The
Building
Builder: John M. Mole
John
M. Mole was a carpenter who was born in England about 1841. He was probably the
brother of Thomas H., John, Walter and James Mole all of whom were carpenters. They
may have been the sons of a W. Mole who was a builder. All of them were living
near 17th St. and Ellsworth in 1866. They probably arrived in the U.S. about
1860 and they all left Philadelphia between 1870 and 1880 except for James.
John and Elizabeth A.
Mole lived in west Philadelphia in 1870, probably west of 40th St. Elizabeth
was born in Ireland. She claimed real estate worth $15,000 and personal
property valued at $2,000. John Mole was involved in about 50 land sales in
Philadelphia between 1869 and 1873, possibly as a builder. He probably left
Philadelphia about 1874.
3409-3411: “Italianate-style,
three-story double; stucco over brick. The two houses share modillioned wood
cornice. 3409 has been radically colonialized circa 1950. Stucco stripped and
brick painted. Aluminum shutters and asphalt-covered hipped roof porch added.
3411 has remnant of rectangular wood porch”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History of 3411 Baring
Street
1866,
July 23: Title for 3401-3411 Baring St., 3404-3410 Hamilton St. and 410-412 N.
34th St. transferred to Geradus H. Haines by John Garrett, et al.
1866,
Oct. 9: Title 3405-3411 Baring St. and 3404-3410 Hamilton St. transferred to
Alexander J. Andrews from Gerardus A. Haines
Alexander
J. Andrews lived at 3507 Baring St.
1869,
Feb. 8: Title for 3409-3411 Baring St. transferred to John M. Mole by Alexander
J. Andrews
1869,
Jul. 1: Title for 3409-3411 Baring St. transferred to Henry K. Harnish by John
M. Mole
Henry
K. Harnish lived at 3501 Bridge (Spring Garden) St.
1870,
Jan. 1: Title for 3409-3411 Baring St. transferred to Serena Truman by Henry K.
Harnish
1870,
May 31: Title for 3411 transferred to John I. Grant by Serena Truman
1870:
James
Donaghy 64 Retired merchant; born in Ireland; no
real estate, personal property: $20,000
Mary
Donaghy 57
John
Donaghy 23 Clerk at gas works
Mary
Donaghy 28
Rebecca
Donaghy 25
James
Donaghy 21
Harriett
Donaghy 13
The
1868 Directory lists him at 1329 S. 15th St. In 1880, they lived at
3843 Powelton Ave. James is identified as a retired coal merchant.
1871,
Aug. 14: Title transferred to James G. Bryan by John I. Grant
1872, Feb. 1: Title transferred to Alfred W. Ellet by James
G. Bryan
1873, Feb. 5: Title transferred to Isaac Rosenbaum by Alfred W. Ellet
1876: R. W. Flower, Jr. Vice President. West End Passenger RR company. (Annual Report of Auditor General of State of
Pa.)
1877, Apr. 20: Title transferred to Samuel J. Levick, Jr. by Isaac
Rosenbaum
The 1873 directory listed him living
at 3305 Hamilton St.
His parents, Samuel J. and Susanna
Levick, purchased the twin, 3409 Baring St., in
1874. They lived at 128 N. 32nd St. and moved to 405 N. 33rd St. about 1878.
1880,
May 20: Death of Alice Levick, 20 months years old, daughter of Samuel J. and
Ann Levick of 3411 Baring St.
1880:
Samuel
J. Levick, Jr. 31 Oil manufacturer; born in N. J., father
born in N.J., mother in Pa.
Anna E. Levick 35
Anna L. Levick
6
Florence Levick
4
Sarah
Wayman 31 Servant; black; born in Md.
1880,
June 22: Birth of Elizabeth Wetherill Levick.
In
1903, she married William J. Hicks. They moved from Quakertown, Pa. to
Philadelphia and lived at 315 N. 35th St.
1880,
July 28: Death of Samuel J. Levick, 31 years old, of 3411 Baring St. He died in
Quakertown, Pa. Burial at North Laurel Hill.
