The History
of the Building
ÒCirca 1880, twp-story brick
addition to 3206. Circa 1900 Colonial Revival two-story porch added with second
floor enclosed wood cornice with decorative bracketÓ
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application
submitted to the national register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of 3208
Hamilton Street
1870:
Samuel H. McClure 53 Manufacturer
of woolen goods; personal: $25,000
Rachel C. 56 Real
estate: $5,000
(1870: p 35; 2nd:
p 33)
Name verified from
Hopkins Atlas, 1872.
1878 map shows R. C. McClure
1880:
Rachel Mc Clure 67
Widowed
(ED 483, 27)
1895:
L. L. Bull. Master, Lodge 387 Philadelphia, PA (Brotherhood Directory Railroad TrainmenÕs Journal, v.12 pg 1154)
1900:
William Mencke 35 [Occupation
not legible]; parents born in
Bessie H Mencke
35 Married
5 years, 2 children; parents born in
Albert L Mencke 3
John S Mencke 2
Wickham Spear 28
Brother-in-law;
hardware clerk; parents born in
(ED 539, 7A)
1911:
Marion Lape gave a talk about nature study teaching illustrated
with lantern slides. (Botanical
Society of PA. Transactions
and Proceedings, v. 2 pg ix)
1912:
Marion Lape to be hostess for the February 11
meeting of the Philadlphia Association:The Key,(Kappa Kappa Gamma
v.29, issue 4 pg 480
1916: Marion Lape.
Student taking extramural courses (Catalogue
of
1917: Marion Lape. B. C. in
biology. 1906; Teacher, Phila. Normal
Sch. (Cat.
1927: M. Lape; Bell Telephone
SubscriberÕs list 3/1927
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