242 - 244 North Charlotte Street
In the early 20th century the left half of this double house (Number 242) was home to department store owner Jonas B. Martin and wife Anna Elizabeth (Lehman) Martin. The Martins lived here in their retirement, after moving from their large home on West Chestnut Street which today is the Wolf Museum of Music and Art.
Mr. Martin and his brother, Barton B. Martin, were influential in the real estate development of this Chestnut Hill neighborhood. Barton Martin lived nearby at the home called West Lawn, the landmark Second Empire-style house on Chestnut Street.
This double house was built ca. 1874. It features a mansard roof, a bracketed cornice, and double doors with transoms.