3309 Baring Street
The
History of the Building
1866, Jan. 22: Title transferred to Rev.
Henry R. Weed, D.D. by Hugh McIlvain
Rev.
Henry Weed lived next door at 3311
Baring St.
1870: Title transferred to Sarah P. Weed
by will
1872, Sep. 1: Title transferred to George
W. Kendrick by Sarah P. Weed
1883, Feb. 16: Title transferred to Anna
M. Shipley by George W. Kendrick
Anna
M. Shipley, daughter of Samuel R. Shipley, married Samuel H. Troth at “Windon,” Chester Co. on June 27, 1883. They were married by
Bishop Nicholson. (Phila. Inquirer,
June 28, 1883)
“two-and-one-half
story gable-fronted red brick Victorian. house with side entrance; corbelled
brick below slate-shingled batten-and-board gable end and around building.
Batten-and-board detail on projecting rectangular bays. Overhanging roof.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1884, June 26: Death of Anna M. S. Troth, 30 years
old, of 3309 Baring St. She was born in Philadelphia.
1887, Oct.
6: Marriage of Josephine Corse to Samuel H. Troth. (Phila. Inquirer)
She
was the daughter of Laura P. and William L. Corse, a bank cashier.
1887,
1889 & 1890
Directories: Samuel H. Troth, clerk
In 1880, he lived at
His three sisters lived at 3605 Baring St.
1890-’91 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Troth
1892: Samuel H. Troth joined a lawsuit aimed at stopping the
electric trolleys on Baring St. to replace the old horse-drawn streetcars. (See
the Powelton
History Blog for details.)
1895 Directory: Nathan H. Davis
1898, Sept.: Advertised for rent, 3309 Baring St., 13 rooms for
$60 per month.
1899, March: Offered for rent for $60 per month
There are no
entries at this address in the 1900 Census or the 1898-’99 Blue Book.
1902: “RELIEF OF CITY POOR.
“An appeal has been issued by the
"Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm
Poor with Clothing," etc., for assistance in its work at this season. The
officers are : ... ; Cornelia N. Wright, treasurer,
“A report of work done says : '' During the past season we prepared 3,053 garments
for distribution, and paid to poor women $733 for making a large portion of
them." (Friends' Intelligencer,
Vol 59(1):28. Jan. 4, 1902)
Cornelia Wright was the daughter of
Edward Needles of 1501 Green St. She was married to William Wright, a banker. In
1900, they had two children: Francis P. and Edward N.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. &
Mrs. William Wright
1909, Dec. 17: Title transferred to Benton C.
Jamison by Anna M. Shipley
1910:
Benton K. Jamison 74 Bank president;
was married twice
Blanche Jamison 20 Mother born
in N.Y.
Jean Jamison 18
Philip D. Jamison 15
Annie Mason 35 Servant;
black; born in
(Phila. Inquirer, April 1, 1909)
In
1900, they lived at 1933 Chestnut St. He and his second wife, Jean W., had been
married 11 years and had 3 children together. She was 29 years younger than him.
The 1906 Blue Book lists Col. B.K. Jamison [probably B.K., Sr.] as a member of
the Friendly Son’s of St. Patrick. In 1881, B.K.
Jamison & Co. was located at 3910 Walnut St. In 1887-‘91,
he lived at 3912 Walnut St.
Col. Jamison died in April 1912. He
had moved to the Jamison family farm near Saltsberg,
Indiana Co., Pa. He had suffered several strokes and returned to the country in
search of renewed health. His obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer stated that:
“In
his time, Colonel Jamison was a director of five railroads, president of the Saltsberg Coal Company, trustee of the Pennsylvania
Training School for Feebleminded Children at Media, trustee of the Presbyterian
Hospital, president of the West Philadelphia Institute, trustee and member of
the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church and was one of the organizers and for
five years a trustee of the State Hospital for the Insane at Norristown.
“He
took considerable interest in politics and was urged at various times for
different State offices of importance, especially that of State treasurer. His
party solicited him to become a candidate for the mayoralty of Philadelphia. He
was a Democrat of the old school, but declined all political honors, owing to
the pressing demands of his business and other claims upon his time.
“His
principal relaxation from the mental strains imposed upon him by his large
business and many public duties consisted in driving four-in-hand about the
country during the summer months on a coach containing his family or friends. His
coach, ‘The Rambler,’ built for him after his own ideas, with ‘four bays and
one reserve,’ was for many years well known throughout this and many other
states.
“Colonel
Jamison was a member of the Masonic fraternity, being past master of Lodge 51,
A. B. M., and was thirty-second degree member of Philadelphia Consistory. He
was a member of the board of managers of the Commonwealth Club during its
existence and a member of the Clover Club.”
(Phila. Inquirer, April 9, 1912)
“The
Bloomsburg and Sullivan Railroad Company constructed a twenty-nine
mile railroad up Fishing Creek valley under a company organized at
“Benton
K. Jamison of
“B.
K. Jamison convinced authorities to change the village name by substituting the
‘i’ in his name for the ‘e’ in the original name. The
post office name was changed to
(http://www.bentonnews.net/Features/railroad.htm,
accessed Nov. 1, 2009.)
