The
History of the Building
3413-15:
“Circa 1875,
three-story
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1880:
Christian S. Ebersole 47 Grocer
Sarah Ebersole 43
Milton F. Ebersole 18 Clerk
Albert Ebersole 10
Harry Herbert 32 Boarder;
plasterer; born in
Denis Faeron 50 Boarder; Errand (?); parents born in
Geo. Herbert 18 Boarder;
carpenter; born in
Rodella Rodler 23 Servant;
parents born in
Mary Burke 24 Servant; born in
Luther Koler 10 Nephew
In 1860, Christian
Ebersole lived with his widowed mother and siblings in Elizabethtown,
Lancaster, Pa. He was working as a master carpenter. In 1870, the Ebersole
family lived at 3401
Race St.
George Herbert was the son of George
and Diana Herbert. In 1860 they lived at 108 N. 35th
St. In 1870, they were at 3303 Hamilton St. (although
George is not listed with them). The 1881 Directory lists George Herbert,
plasterer living at 3728
Lancaster Ave. where his parents lived in 1880.
1881 Directory: Christian S. Ebersole, grocer, 3505
Milton F. Ebersole, clerk
William H. Herbert, plasterer
In
1900 and later, he lived at 3620 Powelton Ave.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Howard E.
Barker
Miss M. H. Diament
1910:
Elizabeth R. Barker 36 Boarding
house keeper; married 11 years, 2 children; owner, free of a mortgage
Elizabeth L. Barker 10
Milosina D. Barker 5
— 2nd household
Walter S. Chance 55 Special agent for U.S. Treasury; born in
Ella W. Chance 53 Married 24
years, 1 child; born in
Helen K. Chance 19
Mary L. Sargent 42 Teacher in an
institution; born in N.Y., mother in mass.
Emily G. Swett 41 Teacher in
an institution; born in
Matsey E. Peterson 17 Chambermaid;
mulatto; born in
Hannah B. Peterson 19 Cook; mulatto;
born in
1927: F.N. Gerson (American
Jewish Yearbook)
Revised 7/5/2022