“Circa
1870, two-story. red brick double… Number 305 has
Victorian porch, corbelled brick, metal cornice with
consoles”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1870:
blank lines in the first and second census enumerations suggest house was empty
in June, 1870 and Nov., 1870.
1880:
Garrett B.
Hibbard 30 Milk dealer
Anna Hibbard 34
Clarence
Hibbard 8
Enos D. Hibbard 6
(ED 487, 1)
In the 1890 City Directory, he is
listed at
1900:
Joseph E. Sherer 51 Fireman in a meter co.
Jeanne (Jane) Sherer 48
Marie Sherer 22
Josephine A. Sherer 19 Stenographer-typist
Jeanne Sherer 13
(ED 543, 8A)
~ Joseph and
Jeanne migrated from
~ The 1880
census says his parents were born in
~ The 1890 City
Directory lists him as a painter living at
1910:
Hunbrass Dixon 36 Merchant selling tea & coffee
Eunice
Ambrose Dixon 4
Ethel Tull 18 Sister-in-law
Charles Odell 40 Boarder;
dentist; single
(ED 492, 6A)
1920:
William J.
Bowden 37 Machinist - his father was born in
Ann M. Bowden 35 Parents
were born in Ireland
Ann Jr. Bowden 7
William J. Bowden 6
Leo Bowden
5
Paul Bowden
3
Thomas Bowden
2
Elizabeth
Bowden 1
They owned the
home free of a mortgage.
(ED 492, 6A)
1930:
William Bowden 47 Machinist in locomotive works; married
at age 28; owned, house valued at $2,500
Mary Bowden 46 Married
at age 27
Anna M. Bowden 18 Daughter
William J. Bowden 16 Son
Leo A. Bowden 15 Son
Paul V. Bowden 14 Son
Thomas P. Bowden 12 Son
Elizabeth G. Bowden 11 Daughter
Helen G. Bowden 10 Daughter
John J. Bowden 8 Son
Mary Bowden 7 Daughter
Edward K Bowden 5 Son
(ED 398,
19B-20A)
1950 Directory: William J. Bowden