The History of the Building
Before the 1880s, this house was number 327.
“three-story.
Italianate-style double, stuccoed; recessed side
entrance with original porches. First-floor front projecting wood bays with
paired ornate brackets and frieze below cornice. Second-floor
casement windows; third-floor. pointed windows.
Shallow-pitched gable end, faces street. Large ornate
paired brackets below roof overhang”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous
Residents
1860 Directory (complied in the fall of 1859): George W.
Hancock, surveyor, 35th & Lancaster, h 33rd above Baring
1859 dir.: Joseph L., Albert &
George W. Hancock home at 1700 Locust
1860:
Joseph L.
Hancock 55
Susan P.
Hancock 50
Margaret B.
Hancock 25
George W.
Hancock 22
Mary A. Hancock
11
Cas Sapp 13
(Ward 24,
Precinct 7, p 87)
1861 Directory: Joseph L[ee] Hancock,
gentleman, 33rd above Baring St.
The 1858 Directory lists Joseph
Hancock, brick maker, Hestonville, h Park [
1862,
August: Deed transferred from George W. Hancock to Albert Hancock, Trustee.
George W. Hancock
was the son of Joseph L. Hancock. Albert
was George’s brother. The 1861 directory listed George as a
surveyor with an office at 35th & Lancaster and living at 3rd
(32nd) above Baring St.
1870:
Joseph Hancock 64 Retired
brick mason; born in N.J., real estate: $25,000; property:$10,000.
Susan Hancock 60
Albert Hancock 30 Oil
merchant; property: $3,000.
Margaret
(Maggie) B. Hancock 35
(ED 77, 3; 2nd
enum.:
11)
Susan Pryor Bacon Hancock was the
daughter of David and Margaret (Pryor) Bacon.
1872 Hopkins Atlas shows owner as Mrs. Hancock
1878, March 19: Death of Susan P. Hancock, 68 years old, of 327
N. 33rd. She was born in Philadelphia.
Burial was at Fair Hill Cemetery.
1878, June 5: Death of Joseph L. Hancock, 73 years old, of 327
N. 33rd. He was born in Salem Co., N.J.
Burial was at Fair Hill Cemetery.
1880:
Samuel
Levick 60 Society
of Cruelty to Animals; father born in Del.
Susanna Levick 60
Charles M. Levick 32 Salesman
Wm. E. Levick 27 Conveyancer
Henry Haines 24 Boarder;
clerk
Eliza
Washington 20 Servant; black; born in
Henry Thomas 65 Boarder;
“gentleman”
(ED 483, 5)
Mrs. Levick
was the former Susanna Morris Mather.
1881 Directory: Charles M. Levick, salesman
Samuel J. Levick, sec. 1012 Walnut, h 327 N 33rd
William E. Levick, (Hancock & Levick),
& conveyancer, 623 Walnut, h 327 N 33rd
1883,
June: Deed transferred from Albert Hancock, Trustee to Samuel Levick.
1886, April 19: Samuel Levick died at
his home.
1887,
August: Deed transferred from Lewis J. Lewis Est of Samuel J. Levick (sp) to Elizabeth Lewis.
1890 Directory: Elizabeth Lewis
1900:
Elisabeth Lewis 71 Single; owned free of a mortgage
Caroline G Lewis 35 Niece; single;
born in
Mary E Lewis 33 Cousin;
asst housekeeper; born in Wisc., father in
Joseph Griffith 63 Boarder;
capitalist; born in N.J.
Anna Rae 49 Nurse;
widowed, no children; born in
Julia Smith 25 Servant;
black; born in
(ED 539, 7A)
1910:
Jane Neil 56 Widowed, 6 children, 5 surviving; born
in
Marion Godkin 35 Daughter;
married, no children, magazine editor; born in
Mary Miller Neil 30 Daughter;
single
Richard H Godkin
35 Son-in-law;
salesman; born in
Jennie Luden 19 Boarder/servant;
born in
(ED 488, 7A)
1920:
Henry Haar 70 Owned with a mortgage
Arabella Haar 61 Wife
Anna Haar 35 Daughter
Laura Haar 28 Daughter; elementary school teacher
Reba Haar 22 Daughter; clerk in a high school
William
Dickerson 58
(ED 682, 11A)
1927 Directory: Miss C. S. Bunting
1940 Directory: Mrs. F. Phillips
2009 owner: Elizabeth Baumann
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