211 N. 36th
Street
The
History of the Building
209-211 “two-and-one-half
story Second Empire style double; stone facade over brick construction. Circa 1920
Colonial Revival style door surround, and pent roof where porch would have
been. Original bracketed wood cornice, central paired dormer window and two
outer ones projecting from slate-shingled mansard”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of 211
N. 36th Street
1871, Jan. 2: Title
transferred to Archibald Freeman by George S. Gerhard
The same day it was transferred to Clara
Horter.
Freeman acquired the twin lot (209)
on the same day. The 1868 directory lists him as a “carman” living at 3527
Rockland. The 1872 directory lists him as a contractor living at 3314 Haverford
Ave. The 1870 census lists him as a 46-year-old paving contractor who was born
in Ireland. He listed personal property worth $1,000, but no real estate. He
was married with two children.
1875 Directory (Fall, 1874): Lafayette Horter, contractor, house: N.
36th near Race St.
The 1870 census listed them at 3845 Spring Garden St. The
1873 directory lists him as a grocer at N. 30th St. near Fairmount.
1876 Directory: Lafayette
Horter, contractor
1880:
Lafayett Horter 49 Retired
contractor
Clara Horter 34 Mother born in N.J.
Mary Belle Horter
9
Charles S. M. Horter 7
Emma Horter 4
Lillian A. Horter 2
R. Morris Horter 8 months
Lizzie Eckel 31 Servant; widowed; parents born in Switzerland
Ellen Bartholomew 18 Servant
1899, July 26: Death of Weiss
Horter, 2 years old, son of Lafayette and Mary Horter
1899: Marriage license issued
to Mary B. Horter and James Holgate of
1900:
Lafayette R. Horter 68 Capitalist
Clara Horter 51 Married 29 years, 7 children
Charles S. M. Horter 26 Salesman,
building supplies
Emma M. Horter 24
Lillian A. Horter 22
R. Morris Horter 20 Bookkeeper
Florence V. Horter 18
Edith F. Horter 16
Annie Gallagher 18 Servant;
born in Ireland
Sarah Lynch 24 Servant; born in Ireland
Sarah Lynch and Annie Gallagher were
also enumerated next door at 209 N. 36th St.
1908, Oct. 31: Death of
Lafayette Horter, 77 years old, son of Jacob W. Horter
and Margaret Kline. The death certificate listed his occupation as decorator.
1910:
Clara Horter 61 Widowed, 7 children; parents born in
N.J.
Emma M. Horter 34 Daughter
Lillian A. Horter 32 Daughter
Robert M. Horter 30 Son;
real estate broker
Edith F. Horter 24 Daughter
Emma F. Barclay 34 Cousin;
widowed, no children
1908, Feb.: Marriage license
issued to Florence V. Horter and Howard W. Gross
They moved to 820 Preston St.
1911, Nov. 3: Marriage license
issued to Edith F. Horter and Wilson Mecke, Jr. of 4014 Baring St.
In 1920 and 1930, they lived at 315
N. 37th St.
1917, Jan. 24: Marriage
license issued to Lillian A. Horter and William N. Guthrie (3911 Brown St.)
In 1920 and 1930, they lived with her sister and
brother-in-law at 315 N. 37th St.
1917, Feb. 7: Marriage of
Francis Marie Clare (1214 S. 45th St.) to Robert Morris Horter, son of Clara
King Horter. (Records of the Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th
and Chestnut Streets)
1920:
Charles M. Horter 46 Parquet flooring
salesman; born in Phila.; renting
Clara Horter 70 Born in Phila.
Emma N. Horter 44 Sister;
born in Phila.
Majorie E. Horter 12 Son;
born in Phila.
Donald C. Horter 9 Daughter;
born in Phila.
Charles S. Murphy Horter’s wife died Sept. 17, 1919 when they were living at 3624
Baring St. (See her obituary there.)
He died April 11, 1938 in Lower Merion.
1923, March 27: Death of Clara
Horter
The deed was transferred to Mary B. Holgate, et al.
1923, Apr. 16: Title
transferred to Robert M. Horter by Mary B. Holgate, et al.
1930: This house was
apparently missed in the census.
1940, Feb. 10: Title transferred
to Bettina A. Bennett by Robert M. Horter
1941, May 2: Title transferred
to Herbert F. Bordman and Adelheid, his wife, by Bettina A. Bennett
They acquired the twin (209) on Jan. 30, 1941.
1952, May 16: Title
transferred to George Wolfman and Ruth, his wife, by Herbert F. Bordman and
Adelheid, his wife
They acquired the twin (209) on the
same day.
1954, Dec. 20: Title
transferred to Isadore Stonberg and Freda, his wife, by George Wolfman and
Ruth, his wife
They acquired the twin (209) on the
same day.
< 3502 Powelton. 209 N 36th St. >.
Revised 8/19/2022