3815 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
George Wiegand owned and built 3806-3816 Spring Garden St. and 3807-3817 Hamilton St.
1886: “Geo. Wiegand, builder… [has] sold 5
nine-room houses on Thirty-eighth and Spring Garden streets, for $5000 [each].”
((Phila. Builders’ Guide, Dec. 13). This refers to 3806 and 3810-3814
Spring Garden St. and 3815 Hamilton St.
3807-3817:
“brick Victorian rowhouse with 3807 as L-shaped end to the development. All
porches altered except 3815 and 3813. Brownstone sills, splayed brick lintels.
Pressed brick belt course. Corbelled brick and metal
cornices.---·contributing.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1890 Directory: Alexander Edward W.
Brady Edward, [works at] 129 S 7th St.
1900:
Joseph B. Evans 50 Clerk; born
in NJ
Mary A. Evans 50 Married
28 years, one child; born in NJ
Harry L. Evans 26 Foreman;
born in NJ
Edwin T. Kelley 45 Boarder;
bookkeeper; widowed
1910:
Edwin F. Kelly 54 Manufacturer
of woolens; married twice
Catherine T. Kelly 40 Married once for
one year, no children; born in NY
Arthur C. Kelly 19 Son;
jewelry salesman; mother born in CT
Eleanor E. Kelly 16 Daughter;
mother born in CT
In
1900, Arthur and Eleanor were living in Newark, N.J. with their aunt and uncle,
William and Alice Shick.
1918 WWI Draft Card: Kelly Artz Crozier
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