412 North 33^rd Street

Originally numbered 332.

The History of the Building

“Two--and-one-half story red brick Victorian double. Horizontal bands of glazed and vertical stretcher; splayed brick lintel; multi- pane upper lights. Corbelled brick cornice; chalet-style details in side projecting bays; batter and board with exterior skeletal frame and in slightly advanced attic floor which has terracotta diamond tiles and steep overhanging roof.”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

410 & 412 N 33^rd. St. were built by Coleman Sellers (3301 Baring) as wedding presents for two of his children: Jessie Sellers and Coleman Sellers, Jr. Jessie and Coleman, Jr.’s brother, Horace, called the houses the “Love Nest,” but Jessie called them the “Dove Cote.”

(North of Market Street. Harold S. Colton. 1961. Pp 36-38.)

Previous Residents

1881 Directory: Sellers, Coleman, Jr., machinist, h 332 N 33^rd

The Coleman Sellers, Jr. family moved next door to 410 which had the sunny southern exposure, kept 412.

1900:

Coleman Sellers 47 Mechanical engineer; owned free of a mortgage; born in Ohio, father in Pa., mother in Ohio

Helen G. Sellers 47 Married 20 years, 5 children, 4 surviving; born in N.Y., parents born in N.J.

Marjorie Sellers 18

Cornelia B. Sellers 14

Helen J. Sellers 12

Coleman Sellers 7

Alice B. Jackson 51 Sister-in-law; single; born in Md., parents in N.J.

Mary J. Walsh 31 Servant; single; born in Ireland, immigrated 12 years earlier

Mary A. Skelly 26 Servant; single; born in Ireland, immigrated 4 years earlier

Marjorie Sellers was a student Bryn Mawr in 1900-1901.

1906, Oct. 25: Marriage license issued to Marjorie Sellers of 412 N. 33rd St. and James C. Sellers, Jr. They were distant cousins (second cousins, three times removed). In 1921, they lived at 306 Beacom Lane, Merion, Pa. with one son and three daughters. (Bryn Mawr College Register, 1922). In 1920 and 1940, he listed his occupation as aluminum salesman.

1910:

Joseph G. Haines 55 Yard inspector for railroad; owned with a mortgage

Margarett Haines 46 Married 25 years, one child; parents born in Ireland

Jessie Haines 23 Son

1920:

Ingersall Olmsted 60 Clerk for iron co.; parents born in the U.S. (no states specified); renting

Louise Olmsted 55 Born in N.Y., parents in the U.S.

Ethel Olmsted 30 Elementary school teacher; single; born in N.J.

Lloyd Olmsted 25 Clerk for a refining co.; single; born in N.J.

Louise Olmsted 21 Bank stenographer; single; born in N.J.

1930:

William G. Theil 36 Automotive merchant; married at age 18; born in Czechoslovakia, parents born in Germany; renting for $45 per month

Clara Theil 40 Born in Germany; married at age 21

Clara Theil 18

William Theil 16

Leona Theil 15

Anna Theil 13

Marie Theil 11

John Theil 9

Gustav Theil 4

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Revised 7/23/2022

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