The History of the Building
Built in 1853.
“two-story, Italianate
house, wood clapboards, one of the few wood houses in
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
c1840
Original deed holder John Britton, 30 acres from Mantua England
Sometime in 1840-1853 the property passed to
his daughter
c1853:
Bonsall conveyed property for $1,075
1854,
March 20: Registration of deed transfer from Edward H. Bonsall
to Jeremiah Croasdale (138, 157)
The
1856 directory lists J. Croasdale, commercial
merchant at 30 N. Wharves St. and living at Bridge above 6th [i.e.,
35th].
1856, June 7:
Registration of deed from Jeremiah Croasdale to John
M. Pomeroy (81, 430)
1856, Dec. 8:
Registration of deed from John M. Pomeroy to David Thain
(107, 199)
The 1858 directory lists David Thain
1858, June12:
Registration of deed transfer from David Thain to
Samuel S. Shriver (16, 403)
sold for $4,000.
The 1858 directory lists him as a
flour merchant at 122 S. Delaware Ave. and living at 316 Marshall St.
1858 Directory:
James M’Closkey, Jr., contractor, Bridge ab 35th
James M’Closkey, contractor, 4th & Harmony ct., h Lancaster av & 35th
Mitchell M’Closkey, contractor, Lancaster av
ab 33rd
1860:
James
McCloskey 30 Contractor; personal property: $1,000
(no real estate)
Mary
McCloskey 30 Personal
property: $500
John
McCloskey 8
Mary
McCloskey 6
Harry
McCloskey 4
William
McCloskey 2
Ann
Cummings 35 Servant;
born in Ireland
Susan
Reall 22
Servant; born in Ireland
(Ward
24, Precinct 6, 11)
1870:
Henry
C. Young 46 Cashier in a bank; real estate:
$10,000, personal: $12,000
Rebecca
Young 36
Ella
Young 16 In school
Elizabeth
Young 8 In school
(Ward
24, ED 77 p 17)
In
1861 & 1866 Directories he is listed as: paying teller, Commonwealth Bank,
h 1441 N 7th
Henry C. Young was the first cashier
of Merchants’ Exchange Bank (named “Iron Bank,”
(History of
1872 Hopkins Atlas
shows H. C. Young as owner
1880:
Henry
Young 50 U.S. Customs clerk
Rebecca
Young 42
Lizzie
M. Young 18 At school
Sarah
L. Wilson 68 Sister-in-law
(ED
487, 24)
1890: Henry C.
Young, clerk
1900:
Henry
C. Young 76 b Apr.,
1824 Clerk in Customs House
Rebecca
A. Young 67 b Nov., 1832
Ida
Haines 25 b June, 1874 Servant, single
(ED
543, 13B)
1905: Sold by Henry
Young for $5,500 to Dr. Slaymaker
1910
John
M[artin] Slaymaker 46 Medical
doctor; never married; owned the house free of a mortgage
Elizabeth
Slaymaker 73 Mother; widowed; had 8 children, 7
surviving; her father was born in Germany
Martha
J. Slaymaker 35 Sister; never married
Mary
M. Slaymaker 32
Sister; never married
(ED
492, p 1a)
John Martin Slaymaker
was born in 1864 in Lancaster Co.,
1920:
John
M. Slaymaker 58 Physician, ear, nose and throat
Martha
Slaymaker 51 Sister; music teacher
(ED
686, 1B)
In 1930, he is living alone in
1930: The house
does not seem to appear in the 1930 census.
It may have been (temporarily) empty.
1940:
Elsie
Slaymaker 44 Private music teacher, earned $2,500 in
1939; single; four years of college; owner, house valued at $10,000
Virginia
McDowell 49 Sister; widowed; “Lady, never worked;” four years of college
(ED
51-686, 2A)
They both lived in this house in
1935.
1941: John Slaymaker dies and the house goes to his sister.
1950
Directory: Martha J. Slaymaker
1961 Purchase by
Ernie and Gladys Treon in a closed bid deal for
$9,505. Three parties were interested,
including the church at 3500 Spring Garden and a Dr. from
2001: Purchased by
the current owners, Eric M. Cohen and Anne J. Pomerantz
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