429 North 33rd Street

 

1850, Jun. 30: Title for 417-435 N. 33rd and 3222 Spring Garden transferred to David B. Paul by Jeremiah Bonsall

 

1883, Oct. 5: Title for 417-435 N. 33rd and 3222 Spring Garden transferred to John H. McIlvain by David B. Paul

            John H. McIlvain was a retired lumber merchant living at 3305 Baring St.

 

417-435: “Built 1884 by architects G.W. and W.D. Hewitt. Row of two-and-one-half story brick doubles; porch-fronted. some enclosed. Pressed and corbelled brick trim; paired windows with gabled dormers interrupt cornice line in all but central building in group which has slightly steeper and larger dormers and uninterrupted cornice; 425 and 429 demolished; 433 missing attic floor.”

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

 

History

 

1890 Directory: Charles B. Wigton

            He was the son of Ellen Wigton, who lived at 311 N. 34th in 1900.  He was about 31 years old.

 

1895 Directory: John H. Thompson, salesman

 

1900:

George A. Thompson 64        Upholstery salesman; parents born in Scotland; owner with a mortgage

Mary A. Thompson     52        Married 30 years, 4 children, 1 surviving

John H. Thompson     21        Salesman of notions

Charles F. Odell          30        Boarder; Dentist; born in Ohio

Josephine E. Hanly      45        Boarder; widowed

Harriet Hargraves        33        Servant; born in N. Carolina

 

1930:

William Mcnamara       65        Salesman in department store; married at age 38; parents born in Ireland; owner, house valued at $10,000

Ella Mcnamara             62        married at age 34; born in Delaware, father in Ireland, mother in W. Indies

Josephine Mcnamara   25        Secretary at textile factory; born in New Jersey

Rita Mcnamara            19        Telephone operator at telephone co.

David Davis                38        Labor for electric co.; married at age 21; born in Massachusetts, father in Wales, mother in Nova Scotia; renting for $44 per month

Carrie Davis                40        Married at age 21; mother born in NY

Robert Davis               18        Theater usher

Thomas Davis             16        Stock room worker at department store

Harry Davis                 14

Harry Snyder               23        Lodger; salesman for cleaning firm; recently married

Helen Snyder               23        Lodger; recently married

 

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Revised 7/30/2022

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