3622 Hamilton Street
The History of the Building
The Registry
of Deeds and Mortgages, City and County of Philadelphia gives a date of
1867-’68 for this building.
3620-22:
“two-and-one-half
story, gabled front brick Italianate double. Circa 1895 Colonial Revival porch
and shutters”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1870:
Sarah Lyno 40 Real estate: $1,200; personal: $400
Mathias Roberts
8
William
Roberts 10
(ED 77, 14; 2nd
enum.: 20)
The second census enumeration in
November, 1870, lists M. Lina age 60-64, a male. It is possible that this is Mathew F. Lind, a
merchant, who is listed in the 1861 directory at “Hamilton below 36th.” He had a shop at 426 Market St. He may have been deceased by 1870.
The two Roberts boys were probably
orphans who were boarders here. In 1880,
they were boarders at 3350 Walnut St.
1880:
Miriam Moore 46 Married;
born in
Fanny D. Moore 25 School
teacher; born in
James C. Moore 22 Bookkeeper;
born in
(ED 487, 22)
The 1881 directory lists James C.
Moore, a clerk, living at 338 N. 32nd St. [410 N. 32nd
St.]. In 1900, he was living with
his wife and two daughters in Lansdowne, Del.
1890 Directory: Edward W. Smithson
In 1895 and 1900, he lived with his
son at 3510
Hamilton St. In 1900, he was 82
years old.
1900:
Henry M. Robison 26 Lawyer
Mary T. Robison 21 Married less
than a year, no children
Jamie Nugent 18 Servant;
born in
(ED 543, 9B)
The 1895 directory lists him as a
student living at 609 N. 43rd st.
1910:
Martha B
Altemus 54 Widowed, one child; renting
Ellen S Altemus
19
(ED 492, 4A)
In 1920, they lived at 3509
Baring St. In 1900, they were living
at 1702 Spring Garden St. with Edward and Eleanora Levy. Martha is listed as his sister-in-law and
Eleanor is listed as his granddaughter.
Martha is listed as widowed, married 15 years [before she was widowed)
with one child. In 1880, Martha was
living with her father, Benjamin Altemus, and siblings on Maple Ave.
1920:
Harry C Banks 72 Owner
with a mortgage
Delia S Banks 58 Father
born in Germany
(ED 686, 4B)
Delia was Harry’s second wife. His son lived next door at 3620 Hamilton
St. In 1900, they all lived at 6327
Drexel Rd., Ward 34. At that time, Harry
C., Sr. was a clerk for a steel company.
In 1910, they were all living in Lower Merion.
1930:
August B. Ring [?] 57 Public school teacher; divorced; born in
N.J., parents born in N.Y.; owner, house valued at $6,000
(ED 398, 8A)
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Revised
10/19/2011