The
History of the Building
The northern
boundary of the houses on the northern side of
3621-3631: “three-story
red brick Victorian rowhouse; two registers with segmental stone lintels,
decorative carved wood cornices and brackets. All but 3621 and 3623 have
first-floor projecting bays and all but 3625 (Victorian porch) have circa 1905
Colonial Revival porches.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3621 Hamilton Street
1869, February: Deeds for 3621-3623
3625-3621
1870, March: Deeds for 3621-3631
1871, March: Deed transferred from Thomas Foster to Jacob &
Aman William Aman.
1871, April: Deed transferred from Jacob & Aman William Aman
to Samuel H. Stinson.
1873-‘75 Directories: Samuel H. Stinson
He was not listed in the 1872
directory. The 1871 directory lists him
as a “carermaker” living at 722 N. 22nd
St. The 1877 directory lists him living
at 3603 Hamilton St. where his family lived to
about 30 years.
1876, June: Deed transferred from Samuel Henry Stinson to Joseph
H. Richardson.
1877, March: Deed transferred from Joseph H. Richardson to Hugh
F. Maguire.
1878 Directory (Fall, 1877): Hugh F. Maguire of Meyer &
Dickinson
The 1877 directory his his home as 316 N. 38th St.
1880:
Hugh Maguire 35 Com. dry Goods; born in Ireland
Jane Maguire 29 Parents
born in
Ellen Maguire 7
Jenny Maguire 5
James Maguire 2
Ellen Maguire 68 Mother; widowed; born in
Mary Maguire 24 Sister; born in
1881, October: Deed transferred from Samuel Henry Stinson to
Augustus Wilcox.
1883 Directory: George W. Mixter,
salesman
In 1880, he and his family lived at 3703 Powelton Ave.
The 1889 directory lists him living at 3205 Summer St.
1887 Directory: Arthur
Wilson, cashier, 235 Chestnut, h 3621
In 1891, Arthur bought 3611 Hamilton St.
1891 Directory: Henry Garretson, salesman
The 1889 Directory lists him at 3603 Baring St.
1900:
Henry Garretson 47 Salesman [rest unreadable]; born in N.Y.,
father in N.Y., mother in N.J.; renting
Hattie E. Garretson 36 Married 15 years, 5 children, 4 surviving; father born in
Mass., mother in N.J.
Wallace W. Garretson 13 Born
in N.J.
Helen Garretson 10 Born
in N.J.
Joseph W. Garretson 7
Mary Ada Garretson 4
Mary Young 23 Servant;
born in
1909, October: Deed transferred from The Providence Life and
Trust Co. Esc. & Trustee under last will of Augustin Wilcox to Edward F.
& Elizabeth L. (wife) Shallow.
1910:
Edward F. Shallow 54 Mechanic; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1862, is a naturalized citizen
Elizabeth C. Shallow 56 Married 35 years, 10 children, 7 surviving; born in Ireland,
immigrated in 1864
James J. Shallow 31 Salesman
for printing co.
Elisabeth C. J.
Shallow 27
Anna M. Shallow 25 Stenographer
for telephone co.
Thomas A. Shallow
23
Frank S. Shallow 21
Previously,
they lived at 523 N. 36th St.
Their
oldest son, John J. Shallow, married Margaret G. Daly in 1903. She lived with her parents at 676 N. 42nd
St. In 1910, they lived at 3620
Brandywine and in 1920 they lived at 3301 Spring Garden St. He was a steam fitter for the railroad.
Their
second son, Edward F. Shallow, Jr., married Agnes A. Foley of 3422
Brandywine. In 1920, 1930, and 1940,
they lived at 3709 Spring Garden St. He
started as an inspector for disability insurance and became an insurance
broker.
1911, April 24: Marriage license issued to Anna
H. Shallow of 3621 Hamilton St. and William J. Bowden of 3417 Haverford Ave.
In
1930, they lived at 305 N. 37th St.
1912, Nov. 10: E. F. Shallow advertised to find
a top and wind shield for a Stanley steamer runabout. (Phila. Inquirer)
1917, Phila.
