317 Bewley Road
5 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms
Built between 1913 and 1920 in Dutch Colonial style
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| William August Guenther, Sr. & Mathilda Theresa Witte Guenther | c. 1920–c. 1950 |
| Margaret Hamilton Duffield | fl. 1940 |
| William August Guenther, Jr. & Margaret Allegra Johnson Guenther | fl. 1950 |
| James F. Devine | at least 1979–1981 |
| Bruce A. Hall & Catherine H. Hall | 1981–1993 |
| Sam Angell & Jeanne Simon Angell | 1993–2003 |
| Christopher D. Foley & Danielle Foley | 2003–2010 |
History
1930 census: German interior decorated William, wife, and children.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| William A. Guenther | 53 | Head |
| Mathilda D. Guenther | 51 | Wife |
| Ethel H. Guenther | 26 | Daughter |
| William A. Guenther | 28 | Son |
William died in 1936, and left an estate worth $8,000, half of it from the value of their home.
1940 census: Mathilda is still living as a widow, with fellow widow Margaret and her African-American maid from Virginia renting a subsection.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Mathilda J. Guenther | 61 | Head |
| Margaret Hamilton | 56 | Head |
| Annie Lovelace | 34 | Maid |
1950 census: Mathilda is still living in the home, but her son's family has moved in and William Jr. has become the head of household.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| William A. Guenther | 42 | Head |
| Margaret Guenther | 42 | Wife |
| Frederick H. Guenther | 14 | Son |
| Gretchen Guenther | 7 | Daughter |
| Mathilda T. Guenther | 71 | Mother |
By 1979, James Devine was living in the home. In 1979, his daughter Karen Regina became engaged to Joseph Michael Kokinda, of Slovak descent.
Hazelton Standard-Speaker, February 22nd, 1979, page 6
In 1981, Devine sold the house to Bruce Hall for $60,000. In September 1992, the house went on sale again, initially for $184,900, and Bruce and his wife Catherine sold to Sam and Jeanne Angell in September 1993 for $168,500. The Angells sold the house to Christopher & Danielle Foley in 2003 for $324,000, and the Foleys sold the home in 2010 for $499,900.