3623 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
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
1869, February: Deeds for 3621-3623
3625-3631 Hamilton were included in
a similar transaction in October of that year.
1870, March: Deeds for 3621-3631
1871, April: Deed transferred from Thomas Foster to Edwin M.
Hunt.
1880, April: Deed transferred from Edwin M Hunt to Philemon S.
Reed.
1880:
Anna M. Brown 47 Parents
born in
Jane McElroy 23 Servant;
born in
1880, September: Deed transferred from Philemon S. Reed to James
Cullen.
In
1880, the Cullen family lived at 314 N. 31st St. James Cullen was married to Ellen
McBride. Her mother lived with them.
1890 Directory: James Cullen (Alexander Foster & Co.)
1900, Jan. 15: Death of Ellen T. Cullen, 62 years old, burial at
Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
1900:
James Cullen 69 Steel manufacturer; born in Ireland,
immigrated 52 years ago and is a naturalized citizen; owned free of a mortgage
James F. Cullen 38 Son;
physician; single
Margaret Cullen 34 School
teacher; single
Sarah Metzger 35 Servant,
single
1909, Oct.:
3623 Hamilton St., 12 rooms, offered for rent at $35 per month. (Phila.
Inquirer)
1910:
Maris M. Barton 64 Carpenter
for railroad; renting
Matilda Barton 64 Married
41 years, 2 children
Ira J. Barton 39 Contractor;
divorced
Elsie M. Barton 28 Daughter;
single
R. Maris Barton 12 Grandson
In 1920 and 1930, they lived at 311 N. 34th St.
1910, June 22: Marriage license issued to Mary E. Crispin of
Reading, Pa. and Ira J. Barton of 3623 Hamilton St.
1917, Jan. 9: Marriage license issued to Caroline M. Yochum of
Primos, Pa. and Henry C. McCauley of 3623 Hamilton St. (Phila. Inquirer)
1919, January: Deed transferred from Margaret M. Cullen to
Margaret M. C. Campbell.
1920:
Margaret M.
Campbell 27 Office manager for a rubber tire company; owner with a
mortgage; father born in Scotland, mother in Ohio
Cecilia I.
Campbell 20 Sister; stenographer for J. D. Lippincott; father born in
Scotland, mother in Ohio
Sarah C. Campbell
55 Mother;
born in Ohio, parents born in Ireland
1930:
Charles Jacobs 36 Office
clerk for a street railway; married at age 34; owner, house valued at $3,500
Margaret M.
Jacobs 38 married at age 36; father born in Scotland, mother in Ohio
Margaret Jacobs 2 years, 8 months
Sarah Campbell 65 Mother-in-law;
born in Ohio, parents born in Ireland
Cecilia Campbell 28 Sister-in-law;
father born in Scotland, mother in Ohio
1940:
John Endicott 35 Plumbing supplier; 4 years of college;
renting for $40 per month
Anne Endicotte 39 Buyer for department store, earned $2500
in 1939; 4 years of college
_Next Hh.
Robert Morrison 29 Chiropodist
in private practice; 3 years of college; renting for $40
Evaline Morrison 30 Nurse
at a hospital, earned $1,300 in 1939; 4 years of high
school
_Next Hh.
Mary Bothwell 80 Single;
4 years of high school; renting for $35
Jessie Bothwell 65 Sister;
shipper at a department store, earned $1,800 in 1939; single; 8 years of education
Ida McKay 63 Lodger; married; 8 years of education
1968 Directory: L. Moore, 2nd floor
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