321 North 34^th Street

Photo: 315-333 N. 34^th St.

The History of the Building

The 1878 Scott Atlas shows the land now occupied by 315-333 N. 34^th St. and 3308-3310 Baring St. belonging to T. Hessenbruch. (See 3316 Baring St.)

315-333: “Circa 1905, two-and-one-half story Colonial Revival style brick doubles. Wood porches with shared pedimented entries and pilasters on brick pedestals. Second-floor projecting bays; tripartite windows below irregularly-shaped gable; mostly pantiles over mansard roof. Some awnings added and porch balustrades removed. and pantiles replaced with asphalt shingles”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

Previous Residents of 321 North 34^th Street

1902: J. Bird Moyer. Brother representing University Lodge at the Washington Sesqui-centennial Anniversary at the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.

(Proceedings of the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge. Kessinger Publishing Co. 2003.)

1906: J. Bird Moyer. Member of Psi Omega Fraternity and Faculty member of PA. College of Dental Surgery. (Fraternity of Psi Omega, 1906. vol. 6.)

1910:

J Bird Moyer 37 Manufacturer of dental supplies

Annie G Moyer 35 Married 11 years, 2 children

Eleanor Glenn Moyer 8

Annie Campbell Moyer 2

(ED 488 2a)

1920:

J Bird Moyer 47 Manufacturer of dental supplies; owner with a mortgage

Anna E Moyer 45

Eleanor G Moyer 17

Ann C Moyer 12

(ED 682, 4B)

1922 General alumni catalogue of U. of Pennsylvania: J. Bird Moyer. b. 18 Dec. 1872. B. S. 1892; P.C. 1893; Ph. D., 1896. D.D.S., 1905 Pa. Coll. Dental Surgery; Philomath. Soc.; Delta Tau Delta; Tug-of-War: Sec. and Treas. J. Bird Moyer Co., Inc. 1212 Vine and 321 N. 34^th St.

The J. Bird Moyer Co., Inc. was later renamed Moyco Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded dental manufacturing company.

“Company Overview: Moyco Technologies, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Moyco Precision Abrasives, Inc., engages in manufacturing, marketing, and distributing uniform and fine abrasive films, commercial coated abrasives, slurries, polishing agents, and related products. Moyco also provides technical assistance to its customers to optimize various polishing processes for the purpose of improving production yields and finished product performance. The company markets its precision abrasive products to fiber-optics, semiconductor, metallurgical, lapidary, toy and hobby, imaging, automotive parts, finger nail, ceramic roll, and other markets requiring fine polishing, lapping, and finishing film…”(http://investing.businessweek.com/)

“Nanoparticle News: February 1, 2001. In a move that shifts the company's focus to its precision abrasives business, Moyco Technologies, Inc. (Montgomeryville, PA) entered into a definitive purchase agreement to sell the assets of its dental supplies business for $17 million in cash to an affiliate of American Securities Capital Partners, LP.”

1927 Directory: E. Benewicz

1940 Directory: S. W. Silver, dentist

1960 Directory: S. W. Silver, dentist

2008: Mary Silver. d. 12/2008 age 76. Wife of late William, D.D S. Retired from Bell Telephone in 1993. (Phila. Inquirer, 1/4/2009)

2009: Owners: Samuel W. and Mary T. Silver H/W

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