After
his death, his wife moved to 3600 Hamilton St.
1882,
Mar. 11: Title transferred to Juliana A. Brill by sheriff
The
extended Brill family previously lived at 3601
Spring Garden St.
1888,
Sept. 22: Death of John G. Brill, 71 years old, of 3411 Baring St.. Car
manufacturer.
1889
Directory: Edward Brill, superintendent, and John A. Brill, vice president, J.
G. Brill & Co., [street] car builders.
Their
brother, G. Martin Brill, lived at 414 N. 32nd St., 3613
Hamilton St., and 3500 Powelton Ave.
For
information about Edward and John A. Brill and the J. G. Bill Co., see the Powelton
History Blog.
1889
Marriage: “BRILL-SHIPPER. -- On Thursday evening, Nov. 7, 1889, in Cavalry
Church, West Philadelphia, by the rector, the Rev. Thomas Poole Hutchinson. Edward
Brill, Esq. and Cecelia, daughter of Francis K. Shipper, Esq., of [3313 Baring St.] West Philadelphia.” (Phila. Inquirer, Dec. 13, 1889)
The 1891 and 1895 directories list
Edward at 634 N. 34th St. In January, 1895, Edward and Cecelia
purchased 3320 Hamilton St. from her father.
1890 Blue Book: John A. Brill
Miss Amelia A. Brill
1895 Directory: John A. Brill, Vice President, Woodland corner of S. 62nd
St.
The 1898
Blue Book lists him at
Joseph H. Phelan, conductor
1900:
Anna
E. Smith 63 Widowed, 2 children [she actually had
3]; renting
James
C. Smith 43 Son; railroad clerk
Allie
E. Wilson 41 Daughter; widowed, 2 children
Charles
M. Wilson 21 Grandson
Graham
E. Wilson 18 Granddaughter
In 1880, they lived at 326 N. 8th
St. (Ward 13). There was also a Cornelia H. Smith age 19. All three children,
James, Anna and Cornelia, were listed in the 1870 census.
Anna Eliza was the widow of L.
Shuster Smith (age 28, born in N.Y.) who died between 1860 and 1870. In the
1860 census he was listed as a saddler. (The 1850 census lists an L. Shusen
Smith, age 18 living in N.Y. He had a sister names Cornelia.) Anna Smith’s mother, Ann E. Shuster, was
living with them in 1860. She was the widow of Lawrence Shuster, a butcher, who
apparently died between 1850 and 1860. She owned the real estate that was
inherited by Anna Smith.
1906: Edmund Graham Wilson. Member. Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
1906, Oct. 4: Death of Ann Eliza Pastorius Smith , 70 years old, of
3411 Baring St., daughter of Lawrence Shuster. She was born in Phila., Sept.
18, 1836.
1907, Dec. 29, Philadelphia Inquirer:
“Mr. and Mrs. William Earley, of 3411 Baring street, will celebrate the fortieth
anniversary of their marriage Sunday afternoon with a reunion of their twelve
children and five grandchildren.”
1909, Oct. 24, Philadelphia Inquirer:
“Miss Gertrude R. Earley celebrated the eighteenth anniversary of her birth at
a coming-out party given by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Earley, at their
residence, 3411 Baring street, last evening. Mr. Earley, who is a veteran of
the Civil War, also made the occasion a family reunion of his twelve children,
of whom eight are boys; his ten grandchildren and sons and daughters-in-law.”
1910:
William
Earley 65 Born in Ireland; owner with a mortgage
Mary
Earley 61 Married 42 years, 12 children; born in
Edward
Earley 36 Steam fitter for railroad; widowed
Francis
Earley 32 Plumber
Leo
Earley 23 Plumber
Margarett Earley 33
Gertrude
Earley 19 Milliner in a department store
William
Earley 11 Grandson [son of Edward]
In
1880-1900, they lived at 1236 Fairmount Ave.
