432N. 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
432N. 34th Street
1895 Directory: Charles E. Morris of Treacy, Morris & Co.,
clothiers at 731 Market St.
Charles S. Morris, salesman
1900:
Charles E. Morris 36 Clothing merchant
Clara F. Morris 42 married 6
years, 1 child
Jane G. Dito 64 Mother-in-law; widowed, 1 child
Norman W. Morris 32 Brother; lawyer
Mary Neaffey 20 Servant; born in
Jane Dito
was the widow of Charles Dito, and engraver and
lithographer. In 1860, they lived on Lancaster near 34th St.
The 1895 directory lists W. Norman
Morris, lawyer at 435 Chestnut living in Lexington.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Morris
1910:
Charles E. Morris
46 [no
occupation noted] Owner with a mortgage
Clara Morris 53 Married 15 years
Jane G. Dito 73 Mother-in-law
Mary Adams 31 Servant; black; born in Md.
1930:
Joseph Scott 76 Widowed; born in Indiana, parents born in Pa.; renting for
$55 per month
May E. Scott 40 Daughter; clerk in newspaper office; single; born in Ohio,
father born in Indiana, mother in N.Y.
Joseph C. Scott 21 Son; clerk at investment house; born in Pa.
Edward Reisholt 54 Lodger; fireman for steam railroad;
single; born in Minnesota
Edward Williams 55 Lodger;
hospital orderly; single; born in Minnesota
In 1920, Joseph A. Scott and his
wife, Emma, lived at 3212 Woodland Ave. with their daughter, May. He was a
bridge builder.
1945, June 13: Death of Lawrence V. Collins, 45
years old, of 432 N. 34th St. He was born in Philadelphia Aug. 8, 1899. He was
a locomotive engineer for the Union Tank Car Co. In 1940, he lived at 3618
Spring Garden St. with his wife and 6 children. His father was born in
Ireland, his mother in NJ.