Allison Hill in Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

A. Carson Stamm Residence

Photographed by John Robinson, April 18, 2010

1. A. Carson Stamm Residence Marker

Inscription. This stately Georgian Revival-styled edifice at 333. S. Thirteenth Street was completed in 1909 as the home of prominent Harrisburg attorney A. Carson Stamm (1863-1939); The building is unique both in location as a single home nestled within the older Allsion Hill residential community and as having been built much later than its late 19th century neighbors. Stamm was also president of the Harrisburg School Board in the early 20th Century and played a significant role in the development of the many neighborhood schools that were built in Harrisburg during this time. Stamm is remembered for his civic leadership during the City Beautiful Movement and, in particular, for collaborating with J. Horace McFarland in bringing Allsion Hill closer to the downtown by Leading the effort to build the Mulberry Street Bridge, the original span of which opened in 1892. That same year, Stamm entered into the practice of law, and later joined with Marlin E. Olmsted, nationally-acclaimed lawyer and U. S. Congressman, in establishing the Harrisburg law firm of Olmsted and Stamm. Carson Stamm also served on the City's Public Works Board and

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oversaw many municipal improvements undertaken in the early 20th Century. Stamm's home stands as a memorial, like that of J. Horace McFarlan's Breeze Hill in Bellevue Park, to the civic leaders of Allsion Hill who had the vision of achieving a unified Harrisburg.

Erected by The Harrisburg History Project Commissioned by Mayor Stephen R. Reed.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, The Harrisburg History Project series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 40° 15.669′ N, 76° 52.068′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Allison Hill. It is on South 13th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 S 13th St, Harrisburg PA 17104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

A. Carson Stamm Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Robinson, April 18, 2010

2. A. Carson Stamm Residence

Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Webster Elementary School (here, next to this marker); Mount Pleasant Press - The J. Horace McFarland Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harrisburg Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station (approx. half a mile away); Mulberry Street Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Harrisburg Station and Trainshed (approx. 0.6 miles away); 314 South 2nd Street (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ground Breakers / Footsteps on the Bethel Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.