3505 Baring Street
“Second
Empire-style, two-and-one-half story brick house; original ornately carved wood
porch and S-shaped bracketed cornice. Asphalt-covered mansard; three pedimented
dormers”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1869, March: Deed
transferred from Alexander J. & Amelia D. Andrews and Henry S. Cochran (trustee)
to Stephen A. Cochran.
Alexander J. &
Amelia D. Andrews lived next door at 3507 Baring from 1860 to 1882.
Henry S. and Stephen A.
Cochran were brothers. In 1860, they
were 33 and 31 and living together at 915 N. 15th St. Each reported $1,200 in real estate and
$1,000 in personal property. It appears
that they both worked at the U.S. Mint.
1869, March: Deed
transferred from Stephen A. Cochran to 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 then 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.
1869, September:
Deed transferred from John M. Mole to Jacob F. Hand (Trustee).
1870:
Robert W. Truitt 30 Wholesale
hardware merchant; personal: $50,000
Anna Truitt 30 Real estate: $15,000
Charlotte Truitt 4
Anna Truitt
3
Robert Truitt
1
Labina Kelly 18 Domestic servant; born in Ireland
Margaret Biers 22 Domestic
servant; born in Ireland
From
1863 to at least 1866, he lived at 316 N. 37th
St.
Robert
was the son of Charles B. Truitt and Charlotte Reineck.
The 1866 directory lists:
Charles
B. Truitt, merchant, 528 Market St., Bridge above 36th [3609 Spring
Garden St.]
Truitt
& Co. (Robert W. Truitt & Thomas D. Wattson),
hardware & cutlery, 528 Market
The
Northminster Presbyterian Church (3500 Baring St.)
has two stain glass windows dedicated to the memory of members of the Truitt
family. The first window on the West side of the church is dedicated to Charles
B. Truitt and Elizabeth T. Truitt. The fourth window on that side was dedicated
to Robert W. Truitt and Anna M. Truitt by their daughter.
1875, Aug. 8: Death of Charlotte Elizabeth Truitt, 8 years old, of
3505 Baring St.
1878 Scott Atlas shows owner as Henry S.
Cochran.
1880:
Robert W. Truitt 40 Hardware; father born in Mass.
Anna M. Truitt 40
Anna J. Truitt 13
Robert R. Truitt 11
Mary Elk 26 Servant; born in N.J., father born in
Germany, mother in Ireland
Robert R. Truitt attended the
University of Pennsylvania where he earned a letter in track in 1890. He received a
master’s degree from Harvard in 1894. In
1910, he and his wife, the former Alice Shillaber Clement, lived in Cambridge,
Mass. with their three children. She was
a graduate of Wellesley, Class of 1891.
He was an agent for a wholesale drug company. They had been married for 9 years.
1889 Directory: R. W. Truitt & Co., Robert
W. Truitt and Charles P. Truitt, hardware, 16 N. 4th St.
1890: Robert Reineck Truitt graduated with
a B. A. from the University of Pennsylvania
1891, Dec. 6: Death of Robert Washington Truitt, 51 years old, husband
of Ann Margaret Truitt.
1894: Robert Reineck. Truitt graduated with
a (2nd) B. A. from Harvard University where he majored in Classics
1895 Directory: Annie M. Truitt, widow of
Robert W.
Robert R. Truitt
1897, March: Deed transferred from Jacob F. Hand (Trustee) to
Anna M. Truitt.
1900:
Anna M. Truitt 65 Widowed, 4 children,
2 surviving; owner, free of a mortgage
Anna J. Truitt 43 Single
Lillian Dix 22 Servant;
black, single; born in Md.
1910:
Anna M. Truitt 74 Widowed,
4 children, 2 surviving
Anna J. Truitt 43 Single
Lulu Sherrard 49 Boarder; widow, no children
1910, June 14: Death of Anna Margaret Truitt, wife of Robert W.
Truitt, age 75. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend the funeral services at her late residence. (Inquirer)
1913, March: Deed transferred from Robert R. Truitt, David W. Van
Tine and Anna J. Truitt (executors of will of Anna M. Truitt deceased and
Robert R. Truitt and Alice Clement, his wife, and Anna J. Truitt) to William E.
& Irene G. Lloyd.
