403 North 33rd
Street
Numbered 325 before about 1880
“Circa.
1865, three-story, Italianate style double with, one entrance on Baring Street,
the other on North 33rd Street. -Shallow-pitched roof. Large, paired sinuous
brackets below roof overhang…. 403 building and cornice sheathed with aluminum
circa 1960”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1866,
Feb. 19: Title transferred to Lizzie R. Marshall by Hugh McIlvaine
1868, Nov.
1: Death of Amelia W. Marshall, 70 years old, of 325 N. 33rd St. She was married. Burial was in Chester Co., Pa.
1870,
Jul. 1: Title transferred to Abraham Walker by Lizzie R. Marshall
1870: Vacant at second
enumeration (November)
1871,
Nov. 1: Death of Abraham N. Walker, an infant, son of Abram and Rebecca Walker
of 325 N. 33rd St.; burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
1876,
Oct. 16: Death of Rebecca M. Walker, 40 years old, of 325 N. 33rd St.; born in
Philadelphia, married; burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Abraham and
their children moved to 3316 Race St. then to 3415
Baring St.
1880:
Isaac Davis 62 Machine smith
Martha Davis 54
Martha K. Davis 29
T. W. Davidson 36 Son-in-law;
clergyman; born in
Fannie E.
Davidson 31 Daughter
In 1890, they lived at 3834 Baring St.
Isaac M. Davis died May 1, 1891.
In 1900, Thomas William and Fannie E. (Davis) Davidson lived in Norwood,
Delaware Co., Pa. In 1910, they were
back in Philadelphia and living 5132 Larchwood Ave. They were married about 1875 and remained
childless. He was a minister in the
Protestant Episcopal Church and in 1893, was secretary of the North-west
convocation at 2340 N. 19th St..
1881, April 8: Death of Mattie Kate Davis, of 325 N. 33rd St. She
was single and was born in Philadelphia.
Burial was at Monument Cemetery.
1890 Directory: William H. Lamb
1891,
Mar. 19: Title transferred to J. Robert Foulke, deed
by Abraham Walker by Abraham Walker
1892: William Shipley Taylor. Student at Haverford College. 1872;
most recent address, 403 N. 33rd St., Philadelphia (A History of Haverford College for the first
sixty years of its existence. 1892.)
1900:
Caroline Davis 78 Widowed,
1 child; renting
Caroline Davis 36 Daughter;
father born in N.J.
Henrietta Borden 35 Servant;
black; born in
Caroline was the widow of Augustus
Davis. In 1880, they lived at
1903, Jan. 11: Death of Caroline B. Davis, 80 years old,, widow of
Augustus B. Davis of 403 N. 33rd St.; internment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Miller
1910:
Mary B. Frishmuth 40 Widowed, 4 children, born in
John P. Frishmuth 9
Clifford E. Frishmuth 9
Mary Frishmuth 60 Aunt
Mary B. Wesker 22 Boarder
Maggie Crawford 34 Servant;
black; born in S.C.
Mary Belle (Sollers)
Frieshmuth was the widow of John Pierre Frishmuth (1868-1909).
They lived at 1109 Wallace St. He
was a physician at the American Hospital for Disease of Stomach. He was an 1890 graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
1916, May 5: Title transferred to Roland R. Foulke
by J. Robert Foulke, deed by Abraham Walker
1917 Draft Registration: Clifford Everest Frishmuth,
born June, 1900. He was a U.S. Mail
carrier.
1920:
Mary B. Frishmuth
50 Widowed;
born in
Clifford E. Frishmuth 19
John P. Frishmuth 19
Mary Frishmuth 70 Aunt;
mother born in
In 1930, the elder Mary Frishmuth was living at 3615 Chestnut St. John Pierre Frishmuth
died Feb. 6, 1920. He was an inmate at
the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children where he died from
epilepsy. Clifford Everist
Frishmuth was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at the
University of Pennsylvania. He married
Ann Ellen Hudson Prettyman in 1924.
1921, Jun. 27: Title transferred to Fidelity Co., Mary B. Frishmuth and Clifford P. McCurdy, Trustees by Roland R. Foulke
1922, Jun. 6: Title transferred to Adelaide P. Cella,
wife of J.J. Cella by Fidelity Co., Mary B. Frishmuth and Clifford P. McCurdy, Trustees
In 1920, Adelaide and Joseph J. Cella lived at 3301 Spring Garden St. they had a 15 year-old daughter,
Margaret. He was an electrician.
1927 Directory: Mrs. J. J. Cella
1930:
Joseph J. Cella 50 Inspector for electric co.; married at age
24; father born in Italy; owner, house valued at $18,000
Adelaide Cella 49 Married at age 23
—2nd
Household
Charles Rochell 39 Automobile salesman; married at age 30;
renting for $50 per month
Margaret Rochell 30 Saleswoman in a dress shop; married at
age 21; father born in N.Y., mother in Michigan
Joseph McGlauglin 40 Brother-in-law [of Joseph Cella]; painter working for a decorating co.
From at least 1908 until at least
1920, Joseph J. and Adelaide (McLaughlin) Cella lived
at 3301 Spring Garden St. They had a
daughter, Margaret who was 15 years-old.
Charles Nelson and Margaret Georgia
(Eastman) Rochell later lived at 3840 Baring St.
1937, Feb. 24: Death of Joseph J. Cella,
61 years old, of 403 N. 33rd St.; burial at St. Dominic's Cemetery
1940 Directory: Mrs. J. J. Cella
1940:
Lawrence McLanghlin 49 Tapestry finisher, unemployed for 100
weeks; eight years of education; owner, house valued at $4,500
Adelaide Cella 62 Sister; widowed; eight years of
education
Helen Hardy 46 Sister; married; four years of high
school; child’s nurse in a private home, worked 50 hours in previous week,
looking for work, earned $300 for 20 weeks of work in 1939
— 2nd
household
Amos Welch 34 Machine operator at a laundry, earned
$1,200 in 1939; one year of high school; renting for $25 per month
Edna Welch 23 Waitress at a restaurant, worked 20
hours in previous week, earned $700 in 1939; two years of high school
1942, Jan. 5: Title transferred to Margaret M. Purcell, by will by
Adelaide P. Cella, wife of J. J. Cella
Margaret M. Cella
married James B. Purcell in Philadelphia in 1927.
1943, Aug. 24: Title transferred to George Sanderson and
Katherine, his wife by Margaret M. Purcell, by will
2009 owner: Cora A. Conyers
owner occupied
Revised 7/31/2022