The northern edge of this
property was part of the northern boundary of the Bingham-Baring estate.
3509-11: “Italianate
style double, stuccoed, first-floor projecting bay and original side Victorian
wood porches. 3509 has flat roof.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1866, May: Deed for 3511-3523 Hamilton St. was transferred from
Evans W. Shippens to James P. Bruner.
In the early 1860s Evans Shippen
lived at 35th and Bridge [Spring Garden] St. In 1860, he was a 35 year-old coal dealer and iron founder. In 1870, he and
his family were living in Vernon, Crawford Co., Pa. where he was a farmer.
James P. Bruner was a mill owner who
lived at 3509 Spring Garden St.
1868, March 5: Sale of property: Owners:
Samuel P. Ferree, gentleman, and Annie A. (husband & wife), sold to T. D.
Crispenn, bricklayer, and Catherine, (husband & wife) six contiguous lots
[3511-3523 Hamilton St.] for $5,416.67.
Samuel and Annie Ferree lived at
3514 Spring Garden St.
3509-3511
Hamilton St. was built by Thomas D. Crespin. He usually identified himself as a
bricklayer, although he is listed as a builder in the 1881 city directory. From
at least 1856 until the 1870s, he lived in various house near 39th
and Powelton with his wife and seven children. In the 1870 census he declared $25,000
in real estate and $1,400 in personal property. His younger brothers, James C.
Crispen and Joseph Crispen, were also bricklayers and probably worked with him.
In the late 1860s, Joseph lived at 34th and Filbert Sts.
He did not claim any real estate. Thomas Crispen also built 3513-3515,
3517-3519, and 3521-3523 Hamilton St. and 3400-3402, 3404-3406 and 3408-3410
Baring St. (The name was variously spelled Crespenn or Crispenn.)
1870 Directory (Fall, 1869): George J. Corrie, music teacher
The 1868 directory lists him at 337
N. 32nd St.
1870:
George J. Corrie 54 Music teacher; born in
Sarah Corrie 53
Kate T. Corrie 20
Henry K. Corrie 19 Clerk in a
drug store
Bessiee J. Corrie
17
Percy Corrie 6 Born in Calif.
Sarah Evans 80 Born
in Calif.
Ann Wilson 36 Domestic
servant; born in
The
1861 Directory lists a George K. Corrie, music teacher, at 33rd
& Hamilton. His brother, William A. Corrie was an organ builder on Baring
above 31st.
The 1866 Directory lists a George
Corrie, a foreman, on 32nd near Baring.
In 1880, they lived in Radnor. George
was a professor at Villanova and the organist for the Wayne Presbyterian Church
In 1894, Harry Corrie married Fanny
Middleton Hughs and moved in with her family and 3300
Race St.
“Henry John Corrie (James Henry
Corrie, d.1858) was born in London. He worked for Thomas Elliot there, and came
to America in 1821 to install one of Elliot's organs in the Old South Church,
Boston. He decided to stay in Boston and went to work for Thomas Appleton. By
1828 Corrie was in Philadelphia and was the leading organ builder there during
the late 1820s and the '30s. He was assisted by his sons George J. (b.1816) and
William A. (d.1896). From 1831 to 1837 he had as a partner John Huber, or
Hubie, who had previously worked in New York.
“After his father's death in 1858,
William Corrie continued in the business with a brother-in-law, John Wright.
Corrie joined the Union Army in 1861, and although he returned to organ
building after the war, ill health prevented his doing much work.
“Most of Henry Corrie's organs were
installed in Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches. Their locations included
such distant cities as Cincinnati, Louisville, and Nashville, as well as
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore (380, p.2]. The only work of Corrie's
known to survive until recent times was the organ of St. Joseph's Church,
Willings Alley, Philadelphia.”
(The History of the Organ in the United
States. Orpha C. Ochse. Indiana University Press, 1988. Pg 173.)
William A. Corrie lived at 350 N. 31st
St.
“CHAPTER IV. VILLANOVA FROM 1865 TO 1883.
“In 1865, the Fathers determined on
re-opening the college.... The next year, Mr. Angelo F. dos
“In 1870, debating and dramatic
societies, and the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, were reorganized; and in
December, of the same year, a cornet band formed, with eight members; Mr. Corrie being its director.”
from: Historical
Sketch of The Augustinian Monastery, College and Mission of St. Thomas of
Villanova,
“Henry
Corrie, the father of George J. Corrie, was born in
“Item VIII. A printed hand-bill,
headed "Organ Manufactory,
from: Records of
the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. American Catholic
Historical Society of Philadelphia. Pp 248-252.
1871, Oct. 20: Marriage of Kate Frances Corrie to William D.
Hughes (3300 Race St.)
1873, Nov. 25: Marriage of Bessie [Eliza] J. Corrie to William M.
Bartram
In 1900, they lived at 3628 Powelton Ave.
1874 Directory: Corrie George J., teacher
In 1863, he bought 337 (now 409) N.
32nd St. and moved there.
1880:
Alfred Seal 40 Wool merchant
Ida J. Seal 15
Alfred Seal 14
Johnson Bradford 41 Brother-in-law;
sugar refiner; he is listed as blind and “insane”
Anna R. Bradford 38 Sister-in-law
Rebecca Holt 81 Mother-in-law
Ellen Donnely 23 Servant;
born in Ireland
Anna Donnely 21 Servant;
born in Ireland
In 1864, Alfred Seal was a member of
Reece, Seal & Co. wool merchants, at
Alfred Seal and Sarah Cordelia Holt
were married at St Philip´s Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia on Oct.
