3818 Hamilton Street
Originally No. 3824
The
History of the Building
3816-3820:
“three-story two-register brick rowhouse. Wood lintels, sills and box cornice.
Victorian wood porches and first-floor full-height windows with some
alterations to 3820.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places,
1985)
Previous Residents
1874, Oct.
3: Title transferred to Benjamin H. Pittfield by John
W. Leary
The 1870 census lists B. H. Pittfield, a 48-year-old bank clerk. He owned $40,000 in
real estate and had $5,000 in personal property.
1880: (Labeled
3824)
William
S. Lillie 42 Salesman; parents born in Ireland
Mary
Lillie 39 Parents born in Ireland
Mary
M. Lillie 18
William
S. Lillie 13
Gertrude
Lillie 10
Archubald D. Lillie 7
Mary’s maiden name was Dunlap. The
1879 directory list him living at 412 N. 35th St.
1885, Nov.
23: Title transferred to William S. Lillie by Benjamin H. Pittfield
1889:
Marriage of William S. Lilly and Caroline McGrath
1898:
“SICK SOLDIERS BY THE SCORE. Governor’s Train Here With Men For The Hospitals.
PRACTICAL HELP WITH SYMPATHY. List of the Sick, With Details of the Plan of
Removal from Fever Camps… On the train were 74 sick soldiers, all of them
gathered from the fever-infested camp at Chickamauga [Georgia]. Of this number,
42 were too ill to sit up, and of the 33 classed as convalescents many were too
weak to stand upon their feet and had to be assisted to the waiting ambulances
by their comrades…. Presbyterian Hospital…. Archi D. Lilly, First Pennsylvania
Company G, 3818 Hamilton street.” (Inquirer, Aug. 31, pp. 1 and 11)
1900:
William
S. Lilly 65 Bookkeeper; parents born in Ireland;
owner
Mary
J. Lilly 62 Married 38 years, 5 children, 4
surviving; parents born in Ireland
Mary
M. Lilly 37 Saleslady
Gertrude
Lilly 28 Book folder
Archibald
Lilly 25 Janitor
1903, June
17: Death of Mary Jane Lilly, wife of William S. Lilly of 3818 Hamilton St
1907:
Marriage of Archibald Lilly to Eva Amelia Townsend
1910:
William
S. Lilly 76 Clerk in department store; widowed;
parents born in Ireland; owner with a mortgage
Archibald
D. Lilly 36 Church sexton
Eva
A. Lilly 34 Daughter-in-law; married 2 years, no
children
Emma
M. Lilly 42 Saleswoman in a department store; single
Gertrude
Lilly 38 Single
1914, Jan.
28: Death of Archibald D. Lilly of 3818 Hamilton St. Funeral at Northminster
Presbyterian Church
1917, Apr.
28: Death of William S. Lilly, 82 years old, of 3818 Hamilton St. Funeral at
Northminster Presbyterian Church
1928, Aug.
7: Death of Mary M. Lilly, 67 years old, of 3818 Hamilton St.
1940:
Eva
Lilly 62 Sales lady at department store, earned 850 in 1939 for 46
weeks of work; widowed; born in DE; 8 years of schooling; owner, house valued
at $2,000
Gertrude
Lilly 70 Sister-in-law;
single; born in DE; 8 years of schooling
1943, Dec.
6: Death of Eva A. Lilly, widow of Archibald D. Lilly
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Revised: 12/13/2021