The
History of the Building
3410-3420
Race St. are shown on the 1872 G. M. Hopkins Atlas. They were built by builders,
John Shedwick and his son James C. Shedwick who lived at 3624 Baring St.
in 1870. They built a home for themselves at 3408 Race
St. and moved there about 1872.
3410-3412:
“two-and-one-half
story Second Empire style stone double with wood porch and original wood gabled
entry. First floor projecting wood bays. Six segmental windows below small and
bracketed wood cornice; Four dormers with segmental window heads project from
slate-shingled mansard.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1873-1878
Directories: Samuel R. C. Mathews, fire hydrants at 400 Chestnut St.
1879
Directory: Samuel R. C. Mathews, hardware
The
1880 directory lists his home address as 103 N. 34th St. He is again
listed as selling fire hydrants.
1880:
Annie O.
Greer 41 Born in Del.; single
Mary M. Greer 30 Sister;
“P teacher;” single; health problem: Gastric [...??]; born in
Joseph Bennett 59 Cousin;
travelling salesman; born in Del.
Virginia C.
Bennett 57 Wife; born in
John B. R.
Bennett 26 Salesman; born in
Louisa M. Bennett
19
Joseph M. Bennett
17
George W. Elkins 42 Boarder;
commission salesman
Francis Elkins 36
Kate King 25 Servant; born in
Mary J. Moore 20 Servant; born in
In November
1870, Joseph Bennett and his family lived at 3519
Hamilton St. Virginia Bennett’s maiden name was Grier.
George and Francis Elkins had lost
three children in Jan. 1875 when they were living at 3214
Baring St. In 1900, they lived at 3317 Baring St.
and in 1910, they were boarders at 412 N. 34th
St. They did not have any more children.
Joseph S. Bennett married Emma
Louise Jenkins of 3703 Powelton Ave. in 1889.
1882 Directory: J. B. R. Bennett, clerk
Annie P. Greer
In 1886,
Maria Louisa Bennett married Horace G. Hill of 314 N.
33rd St. He grew up at 3405 Hamilton St. The
1887 directory lists Joseph B. Bennett living at 3313
Spring Garden.
Joseph and Virginia Bennett soon
moved in with their daughter and son-in-law at 3416 Baring
St. In 1887, John Burton Robinson Bennett married Catharine Ostrander
Truitt of 3609 Spring Garden St. In 1900,
they lived with their four children at 828 S. 48th St. He was a
clerk.
1884 Directories: Lawrence L. Power of L.
Power &
1891 Directories: Lawrence L. Power (L. Power
& Co.)
John A. Power
In
1895, they were living at 205 N. 36th St.
(See more information there.)
1894 Directory: Thomas Mathews, salesman
1895 Directory: Edward H. Mathews, salesman
Thomas S. Mathews, salesman
1900:
Thomas Mathews 49 Dry goods
salesman; born in MD, parents born in VA.; owner, free of a mortgage
Laura E. Mathews 40 Married 19
years, 6 children; born in VA, father born in VA, mother in MD
William T. Mathews 17 Clerk
Charles A. Mathews 13
Raymond Mathews 10
Sadie W. Mathews 8
Howard K. Mathews 4
Joseph W. Mathews 10 months
Mary R. Hilliard 45 Nurse; born in
NJ, father born in NJ, mother inVA
Authila Walters 22 Servant,
Cook; black; married one year, no children; born in VA
1910:
Thomas S. Mathews 61 Traveling
salesman, notions and hosiery; born in MD; owner, free of a mortgage
Laura E. Mathews 49 Married 28
years, 7 children, 6 surviving; born in VA, father born in VA, mother in MD
Raymond Mathews 20
Sarah W. Mathews 18
Howard K. Mathews 14
Joseph K. Mathews 10
Alverta Romans 23 Servant,
Cook; mulatto; married 3 years; born in MD
1920:
Laura E.
Mathews 58 Widowed; born in Va., parents in
Harry K. Mathews 24 Physician
working “at home”
Joseph W. Mathews
20 Blue
prints in navy yard
Sarah W. Mathews 27 Clerk
in a bank
Pierce J.
Muir 32 Accountant for a brush manufacturer;
born in
Alice M. Muir 24 Stenographer
for railroad; born in
1950 Directory: V. M. Dodge
James A. Fallows, M.D.
J. E. Goldberg
Horace C. Hutchison
Mary Susan MacDowell
Revised
6/21/2014