3614 Hamilton Street

 

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The History of the Building

 

3612-14: “two-and-one-half story Second Empire style brick double with side and front Victorian porches. Second floor projecting bays. Slate shingled mansard with two dormers.”

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

 

Previous Residents of 3614 Hamilton Street

 

1866, Apr. 27: Title for 3614-16 Hamilton St. transferred to William Bowler, et al. by John Magrow

 

1867, Jun. 25: Title transferred to Sarah J. Gorham by William Bowler, et al.

 

1868, Apr. 13: Title transferred to Charles T. F. Klotz by Sarah J. Gorham

 

1870:

William [W.] Allen       35        Insurance agent; real estate: $4,000; personal: $2,000

Elizabeth G. Allen      35

Mary Allen                     8

John Allen                     3

Barbara Bickley           18        Parents foreign-born

(ED 77, 15; 2nd enum., p 21)

            The 1867 directory lists him living at 609 N. 17th St.  He had an insurance office at 409 Walnut St.  He was a partner of Joseph Tillinghast.  The partnership was dissolved in 1868 (Phila. Inquirer, Jan. 2, 1868)

            The 1880 census and the 1889 Directory list them at 3602 Hamilton St.  In 1900, William was living at 3417 Hamilton St. with his second wife, Annie.  In 1906 and 1910, they were living at 3419 Hamilton St.  John had joined his father in the insurance company by 1889 (about age 21) and in 1889-’90 moved to 4330 Wallace St.

            “ALLEN, William Williams: Insurance agent: born in Philadelphia. He served through the Civil War with a distinguished record, and afterward engaged in the fire insurance business in Philadelphia…. Col. Allen formerly commanded the Volunteer Corps of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, and he is prominent in Grand Army circles. He is also a high Mason and Knight Templar, and one of the leaders in Masonic affairs in Philadelphia.” (Who's Who in Pennsylvania, 1908)

            In 1873, he participated in the laying of the cornerstone for the First Presbyterian Church of Mantua which was renamed the Northminster Presbyterian.

 

1880:

Grey Roberts               84        Retired merchant

Hannah F Roberts       51        Wife

Susan Thomas             46        Housekeeper; single

Martha Johnson           40        Boarder; widowed

Mary Johnson              12        Boarder

(ED 487, 23)

 

1887: “a meeting of the [Philadelphia] Quarterly [Quaker] Meeting’s Committee on Temperance and Intoxicating Beverages...” Hannah F.  Roberts, 3614 Hamilton

(Friends’ Intelligencer and Journal, June 1887, p 378.  Google books.)

 

1887: Executive Committee: Hannah F. Roberts 3614 Hamilton St., Phila., Pa.

("The Peacemaker and court of arbitration;" June, 1887.  Universal Peace Union, 402-4-8 Race St.  Phila.)

http://www.archive.org/stream/peacemakercourto00philrich/peacemakercourto00philrich_djvu.txt)

 

1890 Directory: James M. Walker

 

1899: Emlin Painter Darlington, [home:] West Chester, [residence:] 3614 Hamilton St.

(Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania. 1899.)

 

1898 Blue Book: B. F. Devitt was a member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)

 

1900:

Hannah A. Jenkins      37        Single; Father born in Del.; renting

Helen Woodruff          79        Boarder; Single; born in N.J., father in N.J., mother in Pa.

Pauline Mitchell          40        Boarder; professional nurse; single; parents born in Ireland

Benjamin F. Devitt      30        Boarder; single; flour dealer; born in Canada

Cyrus H. Mellinger      34        Boarder; train dispatcher; widowed

(ED 543, 9B)

 

1906 Blue Book: Guy Roberts

 

1906: “MUSIC AND ART GRADUATES AND NONGRADUATES...

art ‘85-‘86: Paschall Ann Dixon 3614 Hamilton St.”

(Catalog of Officers, Graduates and Nongraduates of Smith College. Northampton, Mass. 1875-1905.)

 

1910:

Lidia J. Bender             58        Widowed, no children

Amelia L. Zerringer     59        Widowed, four children

Walter K. Zerringer     23        Single; telegrapher in broker’s office

J. Dale Penrod             18        Nephew; real estate salesman; Single; born in Arizona, father in Pa., mother in N.J.

Margarette M Dunham 45       Boarder; school teacher; single; born in Md.

Mary J. Thoroughgood 48        Boarder; bookkeeper for millenary business; born in Md., father in Del., mother in Md.; single

Esther B. Porter          45        Boarder; born in Md.; single

(ED 492, 3B-4A)

 

1914: “Cline, Mary Sylvester, 1917, Care of Albert r.  Cline, Esq., 3614 Hamilton Street, Philadelphia Pa.

(Present Undergraduate Students.” Bryn Mawr College Calendar)

 

1920, January:

John G. Macky            64        Corporate accountant; parents born in Ireland

Lizzie H. Macky          64

Helen H. Macky          39        Daughter; single

Lucy M. Butler            35        Daughter; married

John B. Butler              11 mos. Grandson; father born in Conn.

(ED 686, 4B)

 

1920, Apr. 26: Title transferred to John G. Mackey by Philadelphia Trust and Insurance

 

1923, May 8: Title transferred to Elizabeth V. McNichol by John J. Mackey and then immediately transferred to John S. Mullin

 

1926, Jun. 19: Title transferred to William H. Given and Alberta, his wife by John S. Mullin

 

1929, May 9: Title transferred to David S. Sklarow by William H. Given and Alberta, his wife

 

1930:

Arthur C. Hamilton     58        Translator for locomotive maker; born in Scotland, immigrated 1896; renting for $55 per month

Susanne Hamilton       54        Born in Irish Free State, immigrated 1901

Albert W. Hamilton     17

Stanley M. Hamilton   14

Violet S. Hamilton      10

(ED 398, 8A)

            In 1920, they lived at 917 N. 66th St.  He was a locomotive salesman.

 

1940:

Harry Hanley               46        Hotel handyman; lived in Reading, Pa. in 1935; earned $800 in 1939; 3 years of school; renting for $30 per month

Amy Hanley                44        Wife; 6 years of school; lived in Reading, Pa. in 1935

Harry Hanley, Jr.         14        Son; lived in Reading, Pa. in 1935

Homer Betts                21        Brother-in-law; retail cake salesman; earned $900 in 1939; 7 years of school

Florence Betts             20        Sister-in-law; 1 year high school; lived in Reading, Pa. in 1935

Werman Snyder           31        Lodger; clerk at spool manufacturer; earned $800 in 1939; 6 years of school

Read Hires                   45        Lodger; male; married; 8 years of school; lived in Chester, Pa. in 1935

(ED 686 8A)

 

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