3427 Powelton Avenue

Description: Description: 35&Powel-HarrisonDickeyStrattonHouse

The Harrison Stratton Mansion

 

Description: Description: Fire at 35th & Powelton-sm

The Sunderland Apartment Building Destroyed by Fire

 

1915: The Harrison Stratton mansion was replaced by the Sunderland Apartment building which was designed by the architectural firm of Milligan and Webber.  Frederick Webber may have designed the building and he remained the owner until 1920.

 

History

 

The 1872 Atlas shows the north side of the 3400 block of Powelton Ave. was owned by John and William Sellers.

 

1883, January: Deeds for the western end of this block (3411-3427) transferred from William F. & Amelia Sellers to Lewis and Elizabeth Emery, Jr.

 

1893, June: Deed transferred from Lewis & Elizabeth Emery to Harrison D. Stratton.

 

1895 Directory: Harrison D. Stratton, ice manufacturer, 2610 Callowhill, h N E corner 35th & Powelton Ave.

            1891 Directory: Harry D. Stratton, ice, 2610 Callowhill, h Columbus [Ga.]

 

1900:

Harrison Stratton         47

Alice Estella                47        Married 12 years, one child; born in N.Y.

Alice                              9        Born in Ga.

Helen C. Liscom          20        Niece; at school; born in N.Y.

Annie McCullough      24        Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 7 years earlier

Kate Reilly                  25        Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 14 years earlier

(ED 539, 10A)

 

1910:

Harrison D Stratton     57        Ice manufacturer

Alice E Stratton          57        Married 21 years; born in N.Y.

Alice Stratton              19        Born in Ga.

Margaretta Callan        24        Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 1902

Mary Burik                  24        Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 1905

(ED 488, 1A)

            In 1920, they lived in Pittsburgh, Ward 25, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

            Genealogy: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5729981/person/-1406845477

 

Luella Parker, who lived at 35th & Pearl, remembered the that the Stratton house had stables in the rear. (Powelton Post, Jan., 1964, p 4)

 

1912, March: Deed transferred from Harrison D. Stratton to Benjamin H. Moore & Thomas Ellis.

1912, March: Deed transferred from Benjamin H. Moore & Thomas Biddle Ellis (Trustees) to Frank M. Hardt.

 

 

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