3608 Hamilton Street

 

 

The History of the Building

 

3608-10: ÒCirca 1870, two-and-one-half story Second Empire .style brick double with side Victorian porches and entrances; first-floor projecting bays, bracketed wood cornice and asphalt-shingled roof with two dormers.Ó

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

 

Previous Residents of 3608 Hamilton Street

 

1870:

Samuel Hillman           36        H[ouse?] Carpenter; real estate: $8,000, personal: $400; born in N.J.

M Rebecca Hillman     32

L Charles Hillman       11        Born in N.J.

(ED 77, 15; 2nd enum.: 30)

            The 1866 Directory lists him at 31st near Baring St.

 

1880:

Samuel Hillman           46        Carpenter; born in N.J.

Rebecca M. Hillman    40

Charles L. Hillman      21        ÒA[rchitectural?] draftsman  born in N.J.

(Ward 24, ED 487, p 23)

 

1900:

Samuel Hillman           67        Retired carpenter; born in N.J.

Rebecca M Hillman     62        Married 42 years, 1 child

Mary A McLaughlin     42        Servant; born in N.Y., parents in Ireland

(ED 543, 9B)

 

1910:

Samuel Hillman           77

Rebecca Hillman         72

(ED 492, 3B)

 

1920:

John M Currie              60        Plumbing; parents born in Ireland; owner with mortgage

Annie P Currie             51        Father born in Ireland

Mary G Currie             31        Stenographer for electric co.

John J Currie                26        Drug salesman

Leonard J Currie          21        Stove keeper on an oil tanker

Paul J Currie                15        College student

Richard J Currie           13

Albert J Currie             12

Joseph T Currie             9

(ED 686, 4A)

 

1930:

Paul Currie                  25        Storekeeper, Electrical [?]

Maire G Currie            35

Richard J Currie           24        Secretary of a private family

Albert J Currie             22        Upholsterer

Thomas Currie             19        Office clerk for plumbing supply co.

(ED 398, 8A)

            Richard J CurrieÕs WWII enlistment:   Birth: 1906

                        Enlistment Date: 24 Apr 1942,  Enlistment State: Maryland

                        Enlistment City: Fort George G Meade

                        Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

                        Grade: Private Grade Code: Private

                        Education: 3 years of college

                        Civil Occupation: Salesmen and sales agents, except to consumers

                        Marital Status: Single, without dependents

                        Height: 69Ó      Weight: 154 lbs

 

1950 Directory: Hughes, Sidney O.

 

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