3725 Hamilton Street
3721-23-25-27-29-31:
“two-story brick Colonial Revival rowhouse. Colonial Revival porches,
some enclosed. Tripartite second floor windows in outer four houses; center two
houses gabled, half timber and stucco above first floor. Slate-shingled roofs
(3725 asphalt). Consoles between units.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
1868, Jun. 19: Title for 3721-3731 Hamilton St.
& 435 N. 38th St. transferred to The Haisel
Chapel, Christ
M. E. Church by John Blakely
1922, Apr. 19: Title for 3721-3731 Hamilton St.
transferred to James J. Moore by Christ M. E. Church formerly Haiskel Chapel
James J. Moore was a civil engineer
and builder. In 1920, he was 51 years old and lived at 6140 Nassau St. with his
wife Teresa and their 22-year-old daughter.
On May 24, 1922, the Phila.
Builders’ Guide printed the following:
“Residences (3), North side Hamilton
street, East of Thirty-eighth street, $31,100, Architect, private plans. Owner,
James J. Moore, 4039 Lancaster avenue, Philadelphia. Brick, 2 stories, 16 feet
4 inches x 42 feet and 16x31 feet, 13x11 feet, slag roof, oak and yellow pine
floors, hot water heat, electric lighting. Owner will build.”
Although this doesn’t match the
three twins that were built, it is clear that all
three twins were developed by – and possibly built by – James J. Moore in 1922.
On June 23rd and 25th,
the Inquirer published a want ad: “Bricklayer wanted. Apply 38th
and Hamilton street.”
1922, May 12: Title for 3721-3731 Hamilton St.
transferred to Sadie E. Roller by James J. Moore
History of Residents
1922, May
13: Title transferred to James J. Moore & Martin McWilliams by Sadie E.
Roller
1923, Jan.
18: Title transferred to Mary L. Bradley by James J. Moore & Martin
McWilliams
Martin
McWilliams was title officer with The West Phila. Title & Trust Co.
1927 Directory: L. Bradley
1930:
Sarah Bradley 61 Owner,
house valued at $8,000; married at age 25; father born in Ireland, mother in
England
Mary L. Bradley 35 Daughter;
telegraph operator
James Campbell 28 Lodger; post
office mail clerk
In 1910, Sarah and Mary Bradley were
living at 4051 Haverford Ave. Sarah was listed as widowed with 1 surviving
child and one deceased. She was listed as running a rooming house, although she
was renting the house and had only 2 “roomers.”
Her husband, Joseph Bradley, was
apparently living as a lodger at 4033 Ogden St. in 1930. He then moved back in
here (see below).
1940:
Joseph
Bradley 72 Four years of high school
Sarah Bradley 71 Wife; 8 years of schooling
Mary Bradley 45 Daughter; telephone operator, earned $1,000 for 20 weeks of
work in 1939; 4 years of high school
Joseph Campbell 40 Lodger;
elevator operator for railroad, earned $1,000 for 52 weeks of work in 1939; 2
years of high school
Joseph Campbell reported he lived in
this house in 1935. He is probably the same as the “James” Campbell reported
here in 1930.
1940, Dec. 9: Death of Joseph Bradley, 73 years old
“Pedestrian Dies of Wagon Injuries.
“Joseph Bradley, 73, died early
yesterday in Presbyterian Hospital, a week after he had been struck by a
horse-drawn wagon whose driver fled.
“Bradley, who lived at 3725 Hamilton
st., was hit last Monday at 37th st. and Powelton ave. One of the
men riding on the wagon assisted passerby in taking Bradley to the hospital, but left without giving his name. The other
occupants, meanwhile, had fled the scene on the wagon.” (Inquirer, Dec.
10)
1953, June 2: Death of Sarah Bradley, 84 years old, burial at Old
Cathedral Cemetery. She was the daughter of Edward O'Bryan and Louisa Boyer.
1968 Directory: Borel
H. G.
1992, Aug.: purchased by current owner, Linda Sudaris
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