3613 Hamilton Street

The History of the Building

The northern boundary of the houses on the northern side of Hamilton St. from 31^st St. to 38^th St. was the northern border of the Bingham-Baring estate.

3601-03, 3605-07, 3609-11, 3613-15, and 3617: These house appear to have been built by the same builder but may have been built for three different developers. They were all built about 1877-’78.

“Circa 1880, two-and-one-half story Second Empire-style doubles, stone facade over brick. Victorian wood porches…. Slate-shingled mansards with four dormers with decoratively carved wood gables. Ornate wood Victorian cornices. Segmental stone lintels. 3601-03 and 3613-15 have roof cresting”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

Previous Residents

1872 Atlas shows 3601-3619 owned by J. G. Hardie. In 1860, James G. Hardie lived at 3200 Arch St. The 1861 Directory lists him as a merchant with an office at 633 Market St.

1878, December: Deed transferred from James H. Lyons to John C. Lucas.

The 1881 Directory lists James H. Lyons, plumber, 17 N. 9^th St., house 1327 Green. The 1870 census lists him as 35 years old with a wife and one child. He was born in Ireland. His real estate holdings were listed at $1,000 and his personal property at $200. He owned 3607-3617 Hamilton St. which he sold to various individuals between October, 1877 and June, 1879.

1880, April: Deed transferred from Charles L. Hammings? to John C. Lucas.

1880, May: Deed transferred from John C. & Margaret E. (wife) Lucas to William W. Allen.

1880, June:

Turill Tuttle 69 Stock broker; born in Mass.

Elizabeth A. Tuttle 49 Parents born in England

Turill Tuttle, Jr. 22 Real estate broker

Henry Drinkhouse 30 Son-in-law; bookkeeper

Mary E. Drinkhouse 29 Daughter

Stephen D. Mc Calla 29 Son-in-law; baggage manager for Penna. RR

Emily M. Mc Calla 24 Daughter

Margaret Mulligan 17 Servant; born in N.Y., parents in Ireland

(ED 487; 21-22)

In 1860, they lived in Ward 7.

In 1887, Turill Tuttle, Sr. was for Accounting Warden for the Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal)

(Journal of the ... Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the ... Episcopal Church Diocese of Pennsylvania. 1888.)

1882, June: Deed transferred from William W. & Elizabeth (wife) Allen to Christian W. Kunkel.

1889, March: Deed transferred from Christian W. & Louisa J (wife) Kunkel to George Martin Brill.

Brill paid $9,250 for the property. (Phila. Inquirer, 3/29/1889)

1890 Directory: G. Martin Brill

In 1887, they lived at 414 N. 32^nd St.

For information about G. Martin Brill and the J. G. Bill Co., see the Powelton History Blog.

1895 Directory: George Martin Brill, pres., S 62d c Woodlands Av, h 3613 Hamilton

In 1900, they lived at 3500 Powelton Ave. (See his biography there.) In 1895, he was a Director of the Merchants’ National Bank, 324 Chestnut St.

1895, June: Deed transferred from George Martin & Mary E. (wife) Brill to Hattie (single) McIlvaine.

Hattie McIlvain was the daughter of Charles McIlvain. She was about 27 years old in 1895. In 1880, she lived with her parents at 3407 Baring St.

1897, July: Deed transferred from Hattie McIlvaine to Adelia L. Warg.

1900:

George P Pilling 78 Instrument manufacturer; parents born in England; renting

Arabella Pilling 60 Married 31 years, 1 child; father born in Ireland

George P Pilling 27 Student at Jefferson [Medical] College

Savilla Butler 23 Servant; black; born in Md.

(ED 543, 10A)

1910:

Catherine C Walnut 55 Widowed with 3 children; renting

Helen D Walnut 32

Thomas H Walnut 30 Lawyer; born in N.J.

Charles C Walnut 27 Merchant, woolen store; born in N.J.

John D. Dunnell 78 Father; widowed

Mamie Carter 35 Servant; black; married 8 years, 1 child; born in Va.

(ED 492, 2B)

In 1920, Catherine was living at the Powelton Apartments, 3500 Powelton Ave. with her older son (whose name is given as S. Henry Walnut) and her daughter.

1920:

G. Albert Smith 58 Sales manager [rest illegible]; born in Md.; owner with a mortgage

Ellen Truitt Smith 50 Father born in Md., mother in Pa.

Mary T. Truitt 72 Sister-in-law; single; father born in Md.

Matilda M Ward 80 Boarder; single; father born in N.J.

John R. Townsend 25 Boarder; bank clerk; single

Frances M. Grove 23 Lodger; trained nurse; single

Elva G. Schoena 25 Lodger; trained nurse; single

Sarah Dougherty 58 Boarder; born in W.D.C., parents born in Ireland

(ED 686, 3B)

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