428N. 34th Street
The
History of the Building
424-438 N. 34th was previously occupied by
a large house owned by James B. Ferree, numbered 3404
Spring Garden St.
1892 Bromley Atlas shows 424-438 N. 34th St. as a single lot owned by William Bliss.
424-438:
“three-story
Pompeiian brick late Queen Anne block. Porch-fronted, some altered. Brick
pilasters separating each unit. Elaborate pressed metal cornice and slate upper
story with projecting plinths between alternate forms of pedimented windowheads.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1895 Directory: William U. Moyer of Moyer & Wessels, harness
dealers at 910 Arch St., home 428 N. 34th
The 1891 directory gives his home
address as 1717 Oxford.
1900:
William U. Moyer 48 Harness dealer; owner with a mortgage
Louisa R. Moyer 45 Married 19
years, no children
Kate Killian 25 Servant;
born in
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. William U. Moyer
1910:
William W. Moyer 58 General
manager of a bond house; owner with a mortgage
Louisa R. Moyer 55 Married
28 years, no children
Ida Heberling 25 Servant
1920:
Walter H.
Hart 45 Chemist for iron and steel company;
renting
Fannie W. Hart 45
Francis W. Hart 6 Daughter
Marjorie W.
Rogers 22 Step daughter; born in N.J., father born
in N.J., mother in Pa.
Kathryn C. Rogers 14 Step daughter; father born in N.J., mother in Pa.
Albert W Washabaugh 33 Brother-in-law; jewelry salesman
In 1910, Walter lived with his
mother at 2010 Wallace St. He was single. Fannie, her two daughters, and her
brother Albert were living with her mother in Chester, Del. Co. She was listed
as married. She had a third daughter, Dorothy, who was age 10 in 1910. Albert
was a clerk in a laboratory for a steel company and may have introduced Walter
and Fanny. In 1900, Fanny was married to J. Morris Rogers, a machinist. They
lived in Woodbury, Gloucester Co., N.J.
1940:
Matilda McCarthy 68 Widow;
8 yrs. of school; renting for $25 a month
Charles McCarthy 26 Son;
lithographer for a publishing co., earned $600 in 1939; single; 8 yrs. of
school
-- next household
Helen McLaughlin 47 Widow;
born in California; 4 yrs. of high school; renting for $25 a month
David McLaughlin 19 Son;
shipper for a dental manufacturer, earned $720 in 1939; single; 8 yrs. of
school
-- next household
Catherine
Williams 64 Single; 8 yrs. of school; renting for $25/month
Nellie Williams 55 Partner;
inspector for W.P.A. project, earned $604 for 42 weeks of work in 1939; single;
8 yrs. of school
-- next household
Emma Dalmes 65 Seeking
work, previously worked as a practical nurse, earned $600 for 40 weeks of work
in 1939; born in Costa Rica; married; 4 yrs. of high school; renting for $10 a
month
-- next household
Elizabeth Hoffman 55 Secretary
for a philanthropic organization; single; 4 yrs. of high school; owner-value
$2,500
In 1910 Emma A. Dalmes
reported her marital status as divorced.
Revised 8/13/2022