38 Ransom Road

This apartment building was constructed in 1930.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows Charles Ryder, Trustee, as the owner of the empty lot this building was constructed on.

In 1930, nine units of this apartment building were rented by the following tenants:

• Horatio Farrwell, a 33-year old engineer. Horatio lived with his 34-year old Irish wife Leona and paid $55 a month in rent.
  
• Arthur Hutchinson, a 32-year old credit manager for an auto finance company. Arthur lived with his 23-year old wife Olsa, a secretary in a law office. The rent was $55 a month.
  
• Dolia Janneshiewicz, a 22-year old Polish-born stenographer for the Federal governmnet. She lived with 29-year old Gertrude McCarthy, a lodger who worked as a clerk for the Federal government. The rent was $50 a month.
  
• Katherine Mahoney, a 48-year old telephone operator who paid $40 a month in rent.
  
• John Kemp, a 37-year old wool factory worker from Canada. John lived with his 34-year old wife Frances and paid $40 a month in rent.
  
• William Klein, a 38-year old draftsman from Russia. William lived with his 34-year old Russian wife Ida and their two children: 9-year old Edith and 2-year old Bernard. The rent was $55 a month.
  
• Edward Luftig, a 23-year old janitor. Edward lived with his 21-year old wife Ruth and paid $55 a month in rent.
  
• Fred Higgwons, a 21-year old manager from Nebraska. Fred lived with his 23-year old wife Haley and paid $55 a month in rent.
  
• James Nye, a 27-year old chauffeur. James lived with his 26-year old Canadian wife Josephine and paid $50 a month in rent.