333 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 333 North 34^th Street

1910:

Jonathan T. Rorer 37 Math teacher

Mabel Marion Rorer 37 Married 10 years, no children; born in Mass.

(ED 488, 2B)

Jonathan T. Rorer, Jr. and Mabel M. Ballon got their marriage license in June, 1899.

1920:

Jonathan T. Rorer 47 High school professor; owner free of a mortgage

Mabel M. Rorer 46 Born in Mass.

(ED 682, 5A)

In 1906, Jonathan T. Rorer was living at 3231 Spring Garden St. (Boyd’s Blue Book)

Jonathan T. Rorer, Jr., A.M., Instructor in Mathematics. Central High School. (Public Schools of Philadelphia: historical, biographical, statistical. 1897)

1924: Dr. J. T. Rorer. Member of the Am. Mathematical Society. (Bulletin of the Society)

1927 Directory: J. T. Rorer

1933: Dr. J. T. Rorer. Staff of Wm. Penn High School. Elected Member-at-large of Board of Governors of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society. (Popular Astronomy, Vol. 41.) In 1935 he is listed at President of the Society. (Vol. 44. 1936.)

1940 Directory: J. T. Rorer

1960 Directory: S. Brown

J. T. Rorer

2009: Owner: Lillian Sugarman

Purchase date: 7/1990

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