433 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
1886 Directory:
Sarah Gillingham, widow of David C.
1888
Directory: John A. Cass, secretary at 212 N. Frost St.
1890
Directory: Frank H. Gardiner, S 21st c Washington Ave.
1900:
Frank M. Bostwick 41 Officer of the Pullman Co.; born in
Michigan, father born in New York, mother in Indiana; renting
Ella F. Bostwick 34 Married 2 years, no children; born in
Michigan, father in N.Y., mother in Tennessee
Susan McNamee 25 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 7
years earlier
1908
Directory: Mary E. Souders, widow of George A.
In
1910, they lived at 3315 Spring Garden St.
In 1890, they lived at 524 N. 32nd St. He was a car builder
and she was a dressmaker.
Richard Taulenhahn,
secretary of Voigt Patent Globe Co. and secretary and treasurer, Industrial
Improvement Co.
1910:
James Janney 28 Machinist at foundry; born in India,
both (?) parents born in N.J.; renting
Corrine Janney 22 Married 3 years, 1 child;
born in Maryland
James Jaime Janney 1
Charles Janney 27 Brother; machinist at publishing house;
born in India; father born in India (?), mother in N.J.
Olivia Janney 26 Sister-in-law; married 3 years, no
children; parents born in Maryland
James
T. and Charles L. Janney were the sons of Rev. Levan R. Jenney and Mary de
Beaux. Rev. Jenney graduated from
Wesleyan University in 1876 and went to India as a missionary where he met and
married Mary. Charles Jenney (and probably
James) was born in Calcutta. Mary Janney
died Aug. 25, 1887 in New Jersey. Rev. Jenney married Sallie James in 1896 in
Philadelphia.
In
1920, James and his family (which now included a daughter, Katheryn, born in
Ohio) were living in Selbyville, Del. In 1930, Corrine was widowed and living
in Philadelphia. She was Matron at Moyamensing Prison, 1400 Passyunk
Ave. James, Jr. (age 21) was living with
his step-grandmother at 2404 S. Lambert St. in Philadelphia. Kathryn M. Janney
(age 13) was living with her aunt and uncle, Olivia
and Charles Janney, in Oakly, Camden Co., NJ. Charles and Olivia had a son James T.
1911
Directory: Charles L. Janney machinist
James T. Janney, machinist
1924: Royal
S. Garren was informant on death certificate of his
mother Florence S. Garren of 3301
Baring St.
In
1920, he lived with his wife, Reba (Wells) Garren, at
528 N. 34th St. In 1940, his
sister, niece and nephew lived at 3305 Baring St.
1929, Sep.
7: Death of Royal Stuart Garren, 54 years old, of 433
N. 33rd St., mechanical draftsman, burial at Drexel Hill Cemetery,
Delaware Co.
1930:
Reba W. Garren 39 Widowed;
owner, house valued at $6,000
Doris V. Garren 8 Father
born in Delaware
-- 2nd
household
Thomas Sepp 40 Construction carpenter; born in Russia,
spoke Hebrew, immigrated in 1913, naturalized citizen; married at age 35;
renting for $40 per month
Nancy Sepp 29
Operator at clothing firm; born in
Russia, spoke Hebrew, immigrated in 1925, naturalized citizen; married at age
21
Lubow Kisscleff 24 Lodger,
operator at clothing firm; born in Russia, spoke Hebrew, immigrated in 1928
The
1940 census lists them living in Upper Moreland, Montgomery Co., however, it
gives their place of residence in 1935 as Quincy, Massachusetts. They were listed as housekeepers for a
widowed, 68-year-old man and his 39-year-old son. The man was the caretaker for a Methodist
home.
Revised 7/30/2022