3820 Hamilton Street
Originally No. 3826.
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. Pettifield 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 3826)
Moses O’Keefe 54 Plumber;
born in NY, father in Ireland, mother in NJ
Ellen O’Keefe 50 Born in Ireland
Amelia O’Keefe 24
John O’Keefe 18 Upholsterer
Mary O’Keefe 12
George O’Keefe 10
Edward O’Keefe
8
Gertrude O’Keefe 6
The 1860 census lists Moses and
Ellen with two young children, Ann (8 years-old) and William H. (2). The 1868
directory lists him at 3419 Chestnut St. in 1878, he was listed at 3475 Sansom St.
The next year he was at 3623 Warren St.
1900:
Lewis
[W. ]Cline 40
No occupation listed; widowed;
renting
Elsie
Cline 16
Mildred
Cline 12
Edna
Cline 3
Walton
Cline 6
In 1910, they lived at 1428 Peach
St. He was a signal operator for the railroad
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Revised: 6/6/2022