16, 1862. She died in 1868.
1881 Directory: Alfred Seal of Seal Brothers
Seal Brothers (J. Howard and Alfred Seal),
wool, 106 Chestnut
Alfred Seal died Nov. 29, 1883. He
was living at 12 S. 38th St. He was the son of the late Joseph H.
and Esther L. Seal. (Inquirer)
1887 Directory:
See
3507 Hamilton for a description of MRS. SUTTON'S
HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
1889 Directory: John R. Gormley, clerk
Mrs. Sarah V. Adams
1899 Directory: Roney Mary E., vice principal at 3513
Hamilton St. (part of Mrs. Sutton’s School for Girls)
1900:
This house was not
enumerated in 1900. It was part of Mrs. Sutton’s School for Girls (see 3507 Hamilton). Either it was used as classrooms or
the boarding students were not enumerated.
1902, June: Deed transferred from George J. Corrie [see 1870
above] to William D. & Kate F. Hughs, William
& Bessie J. Bartram.
Kate Hughs
was Georg Corrie’s daughter.
1907, April: Deed transferred from William D. & Kate F.
Hughs, William & Bessie J. Bartram to William A. Demarest.
1910:
William Demarest 41 Railroad [unreadable] clerk; born in
N.J.; owned free of a mortgage
Matilda Demarest 40 Married 16
years, one child; born in N.J., parents born in Germany
Dorothy Demarest 14 Born in N.J.
Maggie Simington 20 Servant; born
in
1920:
William A. Demarest 50 Chief
clerk, Penna. Railroad; born in N.J.; owed free of a mortgage
Matilda Demarest 50 Born in N.J.,
parents in
Dorothy Demarest 24 Single; born in
N.J.
1922: William Earle Bradley. R.S., Penn Class
of 1894. (General Alumni Catalogue, Univ.
of Penna., 1922)
1930:
Catherine Menzer 56 Widowed;
parents born in Germany; renting for $75 per month
Peter Garrity 50 Lodger;
widowed; born In Mass.
Nan Shannon 47 Lodger;
café waitress; single; born in Delaware
Harry Rice 34
Lodger; tile setter; married at age
32
Helena Rice 21 Lodger;
married at age19
Maud Simons 45 Lodger;
seamstress in a dress shop; single
Prudence Godshall 50 Lodger; nurse
for private family; single
Hattie Hutchins 77 Lodger;
single; father born in Vermont, mother in Mass.
Deborah Ann Frost 78 Lodger Widowed
Clara E. Howard 62 Lodger;
nurse for private family; single; born in England, immigrated in 1887
Lillian McKinney 60 Lodger;
married; born in Iowa, father born in N.Y., mother in Vermont
Alfred Henderson McKinney 21
Lodger; single; born in Iowa, father born in England, mother in Iowa
Florence Hassler 25 Lodger;
nurse for private family; single; born in Washington, D.C.
John McCrachren 60 Lodger;
caretaker; single
1932, Oct. 8: Death of Helen Kate Murdoch, 90 years old, daughter
of Edward Murdoch and Jane Hanna
In
1930, she lived at 608 N. 34th St. She previously lived at 3219
Wallace. St.
“Miss
H. Kate Murdoch, an authority on Shakespeare. Who taught elocution for many
years in the Girls’ Normal School, died yesterday after a long illness. She was 90, and lived at
3509 Hamilton st….
“Miss
Murdoch was a niece of James E. Murdoch, a leading Shakespearian actor of the
19th century. His method was employed by Miss Murdoch in her
teaching. Until two years ago, she conducted two study classes on the plays of
Shakespeare. Two nieces survive her.” (Inquirer, Oct. 9)
(Inquire, Oct. 7, 1939)
1940:
Sarah Boyle 55 Dressmaker
working at home, unemployed for 46 weeks, currently look for work, earned $50
in 1939 for 7 weeks of work; single; 8 years of school; renting for $12 month
— next household
George W. Thomas 46 Public
accountant; earned $2500 in 1939; 8 years of school; renting for $25 month
Elizabeth Thomas 42 One year of
high school
— next household
Mary Crawford 38 Stenographer for coal co; earned $1200
in 1939; 1 year college; renting for $20 per month
— next household
Frank Andrews 25 Elevator operator in office building;
earned $1500 in 1939; born in VA; 4 years high school; renting for $30 per
month
Mary Andrews 23 Born in
MD; 4 years high school
Charles Andrews 2
— next household
Eva M. Bisbie 35 Social
work for Public Assistance, earned $1,380 in 1939, worked 17 hours in previous
week; single; born in Maine, lived in Penobscot, Maine in 1935; renting for $20
per month
1950 Directory: Mrs. Sarah V. Adams
Lula Hobbs
1956: Sale of property: Owner: Florence Riggs Carpenter (to) PVDA:
Lot #19, 44, 65, 86. (3515, 3501, 3511, 3509) 9/9/1956
Florence Riggs Carpenter lived at 3511 Hamilton St. with her husband and children
from 1920 to at least 1930. In 1950, she lived at 3417
Hamilton St.
1956, Sep. 13: Death of Clara Loebell, 72 years old, wife of the late Henry O. Loebell... beloved mother of Henry, Richard, Florence Haussaman of 3509 Hamilton. She was born in Romania.
2009, Oct.: Purchased by John A. Rothfuss
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