3503 Baring Street
This double was built
by Jacob Haines. He was born in Württemberg, Germany about
1810. In 1850, he was working as a baker in Philadelphia’s North Ward. He and
his wife, Eliza, had five children. By 1860, he owned real estate worth $20,000
and was retired from baking. In 1870, they lived at 1113 Green St. and he
listed his occupation as “builder."
In 1880, they lived at 1406 N. 18th St. He apparently built
3501-3507 Hamilton St. and 3501-3503 Baring St.
3501-03: “Second Empire-style, two-and-one-half story stone double with
side porches and entrances. First floor front projecting bays. S-shaped
bracketed cornice; pedimented dormers; 3501 has slate shingles; 3503, asphalt.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1867, Aug. 31: Title transferred to Sarah Roe Evans by
Jacob Haines
1868 Directory: Sarah R. Evans, widow of Own
1870:
Sally
Evans 43 School teacher; born in Ohio; real
estate: $13,000, personal: $1,600
Mary
Evans 23
Mason
Evans 21 Assistant teacher
Ella
Evans 19
Sally
Evans 16
Jane
Evans 13
Sally was the widow of Owen Evans. In
1857, he had a china store at 503 Market St. and they lived at “Kingsessing
above Buist Lane” (probably the 6900 block of
Kingsessing). Owen died about 1857-’59. In 1860, Sally and their children lived
in Mantua She listed her real estate holdings at $17,000 and her personal
property at $300. The 1875 directory lists her at 315 N.
35th St. In 1880, they lived at 3712
Baring St.
1871 Directory:
Mason Evans, lawyer at 114 S. 6th St.
April
1872, advertised for sale for $11,000.
1873
Directory: Ellen E. Evans
Edward R. Denny
1874
Directory: William A. Patton, clerk at 233 S. 4th St.
Porter M. Wilson, clerk
at 233 S. 4th St.
1874, Sep. 24: Title transferred to Alexander G. Mullen by
Sarah Roe Evans
1875
Directory: Alexander G. Mullin of G. W. Mullin & Brother (George W. and
Alexander G. Mullin), St. Cloud Hotel at 709 Arch
The earliest record of the St. Cloud
Hotel is 1873. (www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display_alldates.cfm/152459)
At the time of the Centennial Exhibition,
the St. Cloud was described as “a new and excellent house, and very convenient
to the business part of the city.” (The stranger's illustrated pocket guide to
Philadelphia. 1876). It was completely
destroyed in a massive fire on the night of Jan. 25, 1886 that began in the
larger Morris building (715-719 Arch). All of the guests were evacuated safely.
1876
Directory: Martha Mullin, widow of Gordon
1878, April 7: Death of Martha Mullen, 85 years old, of 3503 Baring St. Burial
at Laurel Hill Cemetery. (Phila. Death Index)
1879
Directory: S. E. Mullin
[Alexander C. Mullin is listed
living at 1735 Oxford.]
1880:
Sarah
E. Mullen 40 Single
Anna
Weaver 26 Servant; mulatto; single; born in N.Y.,
father born in N.Y., mother in N.J.
1895 Directory:
Sarah E. Mullin
1898 Blue Book: Miss
Sarah E. Mullen [sic.]
1899, May 12: Death of Sarah E
Mullin, 70 years old, of 3503 Baring St. Burial at South Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Her estate included $5,534. She left
the entirety of her belongings to her sister, Mary E. McKee.
March 1900, sold
at auction for $7,250
1900, May: Title transferred to Eliza Y. McAllister
1900:
this house was not enumerated in the 1900 census.
1901 Directory: Anna
M. McAllister, physician
Eliza Y. McAllister
1910:
Eliza
Y. McAllister 65 Single
Anna
M. McAllister 61 Single
Margaret
McGwin 36
Servant; parents born in England
Anna M. McAllister graduated from
the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. In the 1881 Directory, she was
listed as an M.D. on the staff there. In 1880, Elizabeth and Anna lived with
their parents, William Young McAllister and Anna J. McAllister, at 2045
Chestnut St. Their father and four brothers were opticians. Anna was listed as
a “doctress.” In the 1895 Directory, Anan is still listed at 2045 Chestnut. She
organized a campaign to build the first hospital in
1920:
Eliza
McAllister 74 Owner
with a mortgage; single
Anna
M. McAllister 70 Sister; retired physician; single
Margaret
McEwen 46 Servant; single; born in Ireland
1922,
Jan. 18: Death of Anna M. McAllister, 72 years old. Burial at the Woodlands
Cemetery.
Eliza
Y. McAllister died in Media, Pa. in 1932 at the age of 87.
1930:
Richard Clark
42 Salesman in an auto factory; married at age 21; owner, house
valued at $2,000
Bernice Clark 36 Married at age 27
- 2nd household
Jean Whitelaw 42 Music teacher; widowed; born in
Scotland, immigrated in 1891; renting for $60 per month
Edith A. Whitelaw 20 Father born
in N.Y., mother in Scotland
William R. Whitelaw 17 Father born in
N.Y., mother in Scotland
Jean A. Whitelaw
15 Father born in N.Y., mother in Scotland
Madeline C. Whitelaw 13 Father born in
N.Y., mother in Scotland
In
1920, the Clarks lived in Lower Merion where he was a chauffeur for a private
family.
Jean
Whitelaw was the widow of William Whitelaw. In 1920, they lived in Lansdowne,
Delaware Co. where he was a warehouse manager. In 1910, they lived in Sharon
Hill, Delaware Co. where he worked as a grocery clerk.
1938, Dec. 5: Title
transferred to Frank O. Woodruff and Grace W., his wife
Frank
O. Woodruff was a 68-year-old Salesman for a printer ink company. In 1940, they
lived in Lower Merion.
1939, Nov. 22: Title
transferred to Helen D. Tripple by Frank O. Woodruff
and Grace W., his wife
1940:
John Tripple 72 Clerk in city controller’s office, earned $2,200 in 1939; widowed;
8 years of education; owner, house valued at $6,400
Helen Tripple 38 Daughter; single; 1 year of college
Gerald Miller 3 Adopted
son
Dorothy Connor 39 Lodger;
clerk in a hospital; single; one year of high school
John E. Tripple
and Blanch Lincoln Darraugh were married in Philadelphia
in 1890. She died in 1936.
1944, Mar. 7: Death of Annie E. Weaver, 84
years old, daughter of Isaac Weaver and Maria Baker and aunt of Mrs. Gay Weaver
Gephart. She was a member of the Northminster
Presbyterian Church
1950
Directory: John E. Tripple
1952, Aug. 24: Death of John
E. Tripple, 85 years old, of 3503 Baring St. He was a
member of the Northminster Presbyterian Church.
1962, Nov. 19: Death of
Helen D. Tripple, 67 years old, of 3503 Baring St.
She was a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
1991: For Sale: “3503
Baring, $125,000. Historic stone home in Powelton Village. Three story C1867
large rooms. Could use touching up. Urban & Bye” (Inquirer, Feb. 3)
1994: For Sale: “3503
Baring, $137,500. Fanciful Italianate! Powelton Village charm, 2/ pine flrs, lg rms, 2 new baths, friendly neighbors!... Urban
& Bye” (Inquirer, April 24)