3814 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
Before
the 1880s, the house numbers on this block changed several times.
3812-3814: “two-story-Italianate double house with S-shaped bracketed and dentil1ated cornice…. 3814: Alterations to first-floor, porch removed. Does not have crossarm.--- Contributing.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1867, Aug. 20: Title transferred to Robert C. Ross by Josephine M.
Maul.
Josephine
Maul was the wife of Joseph S. Maul. They lived next door at 3812
Hamilton St. which they also owned.
1868 Directory (Fall 1867): Maul Joseph S., N. 38th
corner of Hamilton, alderman, 3941 Lancaster Ave.
The
1867 directory lists his home as N. 39th near Powelton.
1870:
Robert Ross 49 Weigh
Master for Pennsylvania Railroad
Wealthy Ross 45 Born in
MA
Robert S. Ross 17 Apprentice
car builder
Charles A. Ross 14
Mary W. Ross
9
Willie Ross
6
John W. Smith 52 Clerk at railroad;
born in MA
(Dist. 77, 121; 2nd Enum., p
51)
John
W. Smith was probably Wealthy (Smith) Ross’s brother.
Robert
C. Ross enlisted in the 82nd Pennsylvania Reg., Co. C infantry in
Aug. 1861.
1870, July 16: Title transferred to Sehas [?}
Smith by Sheriff
Later, title
transferred to Edward Q. Smith, by will by Sehas [?}
Smith
1875 Dir.: Robert C. Ross, weighmaster [listed 3826]
The
1870, 1871, and 1872 directories list him as weighmaster at N. 30th
near Market St. and living at 3806 [sic] Hamilton St. The 1868 and 1873
directories have Hamilton near Lancaster.
Robert S. Ross, carpenter
1880: [labeled 3810]
Robert C. Ross 59 Weigh
master
Wealthy A. Ross 57 Born in MA,
father in CT, mother in MA
Robert S. Ross 27 Car
builder
Charles A. Ross 23 Clerk
Harry W. Ross 19 Clerk
1889 Dir.: Asbury S. Pennington, massage
1890 Dir.: Harry W. Ross, Clerk
1900:
Harry W. Ross 39 Clerk
Laura J. Ross 37 Married
17 years, 3 children
Helen M. Ross 15
Katharyn Ross 13
Marion W. Ross 11
1908 Dir.: Harry W. Ross, clerk
Marian W. Ross, clerk
1909: Death of Katharine S. Ross, 22 years-old, daughter of Harry
and Laura Ross. She died from epilepsy.
1910:
Harry W. Ross 49 Clerk at
steel works; mother born in MA; owner, free of a mortgage
Laura J. Ross 49 Married
27 years, three children, two surviving
Marion W. Ross 21 Cashier at
department store
The
1930 census lists them living at 3800 Spring Garden St. Harry was retired.
Marion was 41 and single. Laura Jane (McCaraher) Ross
died July 16, 1935. She was 74.
1935, July 16: Death of Laura Jane (McCaraher)
Ross, age 74.
1941, June 8: Death of Harry Walton Ross, 80 years old, of 3814
Hamilton St.
1948, Dec. 22: Title transferred to James Gallagher by Fidelity
Phila. Trust Co.
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Revised: 6/6/2022