3625 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, October: Deeds for 3625-3631
3625-3631 Hamilton were included in
a similar transaction in October of that year.
John M. Mole was almost certainly
the bulder.
1870, March: Deeds for 3621-3631 Hamilton transferred from John
M. Mole to John K. McCurdy.
1871, April: Deed transferred from Thomas Foster to Howard R.
Kern.
The 1872 directory lists him as a clerk
living at 1536 Green St.
1875 Directory: Kern Howard R., brickmaker
The 1877 directory shows him living
at 210
N. 36th St. He and his family are listed there in the 1880 and
1900 censuses. See some biographical information there.
1878, July: Deed transferred from Howard R. Kern to Howard R.
Kern.
1880:
A. Ross
Hannah B. Metz 30
E. Paul Metz 2
Thomas F. Bennett 55 Boarder;
merchant; widowed/divorced
Lettie Metz 17 Sister
The 1887 Directory lists A. Ross
Metz at 3903 Powelton Ave.
1881 Directory: Thomas E. Bennett of Bennett & Colvill
1887, September: Deed transferred from Howard R. Kern to Carrie
Maud Kern.
1889 Directory: Frank J. Plummer, machinist
1890 Veterans Schedule: Frank J. Plummer,
Private;
1891, March: Deed transferred from Howard R. Kern to HM? H. Kern.
1900:
William G. Leaman 41 Physician
Nellie Leaman 29 Married 6
years, one child; father born in England, mother in Ga.
William Leaman 1
1904: “LEAMAN, WM. GILMORE,
Born at Black Horse, Chester Co., Pa.,
March 20, 1859. Received preliminary education at Parkersburg Academy. Since graduation he has been engaged in the
practice of medicine. Married Nellie Frances Pelly and has one child. He is an
Episcopalian.”
(Class
History of '89 Medical Department.
In
1910-1950, the Leamans lived at 3700 Baring St. (See a more complete biography there.)
1915, February: Deed transferred from Howard R. Kern to The
Philadelphia T/S/D/L Co. SubTrustee for Clara D. Lee William Parry Deceased and
James Baird Deceased.
1920:
John P. Etlar 58 Upholsterer;
born in
Margaret K. Etlar
57
Margaret D. Etlar 26 Stenographer
Opal R. Etlar 25 Artist
William E. Etlar 18 High school
student
George T. Etlar 12
Martha W. Kater 67 Aunt [of
wife]; father born in
John Peter Etlar and Margaretta
Kater Cunningham were married in Philadelphia in 1891. In 1900, they lived at 4024 Powelton
Ave. In that census, he gave his date of
immigration as 1878. In 1910, they lived
in Ward 27 (
In 1930, William Etlar was living at
3611 Baring St. Opal Etlar was living at 205 S. DeKalb
St. She was working as a practical nurse
for a family. She died in 1984: “Opal Etlar, 91, formerly of Allentown, died
Monday in Doylestown Manor. She was a commercial artist. Born in
1921, Nov. 2: Death of John P. Etlar, husband of Margaretta Kater
Etlar of 3625 Hamilton St.
1923: Marriage of Margaretta D. Etlar to William C. Rodeck
He was previously married. He married Lillian Tyson in 1908 in
Delaware. When he registered for the
draft for WWI in 1917, they were living at 3461 E. St. He was a weaver working for the Goldenshorpe
Co.
1928: Marriage of Mary I. Roberts to George T[rout] Etlar
In 1930, they lived at 529 William
St. He was a knitter in a textile factory
and she was a “looker” in the factory.
When he enlisted in the Army in 1943, he listed his status as “divorced
with dependents.”
1930:
William Rodeck 50 Weaver
in a textile mill; first married at age 35; owner, house valued at $3,500
Margaret Rodeck 38 Married
at age 23 [?]
Margartta Etlar 62 Mother-in-law;
widowed
1940:
George Etlar 34 Clerk for building materials co., earned $900 for 40 weeks of
work in 1939; 2 years of high school; renting for $35 per month
Margueretta Etlar 74 Mother;
widowed; 8 years of education
William Rodek 56 Brother-in-law;
weaver for rug manuf., eared $600 for 25 weeks work in 1939; 6 years of
education
Margaret Rodek 46 Sister;
8 years of education
Jane Murray 81 Lodger; widowed; 8 years of education
1942 WWII Draft Registration: William C. Rodeck, born Dec. 14,
1878 in Stanton, Del. He was 5’6” tall and weighed 141 lbs.
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