The History of the Building
The
northern edge of this property was part of the northern boundary of the
Bingham-Baring estate.
“three-story,
four-register Italianate double, stuccoed, rusticated
quoins. Wrap around Victorian porch. Double arcuated windows at third floor. Flat overhanging
roof with paired brackets”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3409 Hamilton Street
1867 Directory:
John Linn, grocer at 615 Market St.
The 1865 directory lists
him at 16 and 18 N. 5th St.
1870:
William Spear 48 Doctor of divinity; no real estate
(renter), personal: $2,000
Elisabeth
Spear 40 Born in
John Spear 17 Born in
Hetty Spear 14 Born in
Breadis Spear
5
O Mary Neil 30 Domestic servant; born in
(ED 77, 27; 2nd
enum.:
31)
1880:
Sarah Hoyer 48 Widowed
Kate Hoyer 21 Saleslady
Geo. L. Hoyer 15 Employee
in a button factory
(ED 483, 28)
1890 Directory: A. Rutger Ringwall
R.J. Ringwall
1900:
Rose Ringwall 47 Saleslady; divorced, 2 children; born in
Robert L Ringwall
27 Son;
clerk; born in
Grace Ringwall
26 Daughter; school teacher
Hustis Goldson 26 Boarder;
salesman; single; born in
Logan Goldson
23 Boarder; salesman; single; born in
Jane Yardner 27 Servant; married, no children; born in
(ED 539, 14B
& 12A)
1910:
Molton R Sample 39 Plumbing supplies
Alta R Sample
38 Married nine years, no children
Lewis Willey 39 Boarder; wool merchant; single; born in
Edgar H
Sample 6 Adopted
son
Edward N Johnson 60 Boarder; Manger/Life Insurance widowed;
born in N.J., parents in
Nannie Stokes
20 Servant; black; born in
(ED 488, 4B)
Molton R.
Sample, Jr. was Past Master of University Lodge Number 610 in 1905. “University Lodge 51 was created by the
merger of Lodge Number 51 and University Lodge Number 610 in 1979. Lodge 51 was
Constituted in December 1791. University Lodge 610 was
Constituted in 1895 at the University of
Pennsylvania.”
(http://www.mcgillsociety.org/lodge51/history/)
In 1920, they lived at 3408
Baring St. and
in 1930, they lived at 4822 Cedar.
His father and grandparents lived at
3404
Hamilton St.
1920, December: Deed transferred from W. Austin Obdyke (Surv Trustee of Will of
Robert Steen) to Martha G. Thomas.
1921, April: Deed transferred from Martha G. Thomas (widow) to
Anna & Emma W. Thomas.
1930:
Evan W.
Thomas 60 R.R. clerk; owner, house valued at
$10,000
Mary Clayborn 53 Half-sister; married at age 33
Emma [W.]
Thomas 51 Sister, single, artist with a portrait studio
(ED
396, 2A)
In 1920, Evan and Emma Thomas lived
with their mother, Martha G. Thomas, at 3511
Hamilton St. In 1910, Evan lived
with his wife, Grace, and their two children at 5231 Pine St.
1950 Directory: Emma W. Thomas
Mrs. R. K. Cleborne
2009: current owner:
Douglas E. Brintnall and Pia
Nicolini
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