brick back building,
15x45.8, at 3504 Hamilton St.”
1900:
Albert Franklin
Ulmer 59 Born in Maine
Cornelia A. Ulmer 52 Born in Pennsylvania
Florence A. Ulmer 27 Born in Maine
A. Frank Ulmer, Jr. 24 Born
in New Jersey, a clerk to his father
Mamie Chives 24 Servant; black; born in
Charles Chives 22 Servant; black; born in
John Richards 23 Servant; black; born in
In 1880, they were living at 618 N.
39th St. He was a sea captain.
In 1890, they lived at
In 1910, Cornelia was widowed and
living at 3501 Powelton Ave.
Civil War Service: Albert F Ulmer; Rank Information: Mate, Acting Ensign, honorably
discharged
Service Dates: 17 Jan 1863, 7 Aug 1866 Military
Branch: US Navy Officers
(1798-1900)
“Albert Franklin
Ulmer, Jr.,: Member of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion Acting Ensign Albert F. Ulmer. Elected
Oct. 20. 1897. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion,
(Who's who in Pennsylvania. Lewis
Randolph Hamersly. 1904)
1907, June 18: Death of Captain Albert F. Ulmer of 3504 Hamilton
St.
1908,
August: Deed transferred from Cornelia A. Ulmer to John W. Klemm.
1910:
John W. Klemm 36 Artist
Mary Klemm 28 Married 1 year, no children
Abraham Tobin (or
John) 45 Servant
Catherine Mahley 23 Servant
(ED 492, 3A)
John W. Klemm and Mary M. Bevin were
married in October 1908. In 1880, he lived with his parents, John and Mary
Klemm, at 1427 Girard. Their business partner, Samuel Sheble,
lived next door at 1429 Girard. In 1900, he lived with his parents at 3619 Baring St. He listed his occupation as
“agricultural imports.” In 1917, they
were apparently living in Wynnewood, Pa. In 1919, he was a real estate agent in
Ardmore, Pa. By 1930, they lived in
Radner.
1914, Nov. 4: Title transferred to Walter J. Mingus by John W.
Klemm and then to Mary B. Klemm
1916, Feb. 2: Title transferred to Saloma J. Magaziner, wife of
Louis by Mary B. Klemm, wife of John W. Klemm
1917 Univ. of Pennsylvania Alumni Catalogue: Louis Magaziner,
B.S. in Architecture, Class of 1900. Address: 3504 Hamilton St.
1918: WWI Draft Registration: Louis Magaziner, 3504 Hamilton St.;
born March 7, 1877 in Hungary; self-employed architect with an office at 603
Chestnut St.
“Magaziner, Mr.
And Mrs.,
(Annual. By
Rodeph Sholom Congregation (Philadelphia, Pa.))
1920:
Louis Magaziner 41 Architect;
born in Hungary, he migrated in 1887 and was naturalized in 1899; owner with a
mortgage
Selma J[onas]
Magaziner 33 Father born in
Rhenish Prussia, mother in Bavaria
Henry J.
Magaziner 8
Leni L. Magaziner 5
Richard H.
Magaziner 18 months
Freda Jonas 62 Selina’s
aunt; never married; born in Rhenish Prussia
Monika Bruckner 30 Servant;
born in
Louis Magaziner and Selma Jonas were
married in Philadelphia in 1910. In 1940, Henry’s younger sister, Sadie Markowitz,
lived at 3501
Powelton Ave. with her two daughters.
The Athenaeum has a collection of
“500 original architectural drawings documenting eighteen motion-picture
theaters that Louis Magaziner (1878-1956) and his partners designed between
1911 and 1950, including the Uptown, Ogontz, Arcadia and Midway.”
He, Louis Kahn and Henry Klumb
developed plans for a prefabricated house in 1937, but it was never built.
“Louis Magaziner was born on March 7,
1877. He attended
“Louis designed a wide variety of
buildings, including hospitals such as
“On October 26, 1910, Louis married
Selma Jonas, an American-born daughter of German immigrants. They had three
children: architect Henry Jonas Magaziner, who went into business with his
father; Lena Louise Magaziner; and Richard Herman Magaziner.
“Louis died on May 19, 1956 at the
age of 78, after a long battle with cancer.” (http://www.magazinertree.com/louis.html)
1930:
Louis Magaziner 52 Architect;
born in Hungary, immigrated in 1887; married at age 32; owner, house valued at
$15,000
Selma Magaziner 43 Married
at age 23; parents born in Germany
Henry Magaziner 18
Lena L Magaziner 15
Richard Magaziner 11
Lee Jonas 54 Brother-in-law; salesman of electrical supplies; currently
married, married at age 30; parents born in Germany
Pauline
Rozalkovre 55 Servant; widowed; born in Hungary, immigrated in 1925
Martha
Dehurfenberg 30 Servant; born in Germany (Hessen), immigrated in 1923
1938: Marriage license issued to Reba Henken and Henry J. Magaziner of 3504 Hamilton St.
