3505 Lancaster Avenue

 

“Three-story, three-register Victorian brick rowhouse. Second and third floor windows have stone arched lintels. Bracketed wood cornice has applied wood detail on soffit and fascia. Cast plaster modillions under end consoles. First floor altered early twentieth century for shopfront” (Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

 

The 1872 G.M. Hopkins atlas shows a single house on the lot.  The 1878 Scott atlas shows the row of house that are there today.  It appears that the first floor was always a commercial space.

 

The History

 

1868: Isaac B. Willett [no s], blacksmith at 3725 Warren

            Also 1868: Isaac B. Willeet [double e, no s], machinist, 3725 Warren

            In 1875: Isaac B. Willets [one t with s] engineer, h 3732 Grape

 

1867, Mar. 29: Title for 3505-3509 Lancaster St. transferred to Christian S. Ebersole by John Sturges

 

1870-79 Directories: Christian S. Ebersole, grocer, home: 3413 Race St.

 

1870:

Isaac [B.] Willetts            34         Railroad fireman; personal property: $200

Mary Willetts                 29         Parents foreign-born

Cynthia Willetts                9

Frank Willetts                  7

James McCutcheon        24         Railroad fireman; personal property: $250; parents foreign-born

Margaret McCullough    22        Worker in silk mill; parents foreign-born

x—2nd Household

John Gladney                32         Bartender; personal property: $250

Elisabeth Gladney          25

Elvia Keigler                  64         Tailoress; parents foreign-born; cannot read or write

James Gladney                3

Edward Gladney           1 month (born in May)

(ED 77, 7)

            The 1868 directory lists Isaac B. Willeet [double e, no s] as a blacksmith living at 3725 Warren St. The 1875 directory (spelled with one t and an s) and 1880 census list them at 3838 Grape (now Melon) St. in Mantua.  He was a railroad engineer.  Mary (McCullough) Willett’s  parents were born in Ireland.  In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, the name is spelled Willet.  In 1900, they lived at 4142 Westminster St. (Mantua) and in 1910, they were at 1423 N. 52nd St.

            Margaret McCullough was Mary Willett’s sister.

            In 1880, the Gladney family lived at 323 N. 9th St.  He was a saloon keeper.  They had six children.  The oldest were Jane A., 14, John D., 12, and Edward, 11. (Its not clear how this fits with James who was listed in 1870.)  John’s mother was born in Virginia.

 

1872 Directory: John Gladney, bartender

                         Joseph C. Haines, carpenter

                         Jeremiah Leary, salesman at 3505 Lancaster, home: 3524 Warren St.

 

1873 & 1874 Directories: Joseph C. Haines, patternmaker

 

1874 Directory: John H. W. Gladney, clerk

 

1875 & 1877 Directories: Hugh Jones, carrier for Post Office

 

1876 Directory: Joseph H. Ott, laborer

 

1877 Directory: Joseph Ott, brakeman

                         Mary A. Ott, widow of Samuel

 

1878 & 1879 Directories: Daniel Webster lather (and 1880 Directory)

                         Richard L. Day, lather (the 1879 Directory says “leather”)

 

1880:

James M. Saylor            45         Laborer

Cornelia Saylor               35

Harry J. Saylor               14

—2nd Household

George L. Myers            43         Newspaper editor

Adalaide Myers              36

Elwood H. Myers           12

Charles C. Myers            10

Rebecca McMinn           63         Mother-in-law

(ED 487, 7)

            James M. Saylor (1835-1915) was born in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill Co., Pa. He married Cornelia Caroline Dietrich (1843-1920).  John Harry Saylor was in 1865 in Schuylkill Haven.  In 1910, they lived at 3606 Lancaster Ave.

George L. Myers was born January 26, 1837 in Philadelphia.  He died June 1, 1913 in Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia.  His parents were John F. Myers (1801 – 1846) and Elizabeth G. Oat (1806 – 1894).  He married Adalaide Blanche McMinn in 1866 (b Feb 1837 in Philadelphia, d 1903 in Darby, Delaware Co.).  Her parents were George H. McMinn (1813 – 1864) and Rebecca W. Thomas (1816 – 1893)

            Children: Elwood Heston Myers (1867–) and Charles C. Myers (1869–)

            In 1900, they lived in Folsom, Delaware Co. and in 1910 they were living in Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia.

 

1882 Directory: George L. Myers, editor

                        James M. Saylor, machinist

 

1883, Jun. 2: Title transferred to Margaret J. Barr by Christian S. Ebersole

 

1886, Feb. 16: Title for 3505 transferred to John F. Goodwin by Margaret J. Barr then immediately transferred to William Barr.

 

1894 Directory: Joseph F. Sailer, grocer

 

1911 Directory: Joseph F. Sailer, grocer

 

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