3826 Lancaster
Avenue
This row was
built by John B. Martel.
3826-3840:
“two-and-one-half story mansarded brick commercial row. Arched entrances, most
have first floor front commercia1 alterations, pressed metal cornices. Number
3826, the only stuccoed facade, has pedimented doorway. All but 38 26 have
second floor projecting wood bays; 3836, 3838 and 3840 - aluminum sided. Carved
decorative wood cornice across entire row; slate shingled mansard with single
and paired dormer windows be 1 ow projecting Victorian bracketed gab1es. –
Contributing.”
(Inventory
of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
The
History
1880 Directory:
Felton Mary A., grocer
The
1877 directory lists her as the widow of Henry Felton and living at 706 N. 24th
St.
1880:
Mary A. Felton 42 “Keeping
house;” widowed
Elizabeth Felton 23 Teacher
William H. Felton 21 Type
setter
Sarah A. Felton 19 Saleslady
Edward F. Felton 17 Salesman
Henry C. Graff 28 Boarder;
watchman
Daniel Troy 38 Boarder; expressman; born in Ireland
Michael Dalton 24 Boarder;
carpenter
F. Anderson 22 Boarder; tailor; born in NJ, parents in PA
H. Hamilton 17 Boarder; clerk
James Phelps 25 Boarder; carpenter
The
1860 census lists Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, and William living in N. Manheim,
Schuylkill Co. Henry was born in Bavaria. Henry worked as a brakeman for the
railroad. The 1870 census lists the Felton children living in an orphanage in
Philadelphia. Mary was also listed there. She was working as a seamstress.
Mary
A. Felton’s death certificate in 1914 lists her maiden name as Hunt and states
she was born in England.
1894 Directory:
Perlin Augustus H., grocer
The
1893 directory lists him as a tailor living at 102 S. 33rd St.
Yearbook, Univ.
of Pennsylvania, 1894.
1900:
Augustus H. Perlin 32 Grocer;
born in Germany, immigrated in 1897; renting
Anna Perlin 32 Married 12 years, no children
The
1910 census lists them living at 4905 Catharine St. He was again working as a
tailor.
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