3406 Powelton Avenue

 

The History of the Building

 

3404-18: “Circa 1875, two-and-one-half story mansarded Victorian double houses; smooth cut ashlar' granite facades over brick construction. Full-height first floor windows except on 3412 where they are partially filled in; arched doorways with incised brownstone lintels and surrounds. Second floor windows have incised brownstone lintels and sills; double bracketed wood cornice. Most of the mansarded roofs have their original slate shingles. Four gabled dormers with batten-and- board faces project from the mansards, except for 3412, which has only three, with scalloped red clay shingles. Pent roofs added.”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

 

Previous Residents

1880:

Caleb Peirce                 56        Wool merchant

Phebe Peirce                60        Born in N.J., father in Md.

Anne Churchman        65        Sister[-in-law]; single; born in Pa., father in Md.

Matilda Mencke           35        Adopted daughter; teacher; born in Prussia

Sarah Thurston            25        Adopted daughter; teacher; born in Mass.

Mary Wilson                20        Servant

            The 1879 directory lists him living at 3515 Hamilton St. and working for I. Reifsnyder & Co.

            Anne Churchman died Aug. 30, 1884 Caleb and Phebe Peirce’s home in Germantown.

 

1881 Directory: Caleb D. Peirce, wool

            In 1887, he is listed at Olney near Stenton Ave., Germantown.

 

1885 Directory: Marshall I. Ludington, deputy quartermaster general, U.S.A., 1139 Girard

                         Zalmon Ludington

            “Mr. [Zalmon] Ludington had served in Col. Churchill's regiment of New York state in the war of 1812, and participated in the battle of Black Rock. He was a contractor in the construction of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Old Town, Md., in 1839; and in 1840, he constructed and operated a tannery in Wharton township. In 1847, he opened a shoe and leather store on the corner of Main and Morgantown streets [Uniontown], and after purchasing the Walker hotel property he continued in business here for many years. He died at the home of his son, General Marshall I. Ludington, in Philadelphia, April 21, 1889.” (A History of Uniontown: the County Seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. James Hadden)

 

            Marshall Ludington (1839-1919) enlisted Oct., 1862 as a Captain in the Quartermaster's Dept. Regiment U.S. Volunteers. He continued to serve in the Quartermaster’s and was appointed Quartermaster General three months before the start of the Spanish-American War. He served for many years in western states, including frontier service, he obtained a six months' leave of absence that he spent in Europe. While in London he received notice of his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and appointment as deputy Quartermaster General on March 15, 1883. Upon his return he was placed on temporary duty in the Quartermaster General's office until July, when he assumed the duties of Depot Quartermaster at Philadelphia. For the next six years he remained in charge of that clothing depot....“On April 12, 1903 he was promoted to Major General and retired the next day, having served more than 40 years. After traveling overseas, General Ludington established his retirement home at Skaneateles in northern New York. He died on July 26, 1919 at the age of 80 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”  (For a more complete biography and a photo, see the website of Arlington National Cemetery.)

 

1889 Directory: Marshall I. Ludington, U.S.A. at 1428 Arch, h 3406 Powelton Av.

                        Zalmon Ludington

 

1889, April: "The body of Major Sealman [sic.] Ludington, who died in Philadelphia at the residence of his son, Marshall J. [sic.] Ludington, on Sunday, was buried here to-day. Major Ludington was a soldier in the war of 1812 and was president of the Philadelphia Survivor's Association of Veterans of that war, which at its last meeting, three years ago, contained only six members." (Phila. Inquirer, April 25, 1889)

 

1898 Blue Book: William M. Hardt, a member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)

                          Mr. & Mrs. William M. Hardt, receiving day Tuesday

                          Charles R. Hardt

                          Frank M. Hardt

 

1898 Directory: Charles R. Hardt, examiner

                         William M. Hardt bank examiner at 30 P. O. Building

 

1900: this address was not covered by the census.

 

1900: William M. Hardt. National Bank Examiner in Philadelphia and Camden districts. (Rand McNally Bankers’ Directory.)

 

1900: Mrs. J. H. Ecob. 1st Vice-Pres. Phila. Branch of National Alliance. (Manual, Issue 3. National Alliance of Unitarian and other Liberal Christian Women.)

            The Ecob family was included in the 1900 census at their summer residence in Butternuts, Otsego Co., New York (next to Gilbertsville):

            James H. Ecob             55        Clergyman; born in N.Y., parents born in England; owner, free of a mortgage

            Helen G. Ecob            50        Married 22 years, 5 children, 4 surviving; born in N.Y.

            Robert G. Ecob           16        Born in N.Y.

            Eleanor Ecob              14        Born in N.Y.

            Katharine G. Ecob      13        Born in N.Y.

            (Otsego Co., N.Y.; ED 110, p 10b)

 

1901, January: Rev. James H. Ecob became pastor of the First Unitarian Church, Chestnut St. above 22nd.

 

1906 Blue Book: Rev. James H. Ecob, summer residence: Gilbertsville, NY

                           Robert Gilbert Ecob

                          Miss Frances Gilbert Ecob

                          Miss Eleanor Ecob

 

1906: Rev. Ecob was Pastor, First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, Chestnut above 21st

            “The Rev. James H. Ecob, who was pastor of the Old South Congregational Church in Augusta, Me., when James G. Blaine was a member, and who returned to the same charge in 1919, died yesterday in Flushing, L.I. He was 76 years old.”

(NYT, Nov. 7, 1921)

 

1918 Directory: Joseph P. Mullin

                         Patrick Mullin

           

1920:

Patrick Mullin              82        Born in Ireland, immigrated in 1888 and became a citizen in 1888; owner, free of a mortgage

Teresa M. Mullin         58        Born in N.J., her parents were born in Ireland

Alice V. Mullin             27        Stenographer for a charity

Joseph P. Mullin          25        Truck driver for a trucking co.

Margaret M. Mullin      23        Stenographer for a charity

Eleanor M. Mullin       21

Francis B. Mullin         20        Clerk in a cigar factory; son

John M. Mullin            17        Salesman

            In 1900 and 1910, they lived at 325 N. 16th St. which they owned free of a mortgage. He was a saloon keeper. In 1910, they had been married 25 years and had 6 children.

 

1921, July 25: Death of Patrick Mullin, husband of Teresa Mullin. Solemn requiem mass at St. Agatha's Church. Internment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.

 

1930:

Eleanor Mullin             31        Owner, house valued at $13,500; parents born in Irish Free State

Margaret Mullin           33        Sister; secretary for real estate co. ; parents born in Irish Free State

John Mullin                 27        Brother; works for candy manufacturer; parents born in Irish Free State

 

1927 Directory: P. Mullin

 

1950 Directory: Max Zison

 

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