3608
Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
1866, June 18: Title for 3600-3610 Hamilton St. transferred
to Elias P. Smithers by John Magrow
Elias
P. Smithers, a lawyer and “conveyancer.” He was just an agent for builder John
G. Williams who developed much of the south side of the 3600 block of Hamilton.
In the 1870 census, Williams claimed $100,000 in real estate whereas Smithers
didn’t claim any.
3608-10: “two-and-one-half
story Second Empire style brick double with side Victorian porches and
entrances; first-floor projecting bays, bracketed wood cornice and
asphalt-shingled roof with two dormers.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3608 Hamilton Street
1869, Mar. 1: Title transferred to Samuel
Hillman by Elias P. Smithers, et al.
Hillman may have worked on the house
and completed some of the interior work.
1870:
Samuel Hillman 36 H[ouse?] Carpenter; real estate: $8,000,
personal: $400; born in N.J.
M. Rebecca Hillman 32
L. Charles Hillman 11 Born in N.J.
The 1866
Directory lists him at 31st near Baring St.
1873, Oct. 14: Title transferred to Samuel Simons by Samuel
Skillman
Then
immediately to Rebecca M. Hillman.
1880:
Samuel Hillman 46 Carpenter;
born in N.J.
Rebecca M. Hillman 40
Charles L. Hillman 21 “A[rchitectural?]
draftsman;” born in N.J.
1881, Jan. 20: Marriage of Christine Lansing
Dunn to Charles Levitte Hillman
1890, Nov. 8: Title transferred to Charles Atherton by Rebecca M.
Hillman
Then
immediate back to Samuel Hillman
1895: Permit issued to Milton Zepp,
contractor for a frame window at 3608 Hamilton St. (Inquirer, May 15)
1900:
Samuel Hillman 67 Retired
carpenter; born in N.J.; owner, free of a mortgage
Rebecca M. Hillman 62 Married 42 years, 1
child
Mary A. McLaughlin 42 Servant; born in
N.Y., parents in
1910:
Samuel Hillman 77 Ran a funeral home; born in N.J.
Rebecca Hillman 72 Married 53
years, 1 child
1914, Jan. 21: Death of Rebecca M. Hillman, wife
of Samuel Hillman. Funeral from her late home, 3608 Hamilton St.
1914, Apr. 16: Title transferred to John M. Currie & Annie P.,
his wife by Samuel Hillman
1916, Dec. 20: Death of Samuel Hillman, 83
years old. Relatives and friends, Perkins Lodge No. 402, F. and A. M., invited
to funeral services at 44 W. Pomono St., Germantown.
1920:
John M. Currie 60 Plumbing; parents born in
Annie P. Currie 51 Father born
in
Mary G. Currie 31 Stenographer
for electric co.
John J. Currie 26 Drug
salesman
Leonard J. Currie 21 Stove keeper
on an oil tanker
Paul J. Currie 15 College
student
Richard J. Currie 13
Albert J. Currie 12
Joseph T. Currie 9
1923, Apr. 23: Death of Annie P. Currie, 55 years old, daughter of
Thomas Loughran and Mary Gallagher, wife of John M. Currie
1930:
Paul Currie 25 Storekeeper, Electrical [?]
Maire G. Currie 35
Richard J. Currie 24 Secretary of
a private family
Albert J. Currie 22 Upholsterer
Thomas Currie 19 Office
clerk for plumbing supply co.
Richard J. Currie’s WWII enlistment: Birth: 1906
Enlistment Date: 24 Apr
1942, Enlistment
Enlistment City: Fort
George G. Meade
Branch: Branch
Immaterial - Warrant Officers,
Grade: Private Grade Code: Private
Education: 3 years of
college
Civil Occupation:
Salesmen and sales agents, except to consumers
Marital Status: Single,
without dependents
Height: 69” Weight: 154 lbs
1936, May. 3: Title transferred to Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance
on Lives by Sherriff
1940:
Elizabeth Murphy 60 Married [?]; 8
years of school; renting for $35 per month
William Murphy 32 Switchman
for railroad, worked 25 weeks in 1939; 4 years of high school
Paul Murphy 29 Unemployed,
previously worked as a department store salesman, no income in 1939; 4 years
high school
Timothy Murphy 23 Unemployed,
previously worked as a tree surgeon, no income in 1939; 4 years high school
Francis Murphy 19 In school
Eliza Murphy 26 Hospital
nurse, earned $1000 in 30 weeks of work in 1939; 4 years high school
In
1930, the Murphy family was living next door at 3606
Hamilton St., which they owned. Elizabeth Katharine Murphy died in 1944.
She was widowed and living at 935 Wynnewood Rd.
1941, May. 26: Title transferred to James R. McDowell by Pennsylvania
Co. for Insurance on Lives
Then
immediately to Victor G. Baker by James R. McDowell
1941, Oct. 26: Title transferred to Emma Johnson by Victor G.
Baker
1942, Apr. 20: Death of Mary Clara Rauch, 71 years old, wife of
the late William W. Rauch, daughter of Governor Morris Keefer and Elizabeth
Davis.
1944, Aug. 16: Title transferred to Leonard G. Cook by Emma
Johnson
1948, May. 1: Death of Margaret P. Cooke, 62 years old, wife of
the late James H. Cooke. Relatives and friends, E. V. M. Sodality, Phila.
Chapter Women of the Moose, Ye-Ma-See Council 291, D. of P., invited to
funeral. Solemn Requiem Mass at Church of St. Agatha.
1950 Directory: Sidney O.
Hughes
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