Occupiers: 833-835 Madison Street, Evanston

Philip Sullivan had 833-835 Madison, Evanston, built in 1893.  In 1894, a W. A. Linn and his wife, Zella M., became the first tenants at the 833 address.  He was the chief clerk with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad which was located in the Old Colony Building in Chicago.

After six years, a Mr. Dwight L. McNair and wife Lulu, along with their probable daughter Miss Nellie P. McNair, were the next tenants.  He was a proofreader with Hollister Brothers in Chicago and the daughter was a stenographer.

In 1909, Philip and his wife Ellen moved into their home in Evanston which was now 15 years old.  By now, Philip was about 69 and probably had sold or closed his grocery store in Chicago on Sholto street.  Living with their parents were two sons, Peter I. who was a clerk for Durand and Kasper in Chicago and Phillip M. who was working as a substitute clerk for the United States Post Office at Church and Sherman.

In 1918, only Ellen Sullivan is noted as living at 833 Madison Street.  Philip had died in 1915 and Ellen died a year later in 1919.

Property card from the Evanston Historical Society

The original tenants at the 835 Madison entrance were a W. E. and Eliza B. Hess.  By 1900, Herbert, a cashier at the Chicago Journal and his wife Elvira Withington were occupying the home.

The year Philip Sullivan and his family moved into 833, his next door neighbors were Samuel, an auditor for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, his wife Jennie and their daughter Mabel.  This family remained the Sullivan neighbors throughout the Sullivan's time in the "double house".

Property card from the Evanston Historical Society