3310 Baring Street
The
History of the Building
3308-3310: “two-and-one-half
story Victorian brick double; with original wood porch. Each house has
two-story projecting bays with battlements. Most windows have multi-pane
configuration. Corbelled and pressed brick ornament at cornice gables;
slate-.shingled mansard roof”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
The 1878 Scott Atlas shows the west half of this block
belonging to T. Hessenbruch. (See 3316 Baring St.)
Previous Residents
1882 Dir: Paul Mickle C. (Paul Bros.)
1890 Census Veterans
Schedule: Paul, Mickle C.,
Private, B Co., 15th Pa. Cav., Aug, 1862
He
transferred to Signal Corp., Nov. 1863 - June 1865.
1896, Jun. 3: Marriage of Bessie Carpenter to Howard Mickle Paul.
They were married in Troy, N.Y. The marriage was also recorded by Philadelphia
Monthly Meeting, Arch St.
1898 Blue Book: H. M. Paul and M. C. Paul were members of the
Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton
History Blog.)
1900:
Mickle C. Paul 62 Shoe dealer; parents born in N.J.;
owner, free of mortgage
Carrie E. Paul 59 Married
29 years, 5 children, 4 surviving
Clara A. Paul 28 Daughter]; married les than one year
Howard M. Paul 26 Shoe
dealer
Bessie C. Paul 27 Married
4 years, 2 children, 1 surviving*; born in N.Y.
Florence M. Paul 24
Herbert G. Paul 20
Mickle H.
Paul 14
Frances Curry 45 Servant;
black; born in
Fannie McKenney 26 Servant;
black; born in W.V.
Katie Fisher 17 Servant; black; born in WDC
* Their one
surviving child was Howard Livingston Paul who was not listed in the household.
He was born Nov. 27, 1898 and died Jan. 16, 1921. He
attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.
Mickle C. Paul and Clara E.
Middleton were married in 1862. He was the son of William Mickle Paul and Mary
Ann Thorn.
“Paul
Brothers, Wholesale Cash Distributers of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers.
“One
of the most important questions claiming the attention of the thinkers of
to-day is that of distribution. It is generally conceded that capital often
gets an undue share of the net profit of the earnings of labor. This
inequality, happily, is less marked in the manufacture of Shoes than in other
leading industries, owing to a better understanding between the manufacturer
and the skilled laborer, as evidenced by joint boards of arbitration to settle
differences that may arise. By this means strikes and lock-outs are to a very
great extent avoided, and the industry is thus made firmer and labor more
certain of continuous and remunerative employment. The beneficent effect of
this union of interest docs not end with the manufacturer of shoes, but is
extended to the distributer of the products of the factories. The old method of
jobbing, that is of buying at the lowest price and selling at the highest is
superceded by the new method of distribution, of a union of interest between
the manufacturer, distributer and retailer, in which the aim is to sell the
best shoe possible at a stated price. This can be best accomplished through a
central distributing house, carrying factory lines, in different grades, styles
and kinds of shoes, and selling them as the product of the factories
represented. Under this system there is no pretension of manufacturing the
lines sold. This at once establishes confidence between the buyer and seller,
and a comity of interest is established between the retailer, distributer and
manufacturer, as it is plain the interest of each is that of the others, the
aim being to have the best, and that is more easily obtained by and through
this union of interest….
“This
basic principle of business was first introduced to Philadelphians by M. C.
& W. M. Paul, who established the wholesale distributing house of Paul
Brothers, July 1, 1876. By rigid adherence to the principles thus outlined,
they have, perhaps, advanced to the foremost position of shoe distribution in
Philadelphia, and, representing leading factories in all kinds and styles of
shoe wear, feel justified in saying that they are prepared to sell the best
shoe at a given price that can be produced through skill in manufacturing,
backed by cash, and aided by economy in distribution. They cordially invite a
test of this statement by an inspection of their stock (or, if requested, will
cheerfully forward samples out of stock for inspection), as they prefer to be
judged by what they do, rather than by what is merely asserted.
“Paul
Brothers still adhere to their unique terms of ‘spot cash, no time, no dating
ahead, no discount, and they NEVER Compromise.’"
(The City
of
1904,
Jun. 14: Death of Clara E. Paul, 63 years old, Burial at W. Laurel Hill. She
was born April 7, 1841.
1904, July 1: Marriage of Florence M. Paul to Clifton Maloney
In 1880, he lived with his parents
by 1341 S. 5th St. In 1900, they lived at 625 N 15th St. His
father, Andrew J. Maloney, was a lawyer.
1910:
Clifton
Maloney 38 Lawyer in general practice; mother born
in
Mickle C. Paul 70 Father-in-law;
born in N.J. [He was listed as the head of household in 1900.]
Paul Maloney
2
Mary Minnie 30 Servant; mulatto; born in N.C.
Adalaide Minnie 16 Servant;
mulatto; born in N.C.
1920:
Clifton Maloney 43 Lawyer
in general practice
Florence P.
Maloney 40
Paul Maloney 10 Son
Mickle C. Paul 80 Father-in-law;
born in N.J.
Bertha Dall 29 Cook; black; born in
Virginia
Griffie 19 Servant; black; parents born in Va.
1930:
Clifton Maloney 57 Lawyer, own
legal practice; owner, home valued at $10,000
Florence Maloney 54 Married
at age 29
Paul Maloney 21
Clifton Maloney (June 7, 1872-Oct 2,
1958)
(Blue Mountain
Lake Cemetery, Town of
1940:
Clifton Maloney 77 Lawyer
and pres. of insurance co., earned $5,000 in 1939; 4 years college; owner,
value-$8,400
Florence Maloney 64 Wife;
4 years high school
Olive Nichols 48 Housekeeper;
maid, earned $600 in 1939; born in Massachusetts; single; 3 years high school
1950 Directory: Clifton Maloney
1950 Dec. 28: Transfer recorded from Clifton Malone to H.W.
Browne
1952, Oct. 3: Transfer recorded from H. W. Browne to Robert W.
Geiger
1954 Oct 13: Transfer recorded from R. W. Geiger to Victor E.
Parke
1961, Aug. 1: Purchased by Elizabeth W. and Paul B Fenske
1961
Aug. 3: Transfer recorded from Victor E. Parke to Paul B. Fenske