The
History of the Building
The northern edge of this
property was part of the northern boundary of the Bingham-Baring estate.
In
January 6, 1859, Robert
Steen bought the NE corner of
ÒCirca 1870, three-story
Italianate double, stuccoed, with central shallow pitched gable. Blind center
windows. Nineteenth century porch intactÓ
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national
register of Historic Places, 1985)
c1955
Renovation: Converted to three apartments based on plan by D. McCelland. 1st
floor: pantry converted to full bath; first several steps on back stairway
removed and stairway walled off. 2nd floor: North facing room with
bay converted to kitchen, back stairway covered over to make storage area. 3rd floor: North facing room
converted to kitchen.
After
1967 reconverted to single family.
Previous Residents of 3417
Hamilton Street
1870:
Abram Detweiler* 43 Flour
merchant; real estate valued at $50,000, personal property worth $20,000
Elizabeth
Detweiler 43 Personal
property of $10,000
E.
Mary Detweiler 11 Daughter;
born in Virginia
Cathy
(Katuro) Detweiler 8 Daughter;
born in Virginia
Mattie
Detweiler 6 Son;
born in Virginia
Kate
Detweiler 4 Daughter,
born in
Mary
Sweeny 20 Born in
*
The first enumeration in 1870 lists him as Alexander.
(ED77,
27; 2nd Enum. p 23)
The
1866 Directory lists him as ÒDetweiler, Abram H., com[mercial] mer[chant], 218
N. Broad, h 229 N 11th.
During
the Civil War, Abram Detweiler (born 1827) was a private in Co. C. of the 175
Pennsylvania Infantry. He served
from Oct., 1862 to Aug., 1863. (In
the 1890 Census Veterans Schedules, he is listed as living in Spring City,
Chester Co., Pa.)
1880:
Anna
M. Hall 40
Widowed (or divorced)
Edwin
Hall 11 Son
William
F. Hall
9 Son
Clarence
Hall 6 Son
(ED 483 P 29)
Anna
was the widow of Edwin Hall, Senior, who would have been 50 years old. In
1870, they lived at
1883: Dudley Chase is
listed in the List of Clergy for the
1887 Directory:
Mary Bancroft, widow of Edward
In
1870, she was age 50 and already widowed.
In 1880, she lived at
1890 City
Directory: Mary [Sellers] Bancroft, a widow
She
died in 1894.
1899: Louis P. Hamilton
is listed in the Journal of Am. Chem. Soc.
as "proposed for membership"
1898 Blue Book: William W
Allen
1900:
Matilda
Ward 60
William
W. Allen 64 Boarder;
an insurance agent
Annie E. Allen 63
Boarder;
married for 16 years: one child.
Allan F. Fuller 50
Boarder;
never married; Superintendent, Water Bureau
Sarah
E. Jones 49 Boarder;
never married; school teacher
Margaret
Bryant
5 Black,
born in
(ED 1465 P 130)
By
1906, William Allen had moved next door to 3419
Hamilton St.
1910:
Irvin
Shupp 59
ÒOwn incomeÓ
Susan
M.
Shupp 62
They had 4 children, 3 surviving
Mary
A. Shupp 24 Daughter
Dorothy
L. Shupp 17 Daughter
Ernestine
Hunter 25 Servant;
black; born in
(ED 488 Pp. 4b-5a)
In
1880 they lived on
The
1881 Directory lists ÒShupp Irvin (Charles Shupp & Co.) h Woodside.Ó
The company is listed as selling china at 837 Market.
1919-1920:
Penn
catalogue lists Glenn Orren Smith as a student. He was from
1920:
Helen
C. Reherd 37 Widowed
Helen A. Reherd 26 Daughter;
Telephone operator
Vernon L. Ward 25 Lodger;
born in
Irma K. Ward 24 Lodger;
born in
Margaret Mc Aneney 41 Lodger;
stenographer in a department store; born in
Nellie Mc Aneney 38 Lodger;
stenographer in a department store; born in
Florence Garmany 40 Lodger;
a trained nurse for a family
(ED 682 Pg. 1a)
1918, July 9: W. Austin Obdyke was appointed trustee
for estate of Robert Steen by order of
1920, Dec. 30: Property sold
to Helen C. Reherd.
1930:
Helen
C. Reherd 47
Henry
E. Jefferson 77 Lodger;
never married
(ED
396 Pg 2a)
1940
1948: Sold by Helen C.
Reherd Hickey and J. Garrett Hickey to Arthur J. Martin for $6,000.
1950 Philadelphia Telephone Directory: A.J. Martin; M. Rommel on third floor
1955, Aug 24: Sold to Robert
T. Scotland for $11,200. Listed on deed as three apartments.
1967, Oct. 5: Sold by Robert
T. Scotland and Lorna M. Scotland to Maurice Stewart Cameron and Sabra H.
Cameron