108 N. 35th
Street
Sometimes listed as 3500 Race St.
It was originally built with 106, but was later enlarged and the front was moved to Race St.
106-108 “three-story Italianate style house, white stucco
over brick construction. Original wood porch with turned posts intact. Foliated
scrolls below original wood cornice. First floor rectangular window, second
floor with slightly arched windowheads, and third-floor arcuated windows. 3500 Race (l08 North 35th) is
a brick circa 1880 addition to this house”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1860:
George Herbert 35 Plaster
master; born in England
Diane Herbert 27 Born
in England
Emily Herbert 6
Fran L. Herbert 5
Ella Herbert 3
George T. Herbert 11 months
The 1858 city directory (compiled in
the Fall of 1857) lists him at Haverford and 34th St. along with
Joseph Herbert, a carpenter. The 1860 directory still lists George on
Haverford, but Joseph is at Haverford near 37th St.
1861 Directory (compiled Fall, 1860): George Herbert, plasterer,
SW corner of 35th & Race
In 1870, they lived at 3303 Hamilton St.
1863, Feb. 23: Title transferred to George S.
Cash by George Herbert
1866 Directory: George S. Cash, clerk, 43 N Water, h 35th &
Race
1870:
George Cash 42 Clerk in an iron store; real estate: $4,500, personal
property: $2,000
Kate Cash 37
Emma Cash 7
Mary Cash 5
Mary Cathrell 78
Hannah Wilson 32 Domestic
servant
His parents were John Sager Cash
(1803 – 1885) and Louisa Stokes (1802 – 1886).
Catherine N. Cash was the daughter
of Samuel Newell and Mary Jenkins. The 1861 city directory lists Mary Newell,
widow of Samuel, living at Lancaster Ave. above 33rd St. The 1863
directory lists “Mary Newell, boardinghouse, Filbert & 35th St.”
and the 1864 directory lists her running a boardinghouse at Green above 34th
St. The 1867 directory lists Mrs. S. Newell, 3806 Spruce.
They were members of The Church of
the Savior (Episcopal).
1880:
G. S. Cash 52 Store clerk
Kate N. Cash 48
Emma M. Cash 17
Mary N. Cash 15
George J. Cash 8
1900:
George S. Cash 72 Bookkeeper;
owner, free of a mortgage
Kate N. Cash 67 Married 44 years, 5 children, 3 surviving
Emma M. Cash 37
Mary M. Cash 35
1903, Oct. 4: Death of George Stow Cash, 77 years old, of 3500
Race St. He was a bookkeeper. Burial at Woodlands Cemetery.
1910:
Emma M. Cash 47 Owner,
free of a mortgage
Mary N. Cash 45
Catherine Birkhead 35 Boarder; single; bookkeeper working at
home
Rebecca Piper 64 Servant;
widowed, 5 children; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1909
1920:
Emma N. Cash 57 Owner,
free of a mortgage
Mary M. Cash 55 Sister
1930:
Emma M. Cash 67 Owner,
house valued at $9,000
Mary N. Cash 65
Ida K. Cash 29 Niece; university researcher
Mary Newell cash died in 1941 while
living at 3418 Race St.
1938, Feb. 25: Burial of George John Cash buried from The Church
of the Savior-Episcopal in Philadelphia.
1938, Dec. 16: Burial of Ida Kathryn Cash buried from The Church
of the Savior-Episcopal in Philadelphia.
She was the daughter of George J.
Cash.
Mary Newell Cash died April 25,
1941. She was living at 34128 Race St.
1940: Not
enumerated in census
1940, Nov. 12: Title transferred to Home Owners Loan Corp. by Sheriff as of Mary M. Cash
1940, Nov. 29: Title transferred to Dennis
Bonner by Home Owners Loan Corp.
Revised
10/5/2021