1911, Apr. 17: Title transferred to William C. Bullitt by Sheriff
1911 New York Times: “Juarez Falls; Gen. Navarro a Prisoner;
“
“Happiest
among those who were about the streets were the prisoners liberated from the
jail during the day. Many of them claimed they have been innocent of any
wrongdoing. James Monaghan [Jr.] of
3309 Baring street, Philadelphia, a student in
Swarthmore College, who went sightseeing in Juarex on
Sunday, says he was arrested as a spy, and since then has been in prison, being
forced frequently during the fighting to carry water from across the street to
the Federal soldiers who fought from the top if the jail.” (New York Times,
May 11, 1911)
For
a photo and more on this adventure see the Powelton
History Blog.
1912, Feb. 28: Title transferred to James Monaghan by William C.
Bullitt
1912: “Monaghan, James [Jr.], C, E.; A. M.
For a brief introduction to the
Monaghan family, see “A Quirky Family in a
Quirky House” (Powelton Post, Jan. 2010).
1913:
James Monaghan, Jr., member of
1920:
James Monaghan 65 Lawyer
in general practice; born in Missouri, parents in Pa.; owns with a mortgage
Anna J. Monaghan 63
Gertrude J. Monaghan 32 Artist, murals
Hannah D. Monaghan 30
In
1900, they lived in Swarthmore. The 1906 Blue Book also lists them in
Swarthmore. In 1910, they lived at 3316 Arch St.
James
Monaghan published Pennsylvania
Appellate Practice in 1912.
A
biography of James Jr. was published in the Journal
of the Illinois State Historical Society,
Winter, 1981 which includes a large portrait.
Gertrude
and Hannah moved to
1920: Monaghan, Gertrude, [class of] 1909.
(
1928, Mar. 11: Twenty-fourth Ward League of Women Voters, meeting
on ‘The Primaries’ at 8 P. M. in The Studio at 3309 Baring
street. Mrs. James Monaghan, presiding.” (Inquirer)
1930:
James Monaghan 76 Supreme court
lawyer; married at age 28; born in
Anna Monaghan 74 Married at
26
Gertrude Monaghan 43 Mural artist
Hannah Monaghan 41
[?] Meak 21 Servant; born in
1932:
Mr. and Mrs. James Monaghan; annual members of Maria Mitchell Society (Annual
Report of the Maria Mitchell Assoc., vol. 30, 1932)
The
society is associated with Nantucket’s Science Center.
1936: “William Alfred La Lande,
jun., Assistant Prof., M.S., Ph.D.
His 1931
Ph.D. dissertation was entitled: “The Autoxidation of Precipitated Lead Rosinate”
1939, Aug. 13: “For rent “3309 Baring. Large
two-storied living room, open fire, bedroom & bath, air-conditioned, also
efficiency apartment.” (Inquirer)
1940:
Louis Cohen 34 Newspaper copy editor, earned $3,100 in 1939; born in Russia;
4 years of high school; renting for $50 per month
Hildegard Cohen 28 Two
years of college
-- next household
Mary E. Morrow 29 Born
in Va., lived in Pensacola, Fla. in 1935; 2 years of college; renting for $70
per month
Guy Marion Morrow 30 Husband;
Captain in U.S. Marines, earned $2,100 in 1939; born in Illinois, lived in
Pensacola, Fla. in 1935; 4 years of college
-- next household
Margaret Douglas 38 Clerk
for express co., earned $1,457 in 1939; 4 years of high school; renting for $57
per month
Gertrude Shean 35 Comptometer [calculator] operator for
railroad, earned $1,200 in 1939; 4 years of high school
-- next household
Emily Stannard 31 Clerk in a
hospital, earned $1,600 in 1939; single; 4 years of high school; renting for
$28 per month
Guy
Marion Morrow and Mary Elizabeth Baron were married in Norfolk, Virginia June
17, 1935. He attended Annapolis and became a Colonel in the Marines in 1949. He
is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
1950 Directory: Marguerite E. Collins
Dan
Davidson
James F. E. Gillespie
1952,
Jan. 4 & 5: COLORED BUYERS. 3309 Baring St. Beaut.
Loc. Nice prop. Sgle. 5 apts. Opportunity for gd. Income
or institutional use. Insp. invited. S. Lindenheim,
Bankers Security Bldg.”
1961-1973: The Powelton Preparative [Quaker] Meeting
met at
(http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/speccoll/mm/powelpm.xml).
1964: “The Powel-Tones (that harmonious group led by Kay Tatnall) will be meeting at the home of Howard L. Matthews,
3309
1968 Directory: Bailey T. E., 3rd floor
Henderson A., Mrs., 2nd floor
Kieffer W. K., 3rd floor
1984: Deed transferred from “David J. Minne and wife to Arthur P. Stoddon
and wife, $88,000.” (Inquirer, Dec. 9)
1992: New business registered: Money Galore Scholarship
Service, 3309 Baring St., #1 rear, Dorothy Middleton. (Inquirer, Aug. 3)
2004: Purchased by Nell Stefel, the
current resident.