539-541 Washington Street

The 1916 Bromley Atlas shows Annie Lawrence as the owner of this building.

The 1924 City Directory lists Harry VanTassel, an ice man, as a resident of 539 Washington.

The 1925 City Directory lists Peter Sawlit, a laborer; and Peter Yuskaitis, a shoemaker, as residents of 539 Washington. Frank Buck, a shipper; Steveus Buck, a machinist; John Heffernan, a police officer; Neil McDonald, a watchman; and Emma Small, the widow of William Small, are listed as residents of 541 Washington.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows K. Sawlit as the owner of this building.

The 1930 Census lists part of 539 Washington as rented for $36 a month by Stephen Buck, a 50-year old railroad mechanic from Lithuania. Stephen lived with his 43-year old Lithuanian wife Josephine; 21-year old daughter Stephanie, a worker in a candy factory; 20-year old daughter Elizabeth, a worker in a candy factory; 15-year old son Charles; 8-year old daughter Alice; 24-year old brother-in-law John Nagle, a mechanic's helper for a street railway; and John Nagle's 2-year old son John. Another part of 539 Washington was rented for $33 a month by John Campbell, a 23-year old taxi driver from Canada. John lived with his 24-year old wife Florence and their two sons: 1-year old David and infant John. Another part of 539 Washington was rented for $32 a month by Stephen Faherty, a 29-year old street railway employee from Ireland. Stephen lived with his 30-year old Irish wife Mary and their two sons: 2-year old Walter and infant Stephen. Part of 541 Washington was rented for $31 a month by Thomas Winn, a 32-year old coal laborer from Ireland. Thomas lived with his 30-year old Irish wife Catherine; 4-year old son Thomas Jr; infant son Francis; and two boarders: 30-year old Martin Lundy, a foundry laborer; and 26-year old John Canney, a foundry laborer. Another part of this house was rented for $33 a month by Michael Kennedy, a 29-year old laborer from Ireland who worked as a laborer for a gas company. Michael lived with his 28-year old Irish wife Mary and 21-year old brother-in-law Maurice O'Connor, a laborer for a grocery company. Another part of 541 Washington was rented for $32 a month by William Egan, a 30-year old contracting foreman from Ireland. William lived with his 26-year old Irish wife Mary.