In 1910, David W. VanTine was a 55 year-old leather manufacturer. He was single. In 1889, he and his father, G. W. VanTine, were in the hardware business.
1920:
William E. Lloyd 60 Treasurer
of department store; owner, free of a mortgage
Irene G. Lloyd 50 Mother
born in NH
Julia M. Lloyd 30 Teacher
in public school
Lenore W. Lloyd 27
Helen S. Lloyd 16
Julia C. Thompson 82 Mother-in-law;
widowed; born in NH
1923, Oct. 2: Death of Julia Cogswell Thompson,
85 years old, of 3505 Baring St. She was the widow of Rev. John C. Thompson
D.D.
1930:
William E. Lloyd
71 Cashier in a department store; born in N.J.; owner, house
valued at $10,000
Irene G. Lloyd 64 Mother born in N.H.
Julia M. Lloyd 40 Teacher at a textile institution; single
Lenore W. Lloyd 36 Museum curator, single
Helen I. Lloyd 26 Studio artist; single
1933: Marriage license issued to Julia M. Lloyd of 3505
Baring St. and Paul Vanderbilt
In
1930, he was living at 1623 Spruce St.
He was a librarian at the art museum.
1933: William E. Lloyd
inherited $12,500 from the estate of Wilfred H. Keely of 4512 Chestnut St.
which total $60,000. (Inquirer, Nov. 1)
Wilfred
H. Keely worked for Strawbridge & Clothier for more than 50 years. (Inquirer,
May 19, 1926)
1940, Mar. 4: Death of William
English Lloyd, 81 years old, husband of Irene Grier Thompson of 3505 Baring St.
He was born in Pennsgrove, N.J. Burial at West Laurel
Hill Cemetery.
“William
E. Lloyd, for 56 years an employee of the Strawbridge & Clothier store and
a leader in activities of its staff, died Monday in his home at 3505 Baring st. He was 82 [sic.]
“Mr.
Lloyd, born in Pennsgrove, N.J., spent most of his
life in Philadelphia. He went to work for the store as a boy and remained until
his retirement in 1936, when he was general cashier. He was treasurer of the
store’s pension fund and relief association and a leader in its choral society.
He was a senior elder in the Northminster Presbyterian Church….” (Inquirer,
Mar. 6)
1940:
Irene G. Lloyd 72 Married; 4 years of high school; owner,
house valued at $10,000
Helen I. Lloyd 35 Daughter; single; 4 years of high school
Julia Vanderbilt 50 Lodger; therapist with own practice;
worked 36 weeks in 1939; married; 5 years of college
Jennie Englerth 60 Lodger;
single 8 years of schooling
Paul Vanderbilt 36
Lodger; born in Mass.; married; 4
years of college; he was unemployed and did not work in 1939
Frank Nutting 51
Lodger; college teacher, earned
$3,500 in 1838 for 46 weeks of work; born in Kansas; single; 5 years of college
Irene
Grier Lloyd died in 1962 at the age of 96. She was living at 337 Bala Ave., Bala Cynwyd. She was the
daughter of Rev. John C. Thompson and Julia Berry.
In
1920 and 1930, Jennie Englerth was the housekeeper
for Winfield and Annie Woodward at 311 N. 37th
St.
1944, Oct. 15: Death of Jennie T. Englerth of 3505 Baring St., daughter of Jacob M. and Mary
A. McCowan Englerth. Funeral services at Pequa Baptist Church, Cains, Lancaster Co.
1945, June 1: Title transferred to Jacob Lassin by Irene Lloyd
1949, Nov. 7: Title transferred to
Benjamin J. Miller by Jacob Lassin
1949, Nov. 7: Title transferred to
Benjamin J. Miller by Jacob Lassin
Then immediately transferred to Jeanette
Miller, wife of Benjamin, Ida Schwartz, wife of Max, and Jarie
Schwartz, wife of George by Benjamin J. Miller
1950 Directory: Lillian Duffy
Joseph Lacey
1957, May 10: Title transferred to Friendship
Co-operative House, Inc. by Jeanette Miller, wife of Benjamin, Ida Schwartz,
wife of Max, and Jarie Schwartz, wife of George
1958: 3505 Baring was the office for the Friendship
Co-op which offered apartments and furnished rooms at moderate cost. (Inquirer
July 14)
1968 Directory: Powers H. S.
Revised 3/22/2022