“Circa 1870, three-story Italianate style house, stuccoed.
Flat roof' with bracketed overhang. Circa 1900 Colonial Revival porch”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History
1860:
Elijah D.
Marshall 46 Wool & Cotton print co.; real estate: $3,000; personal:
$40,000
Mary R.
Marshall 25 Born in Mass.
Mary E.
Marshall 1
Nat Condon 21 Servant; female; born in Ireland
(Ward 24,
Precinct 7, p 92)
The 1858 directory lists Elijah D.
Marshall & Co., calico engravers, home: 115 N. 15th St.
1861 Directory: Elijah D. Marshall.
He is listed several times. The address is given as Hamilton above 35th
one time and Hamilton below 36th another time. He was a calico print manufacturer at 30th
and Race St.
1866 Directory: Elija D. Marshall, Hamilton above 35th,
4th house.
In 1880, they lived at 1825 21st
St.
1870:
John E. Maris 45 Wholesale
druggist
Mary E. Maris 39
Caroline S.
Maris 13
Franklin Maris 11
Charles C. Maris
4
Annie Wallan 18 Domestic servant; black; born in MD
(ED 77, 23; 2nd
enum.: 30)
1878 map shows J.
E. Maris
1880:
J. Emlen Maris 54 Merchant
Mary C. Maris 48
Caroline J.
Maris 23
Franklin S.
Maris 21 Clerk
Charles E.
Maris 14 At school
Mary H. Maris 4
Martha Thomas 28 Servant;
black; parents born in Del.
(ED 487, 24)
1883: Death of J. Emlen Maris, 58
years old,, son of the late Jesse J. Maris; funeral from his late residence
3508 Hamilton St..
1884, March 28: Sold by Mary C. Maris to Sylvania P. Gilbert
for $8,500. (Phila. Inquirer, April 4, 1884)
1887 Directory: Joseph Gilbert, shirts, 829 Arch St. and 620
Chestnut St.
Henry L. Gilbert, student
Leon Gilbert, clerk
Frank
Wells,
clerk
In 1880, they lived at
829 Arch St., probably above their shirt store.
Joseph was a shirt maker and his son, Henry, worked in the store. During the Civil War, Joseph served in the
91st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Co. C. from September, 1861 to July,
1865. He was promoted to Captain in
February, 1865.
1890 Directory:
Joseph Gilbert, 620 Chestnut & 829 Arch
Henry L. Gilbert
Leon H. Gilbert
In
1895, Leon was living at 3620
Hamilton St.
1898 Blue Book: Joseph Gilbert was a member of the Powelton
Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)
1900:
Joseph Gilbert 58 Shirt manufacturer; father born in N.J.,
mother in Germany; owner, free of a mortgage
Sylvania P. Gilbert 55 Married 36 years, 4 children; parents
born in England
Sylvania B. Gilbert 24
Dorah Barrett 21 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1894
(ED 543, 11B)
The Gilberts moved to
Abington, Montgomery Co., Pa. Joseph
died on Jan. 25, 1910.
1904, June 23:
Death of Rev. Henry Lee Gilbert, Ph. D. at Caldwell, N.Y., aged 38 years;
funeral at the home of his parents, 3508 Hamilton St.
1909, Dec. 3:
Death of Mary A. McAdams, wife of the late Frank McAdams of 3508 Hamilton St.;
funeral services at Christ P. E. Church, 2nd St. above Market St.
1910:
Catherine Murta 75 Widowed, 5
children, 5 surviving; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1840; owner, free of a
mortgage
Annie Murta 46 parents born in Ireland
Ellen Murta 39
Purchasing agent; parents born in
Ireland
Francis Pollock 55 Sister; single; born in N.Y., parents
born in Ireland
Blossie Carrington 22 Servant; black; parents born in Va.
(ED 492, 3A)
In 1900, they lived at
3514 Spring Garden St. Ellen was a
school teacher and Francis Pollock was working in women’s and children’s
suits. Catherine’s son, John P. Murta, was a hardware dealer. He was 36 years old. Catherine was married to John Murta. He was born
in Dublin. During the Civil War, he
fought for the Confederacy. He was a
Private in the Louisiana Infantry, 13th Regiment, Co. C. He ended the War as a prisoner at Ft. Miflin in Philadelphia.
In 1873, he enlisted in the U. S. Army.
In 1880, he was still in the Army and they were living at 1425 Vine St.
1913, Feb. 26:
Death of Catherine Murta, 77 years old, of 3508
Hamilton St.
1920:
Annie Murta 54 Single; parents born in Ireland; owner,
free of a mortgage
Ellen Murta 49 Sister; secretary in a doctor’s office;
parents born in Ireland
Frances Pollock 69 Aunt; single; born in N.Y. parents born
in Ireland
Raymond K. Denworth 32 Lodger; lawyer
Hugh F. Denworth 28 Lodger; sales
manager for an ice cream factory
Rose M. Schroeder 28 Lodger; secretary in a doctor’s office;
born in Illinois, father born in Iowa, mother in Quebec, Canada (French-speaking)
Lula Smith 27 Servant;
black; born in Va.
(ED 686 2A)
Raymond and Hugh Denworth both attended Swarthmore College. Raymond Denworth
was Editor-in-Chief of the University of
Pennsylvania Law Review in 1917.
Hugh Denworth’s 1917 Draft Registration lists his place of birth
as Williamsport, Pa. He was living in a
University of Pennsylvania dormitory at 37th and Spruce. He listed his occupations as instructor and assistant
to the director of a food supply company.
1930:
Anna Murta 67 Single; parents born in Northern Ireland;
owner, house valued at $15,000
Frances Pollock 75 Aunt; single; born in Pa. (?) parents
born in Northern Ireland
(ED 398, 14B)
1950 Directory:
Britton Chance
1960: John
Marshall was chair of the Home Improvement Committee of Powelton Neighbors.
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