303 North 37^th Street

The History of the Building

303-305: “Circa 1870, two-story. red brick double. Number 303 has a circa 1905 Colonial Revival enclosed porch; lintels and gambreled attic story added.”

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

Previous Residents

1870:

George W Henry 41 Clerk in wholesale grocery; real estate: $4,000, personal: $500

Jennie Henry 33 Born in Ireland

Ellen McArthur 40 Born in Ireland

(ED 77, 13)

1876, Nov. 22: Harry Osmond bought from George Henry [last name illegible on form]

1880:

James H. Osmond 31 Clerk in a store

Sarah Ann Osmond 27 Born in N.Y., father in Ohio, mother in Mass.

Howard B. Osmond 7

Alice G. Osmond 5

Nellie Lee Osmond 8 months - Born Sept 1879

(ED 487, 1)

1894, May 26: Henry Hall bought separately from J. Harry Osmond and Sarah A. Osmond

1900:

Frederick M. Wells 42 Manufacturer; single; born in N.Y.; renting

Harriet W. Adams 67 Aunt; single; born in N.Y., father in Mass., mother in Conn.

(ED 543, 8A)

In 1895, he was living at 725 Preston St. he was a manager at 1240 Belmont Av.

1906, April 28: Elizabeth Lenhert bought from Sarah A. Osmond

1910:

Samuel B Lenhart 50 Furniture storage business; owned with a mortgage

Elizabeth Lenhart 50 Married 27 years, 1 child

Chester W Hill 56 Lodger; single; customs collector; father born in N.Y.

(ED 492, 6A)

1919, Oct. 20: Chester W. Hill bought from Elizabeth Lenhart

1920:

Harry A. Scholl 35 Agent for Kray [?] Machine; renting

Elsie Scholl 25

(ED 687, 9A)

In 1930, he lived in an apartment building at S. 24^th St. and Gray’s Ferry. It appears they had separated.

1930:

Elisa E Scholl 33 Married 21 years; born in N.J., father in Pa., mother in N.J.; renting for $60 per month

Elizabeth R. Scholl 7

Chester W. Hill 76 Lodger; assistant [unreadable] for a manufacturer

(ED 398, 19B)

1941, July 25: Annie E. Bookhammer bought

1941, Aug. 25: Elizabeth R. Scholl bought from Annie E. Bookhammer

1943, Oct. 9: Mary E. Schmidt bought from Robert Leonard Stiles, Jr., Elizabeth R. Stiles (his wife), and Elsie E. Scholl

1950 directory: Mary E. Schmidt

1956, June 29: Henry F. Shipherd and Elizabeth K. Shipherd (husband and wife)

1959, Aug. 10: Indenture by Elizabeth K. Shipherd, divorcee, and India King Lee, widow for $5,965.26.

1961, June 30: Purchased by Jack H. Minnis and Suzanne J. Minnis.

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