3518 Spring Garden Street
The
Building
The
original house was torn down and replaced in 2011.
“Remaining
half of a circa 1860 three-story, Italianate double, cruciform plan.
Overhanging flat roof, heavy brackets. Arched entrance with neo-Federal transom
and fanlight in cross arm, arcuated windows above. Circa 1900 Arts and Crafts
alterations. Building stuccoed, colored tiles added,
header and stretcher -band of brick where original porch have been; sawtooth brick cornice line. Badly vandalized”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1868, July
8: Deed transferred from Jacob Aman, Jr. [3520
Spring Garden] to Samuel S. Phipps
Jacob
Aman was a master carpenter. He and his
brother, William Aman (3525 Hamilton St.),
probably built 3518-20.
1870:
Samuel Phipps 55 Horse dealer; real estate valued at
$20,000, personal property: $5,000
Ann Phipps 45 [Only listed in 2nd
enumeration]
Laura Phipps 22 Born in Maryland
Joseph Phipps 20 Clerk in coal office; born in Maryland
Mary Phipps 18
Born in Maryland
In
1880, Joseph was married and living with his wife, Alice, and two children at
3816 Lancaster Ave.
1880:
Samuel S. Phipps 64 Mule dealer
Ann Eliza Phipps 63 Born in Maryland
Laura E. Phipps 28
Born in Maryland
Mary A. Phipps 22
Born in Maryland
Carrie McGowher 14 Servant
1884, Oct.
29: Marriage of Mary A. Phipps to William Zimmerman from Baltimore,
Maryland. The marriage was at Christ Methodist
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia. He was a
commercial merchant.
1891, Oct.
8: Death of Samuel Streeper Phipps, 76 years old, of
a bowel obstruction; burial at West Laurel Hill Cemetery
1894
Directory: Mary A. Zimmerman
1894, July
28: Death of Ann Eliza Phipps, 78 years old; burial at West Laurel Hill
Cemetery
1900:
Laura E. B. Phipps 52 Born in Maryland
Mary A. Zimmerman 48 Sister; widowed, no children; born in
Maryland
John E. Phipps 23 Nephew; Dry goods salesman; born in
Maryland
Florence Rodgers 20
Servant; born in Virginia
John
E. Phipps is the son of Joseph Phipps (see 1870). He was married to Anna Burden.
1910:
Laura B. Phipps 62
Born in Maryland; owner, free of a
mortgage
Mary A. Zimmerman 58
Sister; widowed, no children; born
in Maryland
Mary Ransome 25 Servant;
black; born in Virginia
1920:
Laura E. B. Phipps 71 Born in Maryland; owner, free of a
mortgage
Mary A. Zimmerman 68 Sister; born in Maryland
Mary T. Warrington 60 Tenant; widowed
Mary
Zimmerman died in March 1945. She was
living in Upper Darby, Delaware Co., Pa.
1923, Nov.
24: Death of Laura E. V. Phipps, 75 years old; burial at West Laurel Hill
Cemetery
1940:
Howard
Whiteman 37 Building painter; earned $1000 in 35 weeks of work in 1939;
8 years of school; renting for $30 per month
Ruth
Whiteman 28 Lived in
Denver, Colorado in 1935; 4 years of high school
—
next household
William
Hill 42 Truck driver; lived in Carbon Co., Pa.
in 1935; earned $1400 in 1939; 6 years of school; renting for $30 per month
Irene
Hill 40 Laundress; lived in Carbon Co., Pa. in
1935; earned $400 in 1939; 8 years of school
Elsie
Hill 20 Unemployed waitress; lived in Carbon
Co., Pa. in 1935; earned $80 in 10 weeks of work in 1939; 4 years of high
school
Caroline
Hill 18 Unemployed (for 42 weeks) waitress;
lived in Carbon Co., Pa. in 1935; earned $450 in 52 weeks of work in 1939; 4
years high school
—
next household
Fred
B. Brown 38 Foreman in a shirt factory; earned
$2000 in 1939; born in Indiana; lived in Perry Co., Pa. in 1935; 7 years of
school; renting for $30 per month
Anne
L. Brown 35 Born in Indiana;
lived in Perry Co., Pa. in 1935; 6 years school
—
next household
Kate
Kerner 37 Divorced; 8 years of school; renting
for $25 per month
Sam
Kirshner 32 Brother; part-time retail store
salesman working 26 hours per week, looking for full-time employment; earned
$180 in 24 weeks of work in1939; 8 years of school
—
next household
John
K. Boyd 64 Auto store mechanic; earned $700 in 41
weeks of work in 19391 year of high school; renting for $16 per month
Agnes
Boyd 62 Sister; looking for work as a ladies
companion; one year of high school
—
next household
Doris
P. Niewenhaus 28 Insurance co. stenographer; earned $600
in 1939; divorced; 3 years of college; renting for $!6 per month
Marion
Hubbard 26 Partner; never married; telephone
operator at private switchboard; earned $500 in 36 weeks of work in 1939; 2
years of college
2011,
Feb. 14: Permit issued for new construction for multi-family with three units.
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Revised
6/22/2022