100-102 Parsons Street

100-102 Parsons Street

This brick multi-family house was built around 1925 and rises two stories to an asphalt roof.

The 1925 City Directory lists William Tibbetts, real estate, as a resident of 100 Parsons. William Roberts; and Wilbur Russell, an auto mechanic, are listed as residents of 102 Parsons.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows Ethel Kelly as the owner of this house.

In 1930 this house was owned by John Kelly, a 30-year old trucking company owner. John lived in 100 Parsons with his 27-year old wife Ethel and their three children: 7-year old John Junior, 5-year old Doris, and 3-year old Ethel. 102 Parsons was rented for $45 a month by Aron Thurston, a 36-year old from Maine who worked as an electrician for Edison Electric. He lived with his 38-year old wife Isabelle, a saleslady in a department store; 33-year old brother-in-law James Brown; 29-year old brother-in-law Cornelius Brown, a bookbinder; 25-year old sister-in-law Catherine Brown, a clerk for an automotive company; and 2-year old Evelyn Kelly. The building was valued at $11,500.