426 North 33rd
Street
426-438 and 3300 Spring Garden: “three story brick
Queen Anne-style rowhouses, some porches removed;' Gambreled
and gabled metal-sheathed wood fronts over mansard-constructed brick third
floor. Brick pilasters divide each building. 438 (demolished)”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1900:
Ellen T. Neal 68 Landlord; widowed, 1 child; renting
Margaret E. Pfouts 71 Sister; single
Blanche Pfouts 40 Daughter; married 20 years, 1 child
Ethel Pfouts 14 Granddaughter
Alfred D. Fell 34 Boarder;
musician; born in Delaware
Richard E. Parker
40 Lodger
Ellen Pfouts
Neal and Margaret E. Pfouts were the daughters of
John and Sarah Richards Pfouts. They were born in
Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co., Pa. Ellen was the widow of Charles M. Neal who died
in March 1887 “after a lingering illness.”
He was buried in Jersey Shore, Pa. In 1870 and 1880, Charles, Ellen and
Blanche Neal lived at 1414 N. 19th St. Charles Neal was an attorney.
Blanche Neal Pfouts was the wife of George Pfouts (see below). George was the son of Fleming M. Pfouts and Wilhelmina Sherrett.
1910:
Margaret E. Pfouts 80 Dressmaker; widowed, 1 child; renting
Ellen T. Neal 78 Sister; widowed
George Pfouts 53 Son-in-law of Ellen Neal; insurance adjuster
Blanche Pfouts 51 Daughter of Ellen Neal; married 30
years, 1 child
Margaret Pfouts
died Feb. 8, 1911 in Newton Square, Delaware Co., Pa. She
was buried at Jersey Shore, Pa.
Ellen Neal died Sept. 3, 1914. She
was living at 109 S. 38th St.
1930:
Annie F. Dewitt 48 single;
born in Delaware, father born in N.Y., mother in Delaware; owner, house valued
at $9,500
Lydia D. Crispin 46 Sister;
recreation teacher in a public school; widowed; born in Delaware, father born
in N.Y., mother in Delaware
Grace Barker 45 Lodger; masseuse in chiropractic office; born in N.J.
Rena Foskey 33 Lodger; widowed; father born in Maryland
In 1920, Annie DeWitt and Lydia
Crispin lived at 3312 Arch St. Lydia C. Dewitt
married Frank G. Crispin in Philadelphia in 1899. In 1910, Lydia and Frank
Crispin and Ann DeWitte were living at 2029 N. 12th
St. where Frank had a dental office.
1940:
Anne F. DeWitte -- Born in Delaware; owner-value $2,000;
single; 4 years of high school
Rena Foskey [?] -- Lodger;
divorced; 4 years of high school
—next household
Robert Carson -- Renting
for $28 a month; single; 4 years of high school
Caroline C.
Marston -- Sister; looking for work, does art needle work, no income
in 1939; divorced; born in Canada (English-speaking); widow; 8th grade
—next household
Lyle Gaston 31 Currently looking for work, was previously an electrician for
railroad, earned $1,800 in 1939; born in S. Carolina; renting for $24 a month;
4 years of college
Hildred Gaston 33
Born in S. Carolina; 8th grade
Revised 8/2/2022