430N. 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 of
430N. 34th Street
1895 Directory: John J. Clyde, bookkeeper
John J. Clyde, Jr., 416 Girard Building
The 1891 directory lists John J.
Clyde of Roats & Clyde living at 2403 N. 15th
St.
1900:
John Clyde 53 Land
agent; owned with a mortgage
Kate E. Clyde 52 Married
22 years, no children
Lottie Doan 23 Servant;
black; born in Md.
Barbara Ross 78 Boarder; widowed, no children; born in Scotland
John J. Clyde, Jr. was manager of
the Cuba Land and Steamship Co., 620 Witherspoon Building.
1910:
Jennie Gessler 52 Widowed,
2 children; born in Germany, immigrated in 1871; renting
Selma Gessler 22 Daughter;
public school teacher; single; born in N.Y., both parents born in Germany
Christine Edwards 54 Boarder;
public school teacher; widowed, 3 children, 1 surviving
Francis Cornigh 55 Boarder; single
Rebecca Woodfall 32 Boarder; single; born in N.J.
John W. Miller 26 Boarder;
single
1920:
James T. Moore 45 Sales
manager for a rubber company; born in Ohio, father born in Pa., mother in Ohio
Selma A. Moore 31 born
in N.J., parents born in Germany
John M. Moore 3 months
Jennie Gessler 61 Mother-in-law;
born in Germany, immigrated in 1870, became a citizen in 1875
Nellie M. Coneannon 28 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1909
In 1930, they were all living in San
Francisco. John was then the general manager for a rubber company. They had a
second son.
1930:
Daniel A. Bowers 43 Superintendent
for Butler Egg Business; married, married at age 33; born in Virginia, parents
born in Pa.; owner, house valued at $10,000
In 1920, he and his wife, Helen H.
Bowers, lived at 3919 Fairmount Ave. In 1930, she was living at 3419 Race St.
Revised 8/13/2022