“three-story Italianate house, stuccoed.
Flat roof with bracketed overhang. Victorian
wood porch.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History
1860: Hamilton above 35th
William R.
Dutton 29 Bookkeeper; born in N.Y.; personal: $1,000
Sarah H. Dutton 27
Mary H. Dutton
6
Anna Dutton
2
Horace Hill 27 Clerk
Mary Hill 24
Horace G. Hill
1
Sam Smedley 27 Surveyor; real estate: $5,000, personal;
$1,000
William
Carlisle 21 Surveyor
L.E. Waln 24 Servant (female); born in Ireland
(Ward 24,
Precinct 7, pp. 91-92)
The 1858 directory lists William R.
Dutton, agent, 207 Quarry, h Bridge [Spring Garden] below 35th.
1861 Directory: William Dutton Horace Hill, Hamilton above 35th.
The
1866 Directory lists him at 4308 Paul St., Frankfort and working as an
accountant. The 1870 census lists them
at 4757 Penn St. (Frankfort?) where he was listed as a bank teller.
He
died January 6, 1874 at age 44.
Horace
Hill, clerk at Philadelphia Bank, Hamilton above 35th.
By
1866, the Hill family was living at 3405
Hamilton St.
1862,
March: Deed transferred from Albert S. Ashmead by Sheriff to Samuel Carver.
1869,
October: Deed transferred from Samuel Carver to Salome W. Rockhill.
1870:
Saloma Rockhill 60 owner
Mary C. Rockhill 20
Sallie Mitchel 35
Kate Hartman 20
Mary J. Hoopes 60
1878 map shows S.
W. Rockhill.
1878,
September: Deed transferred from Salome W. Rockhill
to Mary Baxter.
1880:
Mary Baxter 48
Henry Baxter 27 Son; clerk
Thomas Baxter 24 Son;
clerk
George Baxter 22 Son; clerk
William Brown 36 Servant
Willie Brown 10 Servant
(ED 487, 24)
1890 Directory: Julia S. Brinton, widow of Charles
Brinton
Caleb M. Brinton
In 1880,
Caleb Brinton lived at 212 N. 33rd
St.
William W. Woodruff, W.W.
Woodruff & Co. Printers (35 N. 7th St.)
1892,
June: Deed transferred from Julia D. Baxter to Thomas E. Baxter.
1893, April: Deed
transferred from Thomas E. & Emily Baxter to Albert & Cornelia A. Ulmer.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the sale by auction of this
“three-story mansion” for a price of $8,200.
1893, July 8: The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that
William J. Murphy was the contractor for a “three-story brick back building,
15x45.8, at 3504 Hamilton St.”
1900:
Albert Franklin
Ulmer 59 born in
Cornelia A.
Ulmer 52 born in
Florence A.
Ulmer 27 born in
A. Frank Ulmer, Jr. 24 born in
Mamie Chives 24 Servant; black; born in
Charles Chives 22 Servant; black; born in
John Richards 23 Servant; black; born in
(ED 543, 11B)
In 1880, they were living at
In 1890, they lived at
In 1910, Cornelia was widowed and
living at 3501
Powelton Ave.
Civil War Service: Albert F Ulmer; Rank Information: Mate, Acting Ensign, Honorably
discharged
Service Dates: 17 Jan 1863, 7 Aug 1866 Military
Branch: US Navy Officers (1798-1900)
“Albert
Franklin Ulmer, Jr.,: Member of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion;
eldest son of Companion Acting Ensign Albert F. Ulmer. Elected
Oct. 20. 1897. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion,
(Who's who in Pennsylvania. Lewis Randolph Hamersly. 1904)
1907, June 18: Death of Captain Albert F. Ulmer of 3504
Hamilton St.
1908,
August: Deed transferred from Cornelia A. Ulmer to John W. Klemm.
1910:
John W. Klemm 36 Artist
Mary Klemm 28
Abraham Tobin
(or John) 45 Servant
Catherine Mahley 23 Servant
In 1880, he lived with his parents,
John and Mary Klemm, at 1427 Girard. Their business partner, Samuel Sheble, lived next door at 1429 Girard. In 1900, he lived with his parents at 3619
Baring St. He listed his occupation as
“agricultural imports.” In 1917, he was
apparently living in Wynnewood, Pa. By 1930, they lived in Radner.
Sheble, Samuel, Owner; Samuel Sheble and John Klemm, Partners
Facility:
Fairmount Fork Works, Sheble and Fisher
Products Made Forks [for agriculture]
Products Made Agricultural Tools
Address
(Hexamer General Surveys, Volume 20, Ernest Hexamer, Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia,
Image Title Plate 1947 Image
File(s) HGSv20.1947.ecw
)
They apparently
made forks for shoveling coal and coke
(Railway Purchasing Agent's Directory The
Railway Equipment & Finance Co. (inc.), 1900)
1917 Univ. of Pennsylvania Alumni Catalogue: Louis Magaziner, B.S. in Architecure,
Class of 1900. Address: 3504 Hamilton
St.
1918: WWI Draft Registration: Louis Magaziner,
3504 Hamilton St.; born March 7, 1877 in Hungary; self-employed architect with
an office at 603 Chestnut St.
“Magaziner, Mr. And Mrs.,
(Annual. By Rodeph Sholom Congregation
(Philadelphia, Pa.))
1920;
Louis Magaziner 41 born in Hungary, he migrated in 1887 and was naturalized in
1899, architect
Selina J[onas] Magaziner 33 her
parents were from
Henry J. Magaziner 8
Leni L. Magaziner 5
Richard H. Magaziner 18
months
Freda Jonas 62 Selina’s aunt; never married; born in Rhenish
Prussia
Monika Bruckner 30 Servant;
born in
The Athenaeum
has a collection of “500 original architectural drawings documenting eighteen
motion-picture theaters that Louis Magaziner
(1878-1956) and his partners designed between 1911 and 1950, including the
Uptown, Ogontz,
He, Louis Kahn
and Henry Klumb developed plans for a prefabricated
house in 1937, but it was never built.
“Louis Magaziner was born on March 7, 1877. He attended
“Louis designed a wide variety of
buildings, including hospitals such as
“On October 26, 1910, Louis married
Selma Jonas, an American-born daughter of German immigrants. They had three
children: architect Henry Jonas Magaziner, who went
into business with his father; Lena Louise Magaziner;
and Richard Herman Magaziner.
“Louis died on May 19, 1956 at the
age of 78, after a long battle with cancer.” (http://www.magazinertree.com/louis.html)
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