1912,
Nov. 2: Marriage license issued to Gertrude R. Earley of 3411 Baring St. and
Edmond J. Dotzmaurice of 1508 N. Stillman (Phila.
Inquirer)
1916,
Apr. 29: Death of William Earley, husband of Mary A. (Madden) Earley of 3411
Baring St.. Relatives and friends of the family, also Branch No. 118, Catholic
Knights and Federations of Catholic Societies,
Post No. 2, G. A. R. and Fifth
Pa. Cavalry, Col. Moore Cir., No. 87, invited to attend funeral…. From his late
residence."
1917-18
Draft Registration: Francis Xavier Earley, born Jan. 10, 1881, heating engineer
for William Earley & Sons, 1216 Ridge Ave.
Leo
A. Earley, born March 1, 1888, employed in the heating business at 1216 Ridge
Ave.
William
Bernad Earley, born Sept. 25, 1899. He was employed at League Island Naval
station working on aircraft.
1920:
Mary
A. Earley 69
Margaret T. Earley 42
William
G. Earley 40 Tinsmith in heater and range business
Francis
X. Earley 38 Heater and range contractor
Leo
A. Earley 33 Heater and range contractor
William
B. Earley 21 House carpenter
In
1930, Francis and Margaret lived at 320 N. 40th St.
In
1940, Francis X. Earley lived at 3500 Hamilton St.
1920:
Marriage of Julia McCormick to Leo A. Earley.
In
1930, Leo, Julia, and their five children at 876 Price St. Her brother, Edwin,
also lived with them.
1930:
William
Stokes 63 Yard master for electric company;
married at age 25; born in Del., father born in Del., mother in N.J.; renting
Cora
A. Stokes 57 Married at age 19; born in N.C.
William
H. Given 49 Son-in-law; manager of gasoline
station; married at 31
Alberta
Given 38 Daughter; married at 21
William
H. Given 16 Grandson
Robert
A. Given 14 Grandson
Edward
Given 11 Grandson
Mildred
Given 7 Granddaughter
John
Given 4 yrs, 7 mons. Grandson
Evelyn
Given 2 Granddaughter
In
1910, the Stokes family lived at 2240 Rosewood St. William Stokes was listed as
a boat builder. Alberta was working as a clerk at a publishing company. Alberta
Stokes and William H. Given were married in Philadelphia in 1912. In 1910, he
was living with his father at the home of his sister and brother-in-law at 2327
Tasker St. He was an engineer at the gas works. His father was a carpenter
whose parents were born in Ireland.
Harriet J. Tobin, Univ. of Pennsylvania Women’s College
Yearbook, 1930
1940:
William H. Given 59 Engineer for meat packer; 8 years of
school; renting for $50 per month
Alberta Given 49 Four years high school
Robert S. Given
24 Weigher for meat packer; 2 years high
school
Edward Given 21 Machinist at US arsenal; 4 years high
school
Mildred E. Given 17
John A Given 14
Evelyn M. Given 12
Wm. L. Stokes 73 Father-in-law; born in Delaware; 2
years of school
Cora Stokes 68 Mother-in-law; born in SC; 8 years of
school
—Next Household
Minnie D. Tobin 70 Widow; renting for $35 per month; 4
years of high school
Violet E. Tobin 34 Private secretary-auto wheel co.?; 4
years college
Harriet J. Tobin 32 High school teacher; 4 years college
In
the 1950 directory, William Given was listed at 3417
Baring St.
1941,
June 20: Robert S. Given enlisted at Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland as a private.
He was single, 5’8”, 141 lbs.
1950
Directory: William J.
Milligan
William Paul
Robert H. Waltersdorff
Simeon Goodman,
refrigeration
1961, May Powelton Post: “Tennis
anyone? If so, look up Jan Luytjes, 3411 Baring street, or Jim Kennedy, 35th
and Ham1lton, both with lots of tournament experience.”
Jan and Dorthea Luytjes moved to 315 N. 35th St. later in 1961.
2009: Owner: Clarence V. Wilson, Jr.