3819 Hamilton Street
The
History of the Building
1869, Oct. 6: Title for 3819 & 3823 Hamilton St. transferred to Charles
A. Doerr by John S. McMullin
1874, Apr. 14: Title for 3819 & 3823 Hamilton St. transferred to John Bardsley by Charles A. Doerr
The
1870 census lists John Bardsley as 33 years old and
single. He was a retired hardware store owner. He claimed $30,000 in real
estate and $20,000 in personal property. He was born in England. In 1874, he
was Chairman of the Finance Committee of City Council (Inquirer, June 26). The
1880 census lists him as a manufacturer. He was living at 2916 N. 16th
St. with his wife, two young daughters, and a servant.
1874?, Apr. 26: Title for 3819 &
3823 Hamilton St. transferred to George Fox by John Bardsley
“mansarded two-and-one-half story, three-register,
brick rowhouse. Porch removed. Brownstone sills, splayed brick lintels. Paired
window in gabled dormer projecting from slate-shingled mansard.---
Contributing.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1900:
Alexander Henry 51 Grocer; born
in DE, parents in Ireland; renting
Beulah Henry 51 Married
28 years, 3 children; father born in NJ
Frank Henry 25 Mechanical
engineer; single
Bessie Henry 22 School
teacher; single
Jessie Henry 20 Student
Nora Coughline 26 Servant;
born in Ireland
1910:
Charles M. Mitchell 45 Inspector for
railroad; married twice; renting
Sallie L. Mitchell 35 Married
once, 14 years, no children; born in WDC, father in VA, mother in WDC
Blanch Hart 57 Lodger;
single; mother born in NY
1918 WWI Draft Card: Gingrich, Walter Bloomer, photo engraver,
Curtis Publishing Co., Independence Sq., son of Emma T. Gingrich
1919, May 7: U. S. Army Transport arriving passenger on U.S.S. Liberaton departing from St. Nazaire, France: Lester F. Gingrich, Pvt. Quartermaster Corp.,
Co. B, 103rd Sup. TN. He was the son of Harry Smith Gingrich of 3819
Hamilton St.
1920:
Harry S. Gingrich 65 Engineer for
steam railroad; renting
Emma J. Gingrich 67
Bessie F. Gingrich 40 Seamstress
Walter B. Gingrich 38 Engineer for
publishing house
Lester F. Gingrich 35 Scholar,
cabinet works
1930: Not counted in this census. It might
have been temporarily vacant.
1930, Nov. 27: James Evans, age 24, was listed as a delivery
person for the Philadelphia Tribune.
1938, June 3: Death of Carrie W. Evans, 36 years old, of 3819
Hamilton St. She was the wife of Edward Evans and the daughter of William
Barksdale and Mary Lou Easley. She died from metastatic breast cancer.
1940:
Mary Barksdale 45[sic.]
Black; married; 4 years of education; renting for $40 per month
James Barksdale 36 Son; helper
at a garage; black; 8 years of education
Edward Evans 38 Son-in-law;
counter manager at restaurant; black; married; 8 years of education
James Evans 21 [Grand]son;
janitor at apartment building; black; single; 8 years of education
Thomas Evans 19 [Grand]son;
black; single; 4 years of high school
Hayward Washington 42 Lodger; cook for
private school; black; single; 8 years of education
The
1930 census lists them all living at 649 N. 33rd St. she was 50 and
widowed. All except Thomas were born in Georgia. In 1910, Mary and her children
were listed in Militia District 164 in Wilkes, Georgia. The children were
listed as mulatto. Mary was already widowed. In 1942, James registered for the
draft. He was married to Lucy Barksdale and working for the Harry Wolfington Motor Co. at 3427 Chestnut St. He was living at
1609 N. Park Ave. He was born in Wilks Co., Georgia. Mary died in 1951 when she
was living at 1609 N. Park Ave. She was born in Washington, Georgia in 1886. In
1942, Hayward Washington was also living at 1609 N. Park Ave. He listed Mary
Washington of that address as his nearest contact.
1950:
Joseph Leonard 38 Black;
separated; born in GA; 8 years of schooling; household had no income in 1939
Janie Hurst 41 Sister;
black; widowed; born in GA
_ Next Hh.
John Pollard 30 Black;
born in MD
Elizabeth Pollard 25 Black
_ Next Hh.
Mises Lee 37 Laborer in a dress shop, worked 40 hours
in previous week; black; born in VA
Margaret Lee 29 black;
born in MD; 10 years of schooling; household income in 1949: $1,900
Dwight Lee 11
Note:
census only provided education and income for every fifth person.
1973: Bernice P. Leonard of 3819 Hamilton St. was a recent high
school graduate who entered Penn State University (Phila. Tribune)
1999: Oct. 16: Establishment of the Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum at 3819 Hamilton St. and neighboring
lots.
Joseph
Tiberino and Ellen Powell Tiberino,
both artists, previously established “The Building,” a combination gallery and
artists’ workplace at 3639
Spring Garden St.
An
interview
and biography of Ellen Powell Tiberino appeared
in the Inquirer on Nov. 13, 1988.
2022: owner: 18348 Spring Garden St.
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