3211 Baring Street
The
History of the Building
“three-story red brick rowhouse with stone
facade; modillioned wood cornice likely built at same time as rear addition to 3209;
the two are now connected by fire escape apparatus. The stone-faced, enclosed
porch is a twentieth century addition.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
3211 Baring Street
1880:
Mary Prettyman 50 Widowed
Louisa Gowen 41 Boarder; single
Sallie Budd 39 Boarder; widowed/divorced
Fanny Budd 19 Boarder; single
Sarah Blodgett 26 Servant; born in Ireland
1881
Directory: Mary Prettyman, widow of Sellerman
1890
Directory: Mary Prettyman
Edwin F. Righter
John C. Righter
Rufus Righter
1900:
Louisa Gowen 81 Never
married; father born in Ireland; renting
Franconia Budd 51 Never
married
Louisa
Gowen was the daughter of Edward Gowen. She died at the Philadelphia Asylum in
1909 at age 90 from “mental disease and heart.”
1904: For
rent: 8 rooms, $25, S. Rollason Rainnie, real estate
broker, 3602 Lancaster Ave. (Phila.
Inquirer)
1910:
Frank H. Lees 46 Dry goods salesman; born in N.J.,
parents born in England
Ida Lees 40 Married 12 years, no children; parents
born in Germany
Minnie Geitz 74 Mother-in-law;
widowed, 5 children, 3 surviving; born in Germany
Frank
H. Lees and Ida K. Geitz were married in Philadelphia
in 1898. In 1900, Frank & Ida lived with Frank’s father, Samuel Lees, at 3410 Spring Garden St. where Frank grew-up.
Minnie
Geitz may be the Wilhemine
M. Geitz who lived with her daughter and son-in-law
Caroline A. and John E. Woosson at 2420 N. 32nd St.
1917 Draft
Card: Donald McIlvaine of McIlvaine Bro., drug manufacturer at 1500 Hamilton St.
Married with one child.
1920:
Donald McIlvaine 27 Import and export of drugs; owner, free
of a mortgage
Elizabeth T. McIlvaine 28
Donald McIlvaine, Jr. 3
years, 2 months
Mary Beard 16 Servant; black; born in Virginia
He is
the son of A. R. McIlvaine and grew up next door at 3209
Baring St.
1928, Mar. 11:
Death of Dionision Mario Martinez, 90 years old. He
was born in Matanzas Prouince of Matanzar, Cuba. He worked as an interpreter.
In
1920, he and three children, Isabella, Fermina and Ignatius lived at 2161 29th
St. He, Isabella and Fermina immigrated
in 1873 and became citizens in 1880. His wife died in 1914.
1930:
Isabelle Martinez 58 Sewer, dress making; single; born in
Cub, immigrated 1874; renting for $45 per month
Fermina Martinez 56
Sister; single; born in Cub,
immigrated 1874
Ignatius Martinez 50 Brother; railroad laborer; born in Pa.,
parents born in Cuba
1935
Directory: Fermina Martinez, bookkeeper
Florence Martinez,
clerk
Ignatius Martinez,
clerk
Isabel
Martinez
D. M. Martinez
[Jr.]
1940:
Isabelle Martenez 63 Made
alterations at clothing manufacturer, earned $900 for 52 weeks of full-time
work in 1939; single; born in Cuba; 8 years of education
Ferrmina Martinez 61 Sister;
8 years of education; born in Cuba
N. Ignatius Martinez 59
Brother; handyman at private home
for 8 hours a week, unemployed for all of 1939; 8 years of education 8 years of
education; born in Pa.
Isabella
Martinez died in 1958. She was living at 3305
Hamilton St.
1940, May.
26: Death of Fermina Martinez, 67 years old.
Revised
5/23/2018