The
History of the Building
“two-and-one-half
story Italianate-style double, cruciform plan. Brick, gabled end with
overhanging and sinuously carved brackets faces
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1859, May
25: Title transferred to Silas W. Johnson by Hugh McIlvain
Title
to 3317 also transferred at the same time.
Silas W. Johnson was a lumber merchant at Market and 34th
Sts. He and his family also lived near
there. He and his wife, Sarah, were both
37 years old in 1860. He claimed real
estate valued at $4,500 and the same amount of personal property. In the mid-1860s, they moved to 46 N. 39th
St. and in 1870, he stated he was in the wholesale drug business.
1867
Directory: Samuel A. Abbott of Abbott & Co., scale manuf., NW 9th
& Mellon
The
1866 directory lists him living at 1223 N. 7th St. In 1870, he was
living in the Grant Hotel. His wife and
children were living at 329 (later 401) N. 32nd
St.
1870
Directory (Fall, 1869): Charles McIlvain
Jane J. McKibbin, widow
of William C.
William
Campbell McKibbin died in 1868 in Philadelphia.
He and Jane Denny Brackenridge were married in Pittsburgh. He was a partner with Jeremiah McKibbin in
the Merchant’s Hotel at 42 N. 4th St. where the family lived.
Alexander
B[reckentridge] McKibbin, clerk
The
1890 directory lists him living on N. 32nd St. at the corner of
Lancaster Ave.
William
McKibbin, student
William
Lee McKibbin graduated from the medical school at the University of
Pennsylvania in 1869.
1870:
George Roberts 46 Dentist; no real estate, personal:
$3,500
Amanda Roberts 42
Arthur Roberts 12 Born in Ga.
Mary Roberts 4
Maggie Rodgers 21 Domestic
servant; born in
The
1866 Directory lists Roberts, G. W., dentist, 267 N 9th (home?)
In
1880 they live at 1205 Arch St.
1877 Directory: George Roberts, dentist at
1203 Arch St.
Howard L. Roberts, clerk
1877: Sidney Lanier: Letters between two poets. (Letters of Sidney
Lanier: 1866-1881: 7//9/1877 pg. 197)
Note: this is the only letter from this address; many others from
1880, Jan. 14: Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Ginna, 78 years old, of
3315 Baring St. She was born in Maryland and was widowed. Burial at Rising Sun,
Cecil Co, MD. (Phila. Inquirer and
Phila. Death Index) Cause of death was
"Hydro Pericardium," an abnormal collection of fluid in the
pericardial cavity (Mortality Schedule, 1880 Census)
1880:
Mary S. Johnson 36 Widowed
Sarah Shoemaker 72 Mother;
widowed
Cynthia Johnson 5 Daughter
Mary Dooley 41 Servant;
born in
Mary
Johnson and Cynthia lived at 3210 Baring St. in
1900.
Sarah
Roberts and Robert Shoemaker were married in Gwynedd Monthly Meeting April 4,
1836. She was the daughter of George and
Rachel Roberts. In 1910, Mary and
Cynthia were living with Mary’s three unmarried sisters at 425 N. 33rd St.
1881 Directory: Mary Johnson, widow of George
1883, May 1: Title transferred to George W.
Elkins by Silas W. Johnson
Title
to 3315 transferred to Francis L. Elkins at the same time.
1889 Directory: Mary S. Johnson, widow of
George
1890 Directory: Emma Johnson, widow of George
Helen Woodruff
1895, April 15: Death of Jane Whitelock Griscom
75 years old, , wife of the late David J. Griscom of Woodbury, N.J. She was
born in Phila. Funeral from her late
residence, 3315 Baring St. Burial at Woodbury Friends’ Grounds.
1896: Blue Book: David M. Hitch, D.D.S.
1898: D. M. Hitch: joined American Dental Association.
(Trans. American Dental Assoc., vol 37, pg 4)
1900
Census: D. M. Hitch, Dr.
– There is no information entered for him except his marital status:
single. There may be others who lived
there, but no one was home to provide information.
The
1910 Census shows David M Hitch (age 43, born in
1905: D. M. Hitch, member International Dental
Congress. (Transactions of same)
1910:
Almer P. Stevens 36 Works for
railroad [rest illegible]
Myrtle E. [G?] Stevens 33 married 1 year, 1 child
Caroline Ellen
Stevens newborn
Mary Meredith 19 Servant;
black; born in
Emma Naylor 23 Servant
1917 Draft Registration; Almer Perry
Stevens, 5228 Chest Ave., Phila., inspector for U. S. Railroad Administration. He married Myrtle
Yetter in Delaware in April, 1909. She
was from E. Stroudsburg, Pa. He was
living at 411 N. 33rd St.
In 1900, he was boarding at 745 N.
40th St. He was a railroad
dispatcher. He and his wife (Martha) had
been married 5 years and had no children.
1912, March 29: Death of Margaret Kernan, 16 years old, daughter
of Laurence Kernan and Katie Miller. She was born in N.J., her father was born
in Ireland and her mother in N.Y. She
did housework. Burial at New Cathedral
Cemetery. (Phila. Death Index)
1913, Mar. 20: Title transferred to Laura A. Buckley, wife of
George W. by Herman Hessenbruch
Hessenbruch had bought the property
at sheriff’s sale.
1920:
George W. Buckley 43 Real estate lawyer; parents born in
Laura H. Buckley 43
Harriet H. Buckley 10
George
Washington Buckley earned an LLB from the Law School of the University of
Pennsylvania in 1899. He
married Laura T. Herbert in 1905. She
was the daughter of Nathaniel B. and Harriet H. Herbert. He was a wholesale butcher. In 1900, Laura was a school teacher. They live at 500 N. 32nd St.
(Mantua). George Buckley was the son of
Marcus Buckley, a stationer. In 1900,
they lived at 3950 Market St.
1930:
George W. Buckley 53 Lawyer with a law firm; married at age
28; parents born in England; renting for $25 per month
Laura Buckley 54 Married at age 29
Harriet H. Buckley 20 Bank clerk
1897, July 5: Death of George W. Buckley, 57 years old, of 3315
Baring St.
“George
W. Buckley, a lawyer with offices in the Crozer Building, who died Wednesday at
his home, 3315 Baring st., will be buried tomorrow
afternoon from 1820 Chestnut st. He was 57.
“Born
in Philadelphia, Mr. Buckley was educated in the public schools and was
graduated from the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1899. He
belonged to the Masonic order and the Artisans.” (Inquirer, July 7)
1940:
Harriet H.
Herbert 89 Widowed; 8 years of schooling; owner,
house valued at $5,700
Laura (Mrs. G.
W.) Buckley 64 Daughter; widowed; 2 years of college
Harriet H.
Buckley 30 Granddaughter; previously a
stenographer, she had been unemployed for 150 weeks; single; 2 years of high
school
Harriet Herbert is listed as Mrs. N.
B. Herbert.
Harriet H. Buckley apparently never
married. She was born Nov. 17, 1909 and
died May 21, 1999 in Philadelphia. (SSI
Death Index)
1949, July 10: Death of Harriet H. Herbert, 99
years old, of 3315 Baring St., widow of Nathaniel B. Herbert. "Mrs.
Herbert is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George W. Buckley; a son, W. P.
Herbert; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two great-great
grandchildren." (Inquirer, July 11)
1950 Directory: Mrs. George W. Buckley
1978, May 7: For sale: “3315 Baring St. Built
in historic Powelton Village Circa 1770 [sic.]. This 3 sty
twin features 5 bedrms, 2½ mod bths
& excel use of space & light. $62,000.” (Inquirer)