3313 Hamilton Street
The History of the Building
The
northern edge of this property was part of the northern boundary of the
Bingham-Baring estate.
3311-3313:
“Circa 1870, three-story
cruciform plan Italianate style double, with bracketed overhang typical of
Powelton neighborhood. Recessed front patios of 3311 filled in circa 1920. 3313
has circa 1890 three-story brick tower with corbelled brick cornice added to
front and second-floor cast iron enclosed metal bay over columns added to
recessed bay”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1865, October: Deed transferred from Alexander Moore to Augusta
Hancock.
1870:
Sarah Henry 47 Personal property: $10,000; born in Del.
Walter Henry 18 Draughtsman
Jane Anthony 50 Domestic Servant
(ED 77, 30; 2nd
enum.:31)
187?, May: Deed transferred from Augusta Hancock to Isaac
Leech.
1880, March: Deed transferred from Isaac Leech to Caleb E. Matlack.
1880:
Caleb E. Matlack 53 Carpenter
Elizabeth Matlack 34 Wife; born in N.J.
Eliza Reed 62 Servant; black; widowed; born in Va.
(ED 484, 1)
1888, May: Deed transferred from Caleb E. & Emma J. (wife) Matlack to Ada Leonard Edbrooke.
1890 Directory: Horatio S. Howell, salesman
In the censuses of 1900-1920, he
lived at 3307
Hamilton St.
1893, March: Deed transferred from George H. & Ada (wife) Edbrooke to John & Elizabeth (wife) Sheatz.
1893: John O. Sheetz House, alteration
and additions; architect: Minerva Parker Nichols. (First American Women Architects. 2008; Pg 163)
1900:
John O. Sheatz 45 Real estate; owner with a mortgage
Elizabeth Q. Sheatz 42 Married 15 years, 2 children
Julia T. Carr 22 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1882
Marion J. Sheatz 12 Daughter
(ED 540, 15A)
1904: “SHEATZ, John Oscar: Member of the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives from Philadelphia; born in Lehigh County, Pa., Feb. 27, 1856;
educated in the public schools and spent one term in Preparatory Department of Muhlenburg College. Allentown; was employed in the Baldwin
Locomotive Works thirteen years, having had charge of different departments the
last four years he was in their employ. He left to engage in the coal business
and is now in the real estate business; is also Treasurer of the Frank Queen
Publishing Company of
1910:
John O. Sheatz 55 State treasurer
Elizabeth Sheatz 52 Married 21
years, 1 child, now deceased
(ED 489, 17A)
In 1920, they lived at
926 N. 63rd St.
1933, June: Deed transferred from John & Elizabeth (wife) Sheatz to Real Estate Land Title and Trust Co.
1914: Emma Queen: stockholder holding more than 1% N. Y. Clipper
(a weekly paper; N. Y. Clipper 3/28/1914 pg. 10.)
1930:
Stewart Brown 36 Forman
at laundry; born in N.Y.; married at age 26; renting for $45 per month
Ida Brown 29 Married at age 19
Virginia Brown 8 Born
in N.J.
Gladys Jones 27 Lodger; cashier
(ED 396, 5A)
1940:
Joseph J. Mulligan 40 Pipe
fitter for Philadelphia highway dept., earned $1,000 in 1939; owner-value
$3,000; 8 yrs. school
Bertha Mulligan 38 Born
in SC; 3 yrs. high school
(ED 51-685 2A)
2009: Current owner: John J. Myers
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