3612 Hamilton Street
The History of the Building
3612-14:
“Circa 1870,
two-and-one-half story
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1870:
George Kelley 45 Manufacturer of doors, blinds, and sashes; born in
George Kelley 14 Born in Mass.
Charles Kelley 10 Born in Mass.
Edwin H. Kelley 4
months
Laura McNatt 20 Domestic servant
(ED 77, 15; 2nd enum. p. 21)
The second enumeration
in November, 1870 lists a second domestic servant
In 1890, they lived at
3313 Spring Garden St. and in 1900, they were living at
1881 Directory:
Ellis Y. Brown, clerk
1880:
Ellis Y. Brown 29 Railroad
clerk
Sarah
W. Brown 28 Born in N.Y.
George T. Brown
68 Father;
retired merchant; born in Mass., father born in Mass., mother in N.H.
1887 Directory: Edward G Ashbrook,
insurance, office 409 Walnut
In 1900, he lived at 3603
Baring St.
His older brother, Joseph Ashbrook,
lived at 3614
Baring St.
1890 Directory: Lucy Adams widow of Stephen L. Adams
1895 Directory: George P. Pilling, Jr., clerk
1900:
Charles J. Rice 39 Wholesale [unreadable] produce; renting
Caroline B. Rice 24 Married 6
years, no children
Jeannette L. Ellinger
50 Mother-in-law;
widowed, 1 child
(ED 543, 9A)
In Feb., 1901, they bought 3609
Hamilton St. In 1910, they lived at
3318
Spring Garden St. They had a son,
John, age 3. In 1920, Charles was
widowed and living with his son and his mother-in-law.
1905: “COLLEGE MATES AT WEDDING
“Interesting Feature of Marriage of
Mr. Shupp and Miss Patton
“An interesting feature of the
wedding ceremony of Irvin Shupp, Jr. of West
Philadelphia, and Miss Florence F. Patton, of 1938 Wallace street,
on April 6, will be the fact that all of those participating in it were college
mates of either the bride or the groom.
“Mr. Shupp
is a lawyer and a graduate of Princeton University, and from among his classmates
all of whom, with one exception are at the bar, he has picked his best man and
ushers. The bride in selecting her
attendants has also taken young women who were with her during her school days
and who are now attending various educational institutions.
“Rev. J. W. Cochran, of the Northminster
Presbyterian Church, Thirty-fifth and Baring streets, will perform the
ceremony at the Roosevelt, after which a reception will be held there. The maid of honor will be Miss Mary R. Shupp, sister of the groom, and the bridesmaids, Miss
Edythe G. Patton, sister of the bride, Miss Julia Brecht and Miss Margaret
Steen [401
N. 33rd St.]. James Hugh Moffet, of the faculty of the Central High school, will act
as best man and the ushers will be A. Hunter Boyd, Jr., and A. Frank Smith, of
Baltimore; Thomas J. Snyder of Reading; Rev. LeRoy
Urban, of New York, and Charles T. Patton, brother of the bride. After an extended Southern trip they will
reside at 3612 Hamilton street.” (Phila. Inquirer, March 22, 1905)
In
1910, they lived at 3511
Hamilton St. and Irvin’s parents were living at 3417
Hamilton St.
1910:
Francis K. Lear 50 Railroad tin smith; renting
Myrtle E. Lear 42 Married 24 years, 3 children, 1
surviving
Madeline G. Lear 17
James H. Hodgson 22 Lodger; bank
clerk
(ED 492, 3B)
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Revised: 10/5/2011