3830 Hamilton Street
1872-1892 Atlases: 3836
until about 1900
The
History of the Building
3828-3832:
“two-story, two-register brick rowhouses; corbelled brick consoles; wood
cornices. 3830 clad with permastone. — Contributing.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
“Windows:
Original trim survives; sash unknown (replacements). Addition: Two story, one
bay stucco addition on rear (south) elevation, visible on west side… Molded
wood cornice along north façade reduced to flat wood fascia on west (side)
elevation; modern stucco added to north façade at
foundation.”
(Powelton Village Historic District
Nomination, 2022)
Previous Residents
1873 Directory (Fall 1872): Watts Elizabeth,
widow of George (listed as 3836)
1875-1877 Directories: Davis William A., plasterer
1880: (listed as 3836)
Cyrus
B. Nixon 28 Railroad engineer
Lotta
Nixon 28
Barton
Nixon 2
The 1878 directory lists Cyrus
living at 3913 Rockland St. (now Brandywine).
1884-1885 Directories: Nixon Cyrus B., engineer
(listed as 3836)
The 1887 and 1890 directories list
him living next door as 3832 (listed as 3838). The 1888 directory lists him
here, but this is probably an error.
1890 Directory: Harris Thomas E.
Mulhern John F., plumber, John P. Mulher
& Bro., 3806 Haverford Ave. (listed as 3836)
Mulhern previously lived at 3826 Hamilton St. with other
family members including his brother and business partner, John P. Mulhern.
1891 Directory: Harris T. Edward, solicitor
Mulhern
John F., plumber
1892 Directory: Harris Thomas E., salesman
The 1894 directory lists him as a
clerk living at 3815 Warren St.
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