3413 Baring Street
The
History of the Building
3413-3415:
“Italianate-style,
three-story double with East lake -inspired wood porch; stone facade over brick.
Full-height first-floor windows; double bracketed wood cornice; flat roof. Four
registers to each floor having stone segmental lintels.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1860, July: Deed for 3413-17 Baring St. and 3412-22 Hamilton St.
transferred from Samuel Hutchinson (for Sheriff sale) to Estate of Robert Steen
(deceased).
1877, Jan. 2: Title for 3413-3419 Baring St. transferred to John
F. Craig and William J. McCahan by Estate of Robert
Steen
1879, May 7: Title for 3413-3415 Baring St. transferred to Peter
C. Erben by John F. Craig and William J. McCahan
1880 Directory [Fall, 1879]: Louis D. Erben
of H. B. Heston & Co.
The 1879 directory lists him at 3316
Woodland Ave.
1880:
Louis D. Erben 27 Wool
merchant
Ida Erben 24 Father born in England, mother in Pa.
Rebeca C. Erben
1
Rose Hill 35 Servant; black; born in
Allice Smith 15 Servant;
black
Louis is the son of Peter A. Erben
b. about 1790. In
1870, they lived at
1880, Dec. 11: Title transferred to Ida C. Erben
by Peter C. and Mary Erben
1881 Directory: Louis D. Erben of H. B.
Heston & Co.
1887 Directory: Louis D.
Erben of Heston & Erben
1890 Directory: Louis D. Erben
Louis D. Erben, yarns, N 25th c Spring Garden & Tacony
In
1910, they lived on St. David’s Road, Radnor.
1890, Oct. 10: Title transferred to Marcus H.
Darrow by Ida C. Erben
1891 Directory: Marcus H. Darrow (M. H. Darrow
& Co., commission merchants & wholesale dealers in salt, fish, butter,
cheese, canned goods, dried fruits, etc., 208 N. Delaware Ave.)
Harry R. Shirk, (M. H. Darrow & Co.)
In
1887, they both lived at 206 N. 36th St. In 1906, Shirk
lived at 516 N. 34th St.
1893, Apr. 5: Marriage of Emily Dietrich
(Bentz) Baeder to Henry Rowe Shirk at The Church of
the Savior (Episcopal), Philadelphia.
She
was the daughter of Jacob Bentz and Emily L. Dietrich. Her mother lived at 210
N. 36th St.
1892: Marcus H. Darrow joined a law suit aimed at stopping the
electric trolleys on Baring St. to replace the old horse-drawn streetcars. (See the Powelton
History Blog for details.)
1894, Dec. 17: Title transferred to Elizabeth
T. Truitt by Marcus H. Darrow
1896 Blue Book: Mr. &
Mrs. William L. Welsh
William Cartwright
1896: William
Cartwright. Member of the American Gas Light Association. (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting)
1900:
William L. Welsh 51 School
teacher; born in
Virginia C. Welsh
42
Everett C. Welsh 17 Born in N.Y.
Raymond W. Welsh 16 Born in N.Y.
William Cartwright 78 Father-in-law;
capitalist; parents born in
Bridget Stanton 27 Servant;
born in
Annie Feeley 25 Servant;
born in
In 1895, they lived at 3605 Spring
Garden. In
1920, they lived at
1901, March 9: Death of William Cartwright, 79 years old
1905:
1905: Raymond Wilmer
Welsh. Senior. Electrical Engineering and summer school student. (Catalogue of U. of P.)
1906 Blue Book: Mr. &
Mrs. William L. Welsh
Raymond W. Welsh
1906: William L.
Welsh. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
1906: Raymond
Wilmer Welsh. Member of Phi Delta Theta,
Pennsylvania Zeta fraternity
He graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania in 1907 with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
In 1910, the Welsh
family was living at 4221 Pine St.
William was Supervisor for District 1 of the Philadelphia public schools
(West Philadelphia south of Market St.).
Raymond was an engineer for the telephone company. In 1916, William and Virginia applied for
passports to visit Cuba, Jamaica and Panama.
1910: this address was apparently missed in this census.
1916 Directory:
Jessie K. Henry, teacher
Alex H.
Henry, Kellogg & Sons
In 1910, Alexander
Henry, his wife, Beulah, and their daughter, Jessie, lived at 3714 Hamilton St. In 1920, Alexander and Beulah
lived in the Powelton Apartments at 35th
and Powelton Ave.
1917 Directory: Alex H. Henry, Kellogg & Sons
1917, May 5: Death of Jessie Kellogg Henry, 37 years old
1918 Directory: Ann D. Ash, milliner
Mary A. Burke
1920: this address was apparently missed in this census.
1921 Directory:
Charles Diver
1922 Directory: William Marshall, musician
1924, Apr. 8: Death of William J. Marshall, 80
years old, husband of the late Mary A. Marshall. He was a musician born in
England. Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
1930:
Mary A. Marshall 52 Professional musician; single; father
born in
Margaret A. Marshall 35 Sister;
single; professional musician
Isabelle C. Marshell
37 Sister;
single; professional elocutionist
Catherine Quinn 70 Servant;
widowed; born in
In 1920 they lived with their
father, William H. Marshall, and another sister, Anna, at
1940:
Mary A. Marshall 55 Owner,
house valued at $7100; 4 years high school
Isabelle C.
Marshall 45 Sister; 8 years of school
Margaret M.
Marshall 44 Sister; church organist; 8 years of school
Karl H. Lansing 64 Lodger;
trade press writer; born in Canada; widower; 4 years college
Anthony Varano 25 Lodger; stenographer at fuel oil
company; 4 years college; lived in Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co. in 1935
Edward Otter 41 Lodger;
railroad clerk; 3 years high school
Joseph Otter 31 Lodger; dishwasher in restaurant; 8 years school
Harry L. Brown 32 Lodger;
draftsman; lived in Pittsburg in 1935; US veteran with war service
In 1930, Harry L. Brown lived with
his two sisters in Pittsburgh. One sister was widowed with a
daughter.
Anthony Varano’s
parents and older brother were born in Italy and arrived in the U.S. over time
– his father in 1892, his mother in 1905, and his brother in 1909. His father had a men’s tailoring shop in
Tamaqua.
1942, Jan. 22: Death of Mary Agnes Marshall, 69
years old, of 3413 Baring St., daughter of the late William J. and Mary Agnes
Marshall. She was an organist. Solemn requiem mass at St. Agatha's church.
Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
1943, Mar. 31: Death of Isabel Cecelia
Marshall, 54 years old, of 3413 Baring St., daughter of the late William J. and
Mary Agnes Marshall. She was an elocutionist. Solemn requiem mass at St.
Agatha's church. Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
1950 Directory:
Margaret Marie Marshall
1952, Apr. 7: Death of Margaret Marie Marshall, of 3413 Baring St., daughter
of the late William J. and Mary Agnes Marshall. She was an organist. Solemn
requiem mass at St. Agatha's church. Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
“Miss Marshall, who
lived at 3413 Baring st., was an organist in Catholic
churches in Philadelphia. She was formerly organist at St. Francis de Sales and
recently at St. Ambrose’s.” (Inquirer, April 12)
1978: Purchased by David Crawford and Elaine Simon