The Martin brothers build their families’ homes on Chestnut Hill
And they help develop the neighborhood.

1872: Barton and Jonas Martin advertise 70 building lots for sale
With adjoining lots for their own families.

The Martin family homes,
And homes they built for rental / resale:

Key to the 1872 map above:

Blue building lots: Homes built by the Martins as rental / resale properties
Green building lots: Homes built by Amos Urban, the father of architect C. Emlen Urban.

Number 1 on Map: Home of Barton B. Martin and Catharine (Rohrer) Martin. House is named West Lawn. Built in 1873.

**Number 2 on Map**: Home of Jonas B. Martin and Anna (Lehman) Martin. Architect: C. Emlen Urban. Built in 1889. It became the Wolf Museum of Music and Art.

Number 3 on Map: Home of Barton and Catharine’s son Edwin K. Martin and Caroline (Varick) Martin. Built ca. 1881 by Barton Martin. 230 North Charlotte St.

Number 4 on Map: Retirement home of Jonas and Anna Martin. (Left half of the double house) Built ca. 1873 by Barton Martin. 242 North Charlotte St. Barton Martin built two double houses on this block at this time: house numbers 234 - 236 and 242 - 244.

Number 5 on Map: Six homes built by Barton B. Martin ca. 1883 as rental / resale properties. 412 - 422 West Walnut St.

Number 7 on Map: Five double houses built by Barton B. Martin ca. 1880 as rental / resale properties. 432 - 450 West Walnut St.

Number 6 on Map: Three double houses built ca. 1877 for Barton B. Martin as rental / resale properties. 224 to 234 Lancaster Ave.

Number 6 on Map: Three double houses built ca. 1877 for Barton B. Martin as rental / resale properties. 224 to 234 Lancaster Ave.

Number 8 on Map: Three double houses built by Amos S. Urban, father of architect C. Emlen Urban, in partnership with Henry Burger. Built ca. 1876. C. Emlen Urban was a young teenager at this time, so he undoubtedly was not involved in the design of these houses. But he soon became Lancaster’s most important architect. 233 - 243 North Mary St.