3602 Hamilton Street

The History of the Building

“Circa 1870, three-story Italianate double with Victorian porch, bracketed flat overhanging roof, full-height first floor windows. Stucco over brick”

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

The 1892 Bromley Atlas shows 3604 as a vacant lot owned together with 3602.

Previous Residents

1870:

Malcolm Campbell 43 Stock broker; real estate: $16,000; property: $8,000; his father was foreign-born.

Martha Campbell 39

Mary L. Campbell 16

John A. Campbell 15

Kate A. Campbell 14

Alexander Campbell 12

Malcolm Campbell, Jr. 10

James W. Campbell 3

Martha A. Campbell 1

Grace Deming 35 Domestic Servant; born in Ireland; she could not read or write

Hannah Poll 22 Domestic Servant; born in Ireland

Annie McBride 23 Domestic Servant; born in Ireland

(1^st Enumeration: pp 15-16; 2^nd Enumeration: p 29)

The 1861 Directory listed Malcolm Campbell, stockbroker, 35th below Baring. The1866 Directory: Malcolm Campbell, “Adam’s Express, h Hamilton near 33^rd, Mantua.” In 1880, they boarders living at 3401 Walnut St. Malcolm listed his occupations as “mining and real estate.”

1872 Atlas shows the owner as M. Campbell.

Sometime between 1870 and 1872, the deed was transferred from Malcolm and Martha A. Campbell to William W. Allen (Book 220, p 242).

1880:

William W. Allen 45 Insurance broker; father born in N.J.

Elizabeth G. Allen 43

Mary M. Allen 17

John Allen 13

Rodney D. Allen 9

Charles C. Allen 7

William R. Allen 5

Mary Smith 25 Servant; born in England, parents in Ireland

Kate Fullooney 23 Servant; parents born in Ireland

(ED 487, 23)

In 1870, they lived down the block at 3614 Hamilton St. In 1900, William was living at 3417 Hamilton St. with his second wife, Annie. In the 1910 Census and the 1906 Blue Book, he is listed at 3419 Hamilton St.

1887 Directory: Allen, John, bookkeeper

1890: Albert W Borst

In 1900 and 1910, the Borst family lived next-door at 3600 Hamilton St.

1896: Brown, Samuel H., Jr.; Home: Bala, residence: 3604 Hamilton St. [3602/04?]

(Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania.)

1900:

Charles A Jenkins 58 Dry goods merchant; born in Va., parents born in N.Y.; owned with a mortgage

Emma L Jenkins 55 Married 35 years, 6 children

Gertrude Jenkins 33 Clerk in auditing dept. of a trust co.; single

Alice C Fuller 28 Daughter; married 8 years, 1 child

Robt H Jenkins 26 Son; dry goods merchant

Bertha A Jenkins 23 Daughter; school teacher

Charles A Jenkins 19 Salesman, Dennison (?) manuf. co.

Kate Glenn 24 Servant; widowed with one child; born in Ireland, immigrated 9 years earlier

(ED 543, 9B)

In 1870, they lived at 3714 Baring St.

1910:

Charles A Jenkins 68 Dry goods salesman; born in Va.; owned free of a mortgage

Emma H Jenkins 65

Gertrude Jenkins 43 Clerk in insurance; single

Herbert H Jenkins 39 Dry goods salesman; single

Bertha A Jenkins 34 School teacher; single

Charles A J Jenkins 29 Son; novelty salesman; married

Mary McCallum 41 Servant; widowed, no children; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1888

(ED 492, 3B)

1920:

Charles A Jenkins 75 born in Pa.[?], parents born in N.Y.

Emma L Jenkins 73

Gertrude Jenkins 50 Secretary for an estate

Robert H Jenkins 39 Manager for Howe Seal Co. [?]

Bertha A Jenkins 35 Public school teacher

Ethel Campbell 26 Servant; black; born in Jamaica, immigrated in 1919

(ED 686, 4A)

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