Inquirer: “Eligible for City Post….
Nineteen physicians qualified for appointment to the post of district
surgeon in the Bureau of Police. The
position is compensated under a fee system.
The eligible list... was as follows: Thomas A. Shallows, 3621 Hamilton
street….” (Jan. 3)
1918, Apr. 11: Death of Elizabeth C. Shallow,
67 years old or cerebral hemorrhage
1920:
Edward F.
Shallow 69 Electrical engineer; born in
Elizabeth C.
Shallow 37
Thomas A. Shallow
33 Physician
in general practice
Frank L. Shallow 31 Lawyer
1920, Phila. Inquirer:
“Medical Expert will Assist in Trial of Youthful Offenders. Judge Brown Names Dr. Thomas A. Shallows to
Act as Advisor in Juvenile Court.
“A man of medicine sat by the side
of the man of law and assisted in the administration of justice in a
Philadelphia court yesterday.
“The union of the medical and
judicial functions took place in the juvenile division of the Municipal Court
when President Judge Charles L. Brown became the first Philadelphia jurist to
summon a physician to sit with him in judgment, and Dr. Thomas A. Shallows, chief
physician of the medical department of the court, and one of the most
distinguished of the younger surgeons of Philadelphia, the first of his
profession to assume the function here.
The practice inaugurated yesterday is to be followed regularly at every
Wednesday juvenile hearing.
“If circumstances warrant, he will
make an immediate examination to determine whether the offense which brought
the youngster before the bar of justice was engendered of a physical defect and
therefore not one which should bring down unspecified punishment on a youthful
head.
“The first day of the experiment
afforded two illustrations of its usefulness.
A child was brought in, whose brain functions were so disturbed as to
make him undesirable in the neighborhood.
Medical investigation, coupled with the legal, brought out that five
years before, when only five years old, the little fellow had touched a live
wire and the shock had paralyzed his right arm and affected the brain. Treatment at the institution at Elwyn will
cure the child, Dr. Shallows believes, and on his recommendation arrangement
were made to send him there. The medical
department of the court will keep watch on his progress.
“Another case was that of a sixteen
year-old boy who had been committed to the Spring City Institution for the
Feeble-Minded at the age of ten. Parents
appeared in court, claiming the right to take the child home with them. The doctor at the institution declared the
child should remain. Dr. Shallow,
investigating, found that in six months more of treatment, the boy will be
cured and may go home.
“It was pointed out by Judge Brown
that the new medico-judicial system will enable him to make immediate
disposition of cases which heretofore were subject to delay pending medical
investigation.
“Dr. Shallow is chief assistant to
Dr. J. Chalmers DaCosta, professor of surgery at Jefferson Medical
College.” (March 18)
Before he became head of the medical
department of Commonwealth Court, Dr. Shallows was a captain in the Medical
Corps of the U.S. Army. (Inquirer,
Jan. 10, 1921)
About 1921, Thomas Shallow married
Myrtle J. Luman, a registered nurse at Jefferson
Medical College Hospital. In 1920, she
was living at the Hospital. She was from
Londonderry, Bedford Co., Pa., one of the ten children of farmer Aaron Luman and his wife Catherine. In 1930, Thomas and Myrtle lived at 3942
Chestnut St. with her sister Frances. In
1940, they lived at 1611 Spruce St. In
1949, he married Frances Danila.
1930:
Edward F.
Shallow 80 Electrical engineer; widowed; born in N.
Ireland, immigrated in 1863; owner, house valued at $3,500
Elizabeth C.
Shallow 48
Frank L. Shallow 42 Attorney
in a law office
1931, Nov. 16: Death of Edward Francis Shallow, 81 years old
1940:
Frank Shallow 54 Attorney
in private practice; single; 4 years of college; owner, house valued at $3,000
Elizabeth Shallow 58 Sister;
single; 4 years of high school
They lived here in 1935.
1968 Directory: F. S. Osborn, Jr.
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