3616 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
3616-18:
“three-story
Italianate double, stuccoed. Shallow-gabled roof over 3616; 3618 has a flat
roof. Double bracketed cornice; first-floor projecting bays…. 3618 has circa
1920 enclosed tan brick colonial porch.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1866, Apr. 27: Title for 3616-18 Hamilton St.
transferred to Thomas D. Crispinn by John Magrow
1867, Dec. 10: Title transferred to Mary L.
Douglass by Thomas D. Crispenn
1868, Oct. 12: 3616 Hamilton St. listed for
sale. (Inquirer)
1869, Dec. 31: Title transferred to Michael
Riley by Mary L. Douglass
1870:
Daniel L. Tingley 32 Wholesale
shoe merchant; real estate: $7,500, personal: $25,000
Emily
Tingley
29
Albert Tingley 7
Elizabeth Tingley 4
Emily Tingley 2
Daniel Tingley 3 months
Catherine Ferry 35 Domestic
servant; born in
Jane Rogers 15 Domestic
servant
Ann Dougherty 17 Domestic
servant
1879, Dec. 5: Death of Caroline Siddall Boyd, 4 years
and 10 months years old, of “diphtheretic croup” [whooping cough], daughter of
Aurelia M. and the late D. M. Boyd, Jr. of 3616 Hamilton St.
1880:
Aurelia Boyd 41 Born
in N.Y., father born in N.Y., mother in Conn.
John S. Boyd 14 Father
born in Ind., mother in N.Y.
Gertrude N. Boyd 12 Father born in
Ind., mother in N.Y.
Bettie Boyd 9 Father
born in Ind., mother in N.Y.
Elenor R. Boyd 6 Father
born in Ind., mother in N.Y.
Anna Peters 32 Servant;
born in
In
1900, Aurlia Boyd lived at 11 Douglas St. She had had 6 children, 2 were
surviving in 1900. Her daughter Betty was living with her.
1889 Directory: Henry C. League, h 3616 Hamilton, & at
Island Navy Yard, ft S Broad.
The
1887 directory lists him living at 827 N. 21st St.
1890, Aug. 27: Death of George Slater League, 9 yrs. 3 mons. by
diphtheria, son of Henry C. and Mary A. League
1891 Directory: Henry C. League, h 3616 Hamilton, & at
Island Navy Yard, ft S Broad.
The
1895 directory lists him at 3702 Hamilton St.
along with Harry M. League.
See
obituary at 3726 Baring St. in 1912. (son of the
late George B. and Ellen Siater League)
1895 Directory: Edward D. Mitchell
From at least 1900 to at least 1942, he
lived at 4049 Baring St. In 1895, he would have been 23 years old. He graduated
from Colgate in 1900 and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in
1904.
Raymond Watt
Robert H. Watt
1898, Sept. 11: “FOR RENT… 3616 Hamilton st., 12 rooms; large
rooms; front, back and side yard; newly papered and painted. Keys from 3702
Hamilton…” (Inquirer)
The title was transferred to W. Edgar
Keith by Philadelphia Title & Trust Co.
1920:
William E. Keith 42 Optician;
born in
Lutie I. Keith 35 Born in
Md.
Phillis J. Keith 6
W. Edgar Keith 12
Charles H. Keith 8 months
Selena Payton 16 Cook;
black; born in
In
1900, William Keith lived with his mother, Emma D. Keith, at 2543 N. Bouvier.
The 1909 directory lists him living at 3707 Hamilton
St. In 1910, William and Lutie lived at 844 N. 42nd St. He
listed his occupation as an optician with his own store.
1930:
William Keith 54 Optician;
married at age 30; born in Mass.; owner, house valued at $6,000
Lutie Keith 46 Married at age 22; born in Md.
Edgar W. Keith 23 Theater
actor
Phyllis Keith 17
Charles Keith 11
Anna Agonneffe 17 Servant;
born in Irish Free State
The
census lists them at 3618, but that is clearly in error.
1936, Nov. 9: Deeded to the Pennsylvania School
for the Deaf by Sherriff
1939, Feb. 22: “Residence (add.), $2,500, 3616 Hamilton st.,
Philadelphia. Contract awarded David Berwick… Owners, Pennsylvania School for Deaf,…. Brick, 1 story addition, 16 x 17 feet, slag roof.: (Phila.
Builders’ Guide)
1940, Feb. 16: Deed transferred to Charles Krueger
1940: Not enumerated in this census
1942 WWII Draft Registration: Charles Edmund A. Krueger. He was
64 years old and working out of his home.
1950 Directory: Krueger Charles
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