In 1942, they were living at 337 S. Camac St.
1939, Sept. 24: Marriage of Lena Louise
Magaziner to Dr. Irwin J. Pincus. After their marriage, they lived at Garden
Court Apartments, 47th and Pine Sts. (Jewish
Exponent, Sept. 29)
1940:
Louis Magaziner 62 Architect;
8 years of education [sic.]; owner, house valued at $10,000
Selma Magaziner 53 Eight
years of education
Richard Magaziner 21 Insurance
salesman; 4 years of college
— next household
Albert Haller 31 Painter, earned $1,000 in 1939 for 48 weeks of work; born in
Germany, lived in Munich in 1935; 4 years of high school
Irma Haller 30 Born in Germany, lived in Munich in
1935; 4 years of high school
Albert and Irma Hallerz arrived in
New York May 12, 1939 from Hamburg, Germany on the ship George Washington. They
listed their nationality as Polish, but were German-speaking. They listed their
“race” as Hebrew. He was a painter. They were coming to be with his cousin,
Selma Magaziner. He was 5’5” tall and she was 5’3”.
His parents, Moses Martin and Regina Hallerz, died
during the Holocaust. Albert and Irma apparently visited Germany after the war,
returning to New York in June, 1955. In 1950, they lived at 3620 Baring St.
1956, May 19: Death
of Louis Magaziner
1956, Sep. 21: Title transferred to Ottho Girard Heldring Bye
& Lois Butcher Bye, his wife, by Saloma J. Magaziner, wife of Louis
Ottho Girard Heldring Bye and Lois
P. Butcher were married in Philadelphia in 1949.
Girard
& Lois Bye, Powelton Post, 1961
1961: “Profile: The
Byes
“By Sarah Parker
“One of the fine three story
century-old houses on Hamilton Street with a low iron gate and etched glass
panes in its vestibule doors, is the home of Jerry and Lois Bye. Inside there
are four wood-burning fireplaces, a magnificent white staircase rising from
landing to landing to the top of the high house, the subtle color of lovely
framed paintings, and the casual charm of family living.
“Lois, Jerry and the four young Byes
are prodigiously active. So, an early evening visitor must be lucky to catch
all six together, in an hour of before-bedtime relaxation - Jerry on the
davenport half covered by children and cats; Lois perched alert on a chairarm;
a boy in bright bathrobe on the floor chortling at Peter Pan and Captain Hook
on the television screen; and nearby on a big rug Thor, the long-haired part
Collie dog, benevolently flicking from his ear a mischievous kitten.
“The visitor is lucky, too, if there
is an invitation to the third floor to see Randy's remarkable collection of
shells, all numbered arid catalogued in cooperation with Chris Marshall, and
arranged with astonishing effectiveness; or if Wendy's portfolio of impish
portraits of family and friends is spread out from mother's desk drawer. From
top to bottom the house is alive with children's pets and children's hobbies.
Lois says, ‘Jerry's hobby is helping the children with their hobbies’
“Summertime the scene shifts now and
again to Bucks County where Jerry's artist father bought back into the family
the farmstead William Penn deeded to the first American Bye. Friends and
children know Jerry there as a wonderful camper and a wonderful hiker.
“The Friendship Co-op brought Jerry
and Lois to Powelton some fifteen years ago. After years on Wall Street with an
active interval on coffee plantations in Guatemala, Jerry came here with a
group of American Friends as a prime mover in their post-war project in
cooperative integrated living.
Lois,
while working for her degree in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania,
brought to the Co-op and to Powelton enthusiastic initiative, talent for
organization, and incisive thinking.
“Their share in sparking PVCA in
Powelton and The Powelton Neighbors, both disclaim. Others close to the
not-so-long-ago days when renewal in Powelton began to know how much inspiration
and push came from the Byes. Lanie Melamed says, ‘When the rest of us were
still thinking in terms of single houses and single families Jerry saw this as
a neighborhood.’ Their home then in the little house on the Court fair.ly burst
with good friends, good food, good talk, good ideas with Lois a gracious,
stimulating hostess. We owe much to her vitality, sincere social conscience,
and purposive drive; and to his dedication and rectitude and his practical
creative thinking.
“In the sudden quiet after four
bath-robed children tumbled hilariously up to bed Jerry spoke again very simply
of his belief that Philadelphia is a great city that can embrace many small,
clearly defined, friendly neighborhoods like Powelton.”
(Powelton
Post, January 1961)
1968 Directory:
Reilly W. F., 3rd floor
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