Numbered 340 until after
1880
The
History of the Building
412-414:
“three-story
Italianate style double. cruciform plan with entrance in cross arms. Stucco
over brick construction. Original porches removed; circa 1950 wrought iron
porches and colonial picture windows. 412 shallow-sloped roof line, bracketed
cornice. 414 has flat roof with box cornice.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1870: 340 N.
32nd
William F. Rich 37 Superintendent
for Pennsylvania Rail Road; real estate: $7,000;
property: $ 1,200
Mary A. Rich 36
Wilfred Rich 29 Car
painter
Wm. F.(Willie) Rich 11
Anna Whitney 16 Domestic servant
1880:
William F. Rich 57 Foreman,
car shop, Penna. Railroad
Mary A. Rich 54
William Rich 21 Machinist
1882, Oct. 17: Marriage of Beulah Gould Harlan to William Franklin
Rich
1890 Directory: Rich William F., carbuilder
Rich William F., Jr., machinist, h 3815
Wallace
1890 Census Veterans Schedules: William F. Rich, Captain, Thompson’s Riflers, 10 days service
Note on 1890 Veteran schedule is hard to read, it states
“This discharge by order from his replacement – ... enlisted for service at R.
R. shop.”) (ED 511 p 5)
He
was called for short service during the Battle of Gettysburg: Pennsylvania
Volunteers and Militia, Ninety-Days' Militia, Ind. Co. Inf., Capt. William F.
Rich. (From
1893, Feb. 1: Death of William F. Rich; service
at Asbury M. E. Church, 33rd and Chestnut; internment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
1897, Jan. 23: Death of Mary A. Rich;
internment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
1900:
William F. Rich 40 Machinist; owner, free of a mortgage
Beulah G. Rich 37 Married
15 years, 2 children
Adin P. Rich 16
William F. Rich 15
Harry P. Woodward
32 Boarder;
produce dealer
1910:
William F. Rich 50 Machinist
for dental manufacturer; owner, free of a mortgage
Beulah Rich 47 Married
27 years, 2 children
Adin P. Rich 26 Bookkeeper
in a bank
John W. Rich 19 Cousin;
bookkeeper for abattoir co.
Beulah Brown 17 Niece
1920:
William Rich 60 Laborer, dental
Beulah Rich 57
John Rich 29 Boarder; manager, oil company
Thomas Wilt 45 Boarder;
salesman, clothing
Theodore M. Myers 29 Boarder;
pharmacist
1940:
Beulah Rich 77 Widowed; 8 years of education; owner, house valued at $3,000
-- 2nd
household
Charles Chappe 48 Sales
clerk in a book store, earned $1,000 in 1939; renting for $30 per month
Gertrude Chappe 48 8
years of education
Joseph Chappe 24 Sales
clerk in a book store, earned $800 in 1939; 4 years of high school
Revised 7/23/2022