The History of the Building
304-306,
308-310: “Circa
1880, two two-and-and-half story, four-register, Second Empire-style double
built by same developer. Stone facade over brick construction; Victorian ,wood porches with minor alterations. Carved wood
cornices, carved gabled dormers projecting from slate-shingled mansard.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application
submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1890-‘91 Blue Book:
Miss Annie E. Massey
1900:
Margaret M. Hart 67 Milliner; single; renting
Elizabeth Hart 70 Sister;
single
Mary T. Hart 66 Sister;
single
John Hansell 65 Boarder
Mrs. Hansell 57 Boarder; married 31 years, 2 children
Frances Hostetter
41 Boarder;
trained nurse; single
Eva Kelly 28 Boarder;
trained nurse; single
(ED 549, 2a)
1906, April 21: Hose sold by John T. Murphy to
Sarah A. Osmond for $5,300 which included a mortgage for $4,000. (Phila. Inquirer, 4/30/1906) A week later, Sarah Osmond sold 303 N. 37th
St. for $4,000.
1910
Howard B. Osmond 36 [occup. not readable]
Charlotte Osmond 34 Married
13 years, 2 children
Catharine Lee Osmond 11
Sarah Osmond 10
Francie Grenier 42 Servant; married 3 times, 8 children, 6 surviving; black; born
in
(ED 499, 6a)
Revised 10/16/2011