311 North 37th
Street
The
History of the Building
3711-3713,
3715: “three-story
brick rowhouse with Circa 1890 Colonial Revival porch; first-floor projecting
bays (except for 315); segmental lintels. and bracketed wood cornice”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1870:
Henry A. Story 50 Silver
finisher; born in N.Y.; real estate: $1.000; property: $1,000
Mary A. Story 42 Property:
$4,500
Eva M. Story 16 Born
in N.Y.
In
1860, they were living in New York City where he was a master silver burnisher.
Trow’s Directory of New York City for 1857 lists
their address as 63 Downing.
1879, Feb. 4: Death of Mary Ann Story; burial at West Laurel Hill
1880:
Robert Rittersbach 27 Axel
manufacturer; father born in Germany, mother in Md.
Eva [Story] Rittersbach 26 Born
in N.Y.
Helen Rittersbach 2
Eva Rittersbach 1 month, born April, 1880
Henry A. Story 59 Boarder
[father-in-law]; retired silversmith; born in N.Y., father in Canada, mother in
N.Y; single
Ellen Hagerty 30 Servant;
parents born in Ireland; single
1886, Dec. 26: Birth of Henry Raymond
Rittersbach
1887 Directory: Henry A. Story
1893, Jan. 19: Death of Henry A. Story, 72
years old, of 311 N. 37th St. from heart disease; burial at W. Laurel Hill
1900:
William W. Macfarlane 40 Manager at Wanamaker’s; born in New
York; renting
Sarah W. Macfarlane 40 Married
12 years, 2 children
Miriam Macfarlane 10
William Macfarlane 8
Josephine West 26 Servant; black; born in Virginia
Sallie
W. Gilbough and William W. Macfarlane were married in 1888. In 1910, they lived
across the street at 308 N. 37th St.
1910:
Winfield S. Woodward 55 Merchant of feed and grain; married
twice; owns with a mortgage
Annie Woodward 51 Married
once, 5 years, no children
Marion Woodward 24 Teacher
in public school
Thomas Woodward 26 Lawyer
Mary
R. Woodward 16
In
1900, Winfield, his wife, Catherine (Mullen) Woodward, and their children lived
in Ridley, Delaware Co., Pa. She died Oct. 12, 1901 across the street at 311 N.
37th St.
1910, June 21: Marriage license issued to Marion M. Woodward of
311 N. 37th St. and Frank Corson Smith of Ridgeway, N.J.
In 1920, they lived at 3706 Baring St. in the home of Charles T. Mullen,
Marion’s uncle.
1914: “Appointed Examiner.
“Young Attorney, President’s Friend,
Is Promoted in Commerce Body.
“Known to be a close friend of
President Wilson and, for the past three months associated in the law
department of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Thomas M. Woodward, an
attorney, has been appointed a junior examiner of the body, according to a
letter received here yesterday.
“Mr. Woodward, who is only about 28
years old, is a graduate of Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania Law
School. He is a Democrat. He is unmarried and lives at 311 North
Thirty-seventh street. His father is a grain merchant.” (Phila.
Inquirer, July 22)
1920:
Winfield S.
Woodward 64 Hay
merchant; owns, free of a mortgage
Annie L. Woodward 60
Jennie T.
Englerth 41 Housekeeper; single
1930:
Winfield S.
Woodward 75 married for
first time at 27; owner, house valued at $6,000
Annie L. Woodward 71 Married at age 40
Jennie Englerth 58 Servant
In 1940, Jennie Englerth was living
at 3505 Baring St. as a lodger.
1932, Aug. 3: Death of Annie Lewis Woodward, 73 years old, of 311
N. 37th St. from pulmonary tuberculosis; burial at Fairview Cemetery,
Coatsville, Pa.
Revised: 3/26/2015