The
History of the Building
3404-3418:
“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 rownstone 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:
George M. Grant 31 Wholesale
lumber; born in Ohio
Ellie Grant 28
William Grant 6 Born
in California
Emma Grant
2 Born in California
Edith Grant 1
Charles Grant
4 Born in California
Mary Walter 35 Servant; born in
Bridget Floyd 24 Servant; born in
Cath Collins 57 Servant; born in
Allice Crawford 24 Servant;
born in
Mary Haney 30 Servant; born in
Note: George’s brother, Charles B. Grant, lived in the
twin, 3416 Powelton Ave.
1887 Directory: Sarah R.
Morris,
widow
1887, Mar. 28:
Death of Sarah R. Morris, 79 years old, of 3418 Powelton Ave. She was born in
Philadelphia
1898 Directory: Charles H. Robeno
He was the son-in-law of Sarah R.
Morris.
1890 Census
veterans Schedule: Charles
H. Robeno, Captain’s Clerk, U.S.N., Cimerone & Delaware (?), Sept. 1864 - June, 1865 (ED
511, 4)
1900:
Charles H. Robeno 58 Conveyancer
born April, 1842, father born in N.J.
Caroline Robeno 57 born
July, 1842, father born in Delaware; married 27 years (no child noted)
Mary Geoghogan
?? Servant;
born in
1902 Directory: Charles H. Robeno,
conveyancer
1902, Nov. 15: Death of Caroline S. R. (Morris) Robeno,
61 years old; burial at West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles died in 1906 when he was living at 53 E. Chew St.
1910:
William Tobin 48 Foreman,
brass foundry; born in Ireland
Margaret Tobin 42 Married 7
years; born in Ireland
Mary E. Van Hook 17 Boarder; Copyist
(?) in real estate
Genevieve E. Causey 29 Boarder;
Stenographer at university
Guy N. Grover 38 Boarder;
Merchant of wool and hair
Katherine Grover 33 Boarder;
married 7 years; no occupation
----- 2nd household
William D. Thomas 36 Civil
engineer in construction
Louise Thomas 36 Married
18 years;
William H. Thomas, Jr 17 Son
Elizabeth G. Thomas 16 Daughter
Virginia K. Thomas 12 Daughter
Beatrice L. Thomas 6 Daughter
Nellie M. Williams 22 Servant
- waitress in boarding house
1911:
First Years Students in the
College Home Town
Address
Powers, Patrick Joseph Francis Philadelphia 3418 Powelton Ave.
Powers, William Henry
(Catalogue of the
1919: “Joseph F. Cavanaugh. Dec. 16, Joseph F. Cavanaugh, son of
Michael and Nora Cavanaugh (nee Lonergan). Relatives and friends, Holy name
Society of St. Agatha's Church, invited to funeral, Fri., 8:30 a.m., parents'
residence, 3418 Powelton ave. Solemn requiem mass St.
Agatha's Church 10 a.m. Int Holy Cross Cem. Auto
funeral.”
(Pennsylvania Obituaries -
December 18, 1919 http://distantcousin.com/Obits/PA/1900/1919/Dec/18.html
accessed Apr 2, 2009)
1920:
Michael Cavanaugh 72 Laborer
in brass foundry; born in Ireland, immigrated 1884, became a citizen in 1892;
owner, free of a mortgage
Nora Cavanaugh 65 Born
in Vermont, parent in Ireland
Anna Cavanaugh 40 Born
in Mass.
Theresa Cavanaugh 26 Trained
nurse at telephone co.; born in Mass.
James Cavanaugh 25 Superintendent
at brass foundry; born in Mass.
William Cavanaugh 23 Born
in Mass.
—2nd household
Thomas Coleman 33 Insurance
agent; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1900, became a citizen in 1910
Alice Coleman 32 Born
in Mass., father in Ireland, mother in Vermont
1930:
Nora Cavanaugh 76 Born
in
Theresa Cavanaugh 24 Daughter;
born in
Bern V. Cavanaugh 39 Daughter;
born in
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