The
History of the Building
3612-14:
“two-and-one-half
story Second Empire style brick double with side and front Victorian porches. Second
floor projecting bays. Slate shingled mansard with two dormers.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3614 Hamilton Street
1866, Apr. 27: Title
for 3614-16 Hamilton St. transferred to William Bowler, et al. by John Magrow
1867, Jun. 25: Title
transferred to Sarah J. Gorham by William Bowler, et al.
1868, Apr. 13: Title
transferred to Charles T. F. Klotz by Sarah J. Gorham
Charles T. F. Klotz was
a bookkeeper and accountant. The 1868 directory lists him living at 310 N. 9th
St. with an office at 232 N. 3rd St. The 1870 census lists him at 3605
Powelton Ave. He did not claim any real estate. He died in 1888.
1870 Directory: Breiter
Lydia C., widow of Augustus
The 1870 census lists
her living at 3603
Powelton Ave. in the home of Leonardo D. Judd, her son-in-law.
1870:
William [W.] Allen 35 Insurance
agent; real estate: $4,000; personal: $2,000
Elizabeth G. Allen 35
Mary Allen 8
John Allen 3
Barbara Bickley 18 Parents
foreign-born
In
1860, they lived on the 3400 block of Hamilton St.
The
1867 directory lists him living at 609 N. 17th St. He had an insurance office at 409 Walnut
St. He was a partner of Joseph
Tillinghast. The partnership was
dissolved in 1868 (Phila. Inquirer,
Jan. 2, 1868)
They
had a son, Robert C. Allen, who died at 4 years of age on Oct. 25, 1863.
The
1880 census and the 1889 Directory list them at 3602
Hamilton St. In
1900, William was living at 3417 Hamilton St.
with his second wife, Annie. In 1906 and
1910, they were living at 3419 Hamilton St. John had joined his
father in the insurance company by 1889 (about age 21) and in 1889-’90 moved to
4330 Wallace St.
“ALLEN, William
Williams: Insurance agent: born in
In
1873, he participated in the laying of the cornerstone for the First
Presbyterian Church of Mantua which was renamed the Northminster
Presbyterian.
1871 Directory: Allen William W., insurance agent at7 S. 4th St
1872 Directory: Breiter Lydia C., widow
of Augustus
She
returned to living at 3603
Powelton Ave. She died there in 1906.
1873 Directory: Allen William W., insurance agent at 117 S. 4th
St
1878 Directory: William D. Heston, coal at
3943 Lancaster
1880 Directory: William D. Heston, coal
The
1880 census lists them at 306 N. 37th St.
1880:
Grey Roberts 84 Retired
merchant
Hannah F Roberts 51 Wife
Susan Thomas 46 Housekeeper;
single
Martha Johnson 40 Boarder;
widowed
Mary Johnson 12 Boarder
1887: “a meeting of the [
(Friends’ Intelligencer and Journal,
June 1887, p 378.)
1887: Executive Committee: Hannah F. Roberts 3614 Hamilton St.,
("The Peacemaker and court of
arbitration;" June, 1887. Universal
Peace
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1890 Directory: James M. Walker
1899: Emlin Painter Darlington, [home:] West Chester, [residence:]
3614 Hamilton St.
(Catalogue
of the University of Pennsylvania. 1899.)
1898 Blue Book: B. F. Devitt was a member of
the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)
1900:
Hannah A. Jenkins 37 Single; Father born in
Helen Woodruff 79 Boarder;
Single; born in N.J., father in N.J., mother in
Pauline Mitchell 40 Boarder;
professional nurse; single; parents born in
Benjamin F. Devitt 30 Boarder; single;
flour dealer; born in
Cyrus H. Mellinger 34 Boarder; train
dispatcher; widowed
1906 Blue Book: Guy Roberts
1906: “MUSIC AND ART GRADUATES AND NONGRADUATES...
art ‘85-‘86: Paschall Ann Dixon 3614
Hamilton St.”
(Catalog
of Officers, Graduates and Nongraduates of Smith College.
1910:
Lidia J. Bender 58 Widowed, no children
Amelia L. Zerringer 59 Widowed,
four children
Walter K. Zerringer 23 Single;
telegrapher in broker’s office
J. Dale Penrod 18 Nephew;
real estate salesman; Single; born in Arizona, father in Pa., mother in N.J.
Margarette M Dunham 45 Boarder; school teacher; single; born in
Mary J. Thoroughgood 48 Boarder; bookkeeper for millenary
business; born in Md., father in
Esther B. Porter 45 Boarder;
born in
1914: “Cline, Mary Sylvester, 1917, Care of Albert R. Cline, Esq.,
(Present
Undergraduate Students.”
1920, January:
John G. Macky 64 Corporate accountant; parents born in
Ireland
Lizzie H. Macky 64
Helen H. Macky 39 Daughter;
single
Lucy M. Butler 35 Daughter;
married
John B. Butler 11 mos. Grandson; father born in Conn.
1920, Apr. 26: Title transferred to John G.
Mackey by Philadelphia Trust and Insurance
1923, May 8: Title transferred to Elizabeth V.
McNichol by John J. Mackey and then immediately transferred to John S. Mullin
1926, Jun. 19: Title transferred to William H.
Given and Alberta, his wife by John S. Mullin
1929, May 9: Title transferred to David S.
Sklarow by William H. Given and Alberta, his wife
1930:
Arthur C. Hamilton 58 Translator for locomotive maker; born in
Susanne Hamilton 54 Born in
Albert W. Hamilton 17
Stanley M.
Violet S. Hamilton 10
In
1920, they lived at 917 N. 66th St. He was a locomotive salesman.
1940:
Harry Hanley 46 Hotel
handyman; lived in Reading, Pa. in 1935; earned $800 in 1939; 3 years of
school; renting for $30 per month
Amy Hanley 44 Wife; 6 years of school; lived in
Reading, Pa. in 1935
Harry Hanley, Jr. 14 Son; lived
in Reading, Pa. in 1935
Homer Betts 21 Brother-in-law;
retail cake salesman; earned $900 in 1939; 7 years of school
Florence Betts 20 Sister-in-law;
1 year high school; lived in Reading, Pa. in 1935
Werman Snyder 31 Lodger;
clerk at spool manufacturer; earned $800 in 1939; 6 years of school
Read Hires 45 Lodger; male; married; 8 years of
school; lived in Chester, Pa. in 1935
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