The
History of the Building
3404-06: “two-and-one-half
story, four-register Second-Empire style double with convex bowed mansard. 3604
stuccoed over brick”
(Inventory of Buildings
in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1872, Apr. 19: Title for 3604-3606 Baring St. transferred to
Charles Williams by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
1873, Sep. 6: Title transferred to John Shaffner by Charles
Williams
1874 Directory: John Shaffner of Shaffner & Stringfellow
(John Shaffner & Samuel Stringfellow), knitted goods at 1210 S. 12th St.
The 1873 directory lists him living
at 1212 Arch St.
1880:
John Shaffner 42 Manufactured woolens
Martha L.
Shaffner 33
William T.
Shaffner 14
Elizabeth
Shaffner 12
Mary H. Shaffner
6
Edward L.
Shaffner 2
Robert Shaffner 5 months
Bridet Dougherty 30 Servant;
born in
Mary Call 40 Servant; born in
Mary Gorman 17 Servant;
born in
1882, Sep. 18: Title transferred to T. Ross
Hanson by John Shaffner
1884: T. Ross Hanson,
President of T. Ross Hanson & Co.,
1890 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. T. Ross Hanson
Miss Annie J. Hanson
1895: Howell Ross Hanson. Member of Phi Delta theta fraternity.
1900:
T. Ross Hanson 57 Manager
Anna J. H. Hanson 57
Howell Ross Hanson 26 Electrical
engineer
Lillian C. Hanson 24
Charles Edward Hanson 19
Annie J. Hanson 54 Sister
Lena Hoffman 26 Servant;
born in
Thomas
Ross Hanson married Anna Jane Howell in 1866. She was the daughter of William
Howell and Ann Jane Griven. In 1870 and 1880, her father, brother, step-mother
and half-siblings lived at 3311 Race St.
In
1870, they lived at 3617 Powelton Ave.
In
1880, they lived at 304 N. 37th St.
1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. T. Ross Hanson
Howell Ross Hanson
Miss Annie J. Hanson
Miss Lillian C. Hanson
1906, Sep. 5: Marriage of Bennie Irene Teabeaut to Howard Ross
Hanson. They married in Delaware
1908, May 12: Death of T. Ross Hanson of 3604
Baring St. Funeral services at his late residence.
1908, Nov. 1: Title transferred to Anna J. H.
Hanson by Howell R. Hanson, et al.
1910:
Anna J. H. Hanson 68 Widowed, 4
children, 2 surviving; mother born in Del.
Lillian C. Hanson 34 Single
Ann J. Hanson 65 Sister-in-law;
single; born in Del., father born in Maryland, mother born in Delaware
Elizabeth J. Marris 22 Servant;
single
Blanch Morris 18
Servant; single
In
1920, the three Hansons were living in an apartment building at 3830 Chestnut
St. In 1918, Howell Ross Hanson registered for the draft. He was 45 and living
at
1913, Oct. 1: Title transferred to Richard W.
Barnatt by Anna J. H. Hanson. It was then transferred to The Rector and Wardens
Vestrymen of St. Andrew's Church of Philadelphia.
Rev.
William J. Cox
1916: “PRESIDENT TO ATTEND GRAYSON WEDDING
“White House Surgeon to Marry Miss Gordon, Mrs. Wilson's
Ward, in New York
“NEW YORK, May 24. President and Mrs. Wilson came to New
York today to be present at the wedding of the President's friend and best man
of last December, Dr. Cary T. Grayson, surgeon, United States Navy, and chief
aide at the White House, to Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon.
“With the President came Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo, the Secretary to the President and Mrs. Tumulty and the
prospective bride and bridegroom. The wedding is to be at St. George's
Episcopal Church and the officiating clergyman the Rev. William J. Cox, of
Philadelphia….”
Rev. Cox was formerly the bride’s pastor in Washington.
1918: William Cox registered for the draft from this address. He was
Rector of St. Andrew’s Church.
1919, Jan. 27: Death of Lilla Harkins, 26 years old, of 3604 Baring St.
Death was registered at St. Andrew's Church. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, N. Y.
(Records of the Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut Streets)
1920:
William James Cox 46 Clergyman, born in Cape Colony, Africa, immigrated in 1905,
father born in Ireland, mother in St. Helena, renting
Helen Bigelow Cox 41 Born in Mass.
Mary Patricia Cox 7
William James Cox, Jr. 2 years, 3 months
William
Cox was born in Cape Colony (S. Africa) April 15, 1873. He immigrated in 1905
and was naturalized in 1913. His father was born in
Helen
Bigelow Cox was born in Massachusetts and was living in Worcester, MA in 1900
where she was a 19 year old school teacher living with her parents.
In
1910, they rented rooms at 1139 N. 41st St. They had been married
for two years.
1927 Directory: Rev. W. J. Cox
1930:
William J. Cox 57 Pastor,
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church; married at age 33; born in S. Africa, father
born in Ireland, mother in France; renting for $75 per month
Helen B. Cox 51 Married at age 27; born in Mass.
Mary P. Cox 17
William J. Cox, Jr. 12
Edna P. Morgan 22 Servant;
black; born in W. Virginia
Helen
B. Cox (1878-1948)
1932, Jan. 2: Death of Rev. William
James Cox, 58 years old, of 3604 Baring St. He was buried at Old St. David’s
Church Yard, Radnor.
“REV. W. J. COX DIES; WEST PHILA. RECTOR
“Served 20 Years at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church; Was
Dean of Convocation
“Native of South Africa, He Held Pastorates in Canada and
at Washington
“Rev. William James Cox, rector for twenty years of St.
Andre’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Thirty-sixth and Baring streets, and for a
number of years dean of the West Philadelphia Convocation, died at noon
yesterday in University Hospital. He was 58 years old.
“Dr. Cox, who lived at 3604 Baring street, was ill only a
short time. His long and active career in the ministry included services in
Canada, South Africa and Washington, as well as Philadelphia. He attracted
special attention in 1926 by an article in The Churchman, official organ of the
‘low church’ Episcopalians, in which he criticized the stand taken by the
Protestant Episcopal Church regarding the annulment of marriages.
“Born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1873, he became a
deacon at the age of 24 and was ordained a priest the following year. He first
served in St. Peter’s Cathedral, Charlottestown. Prince Edward Island, as an
assistant rector and schoolmaster. He returned to his native South Africa
during the Boer War as chaplain of Canadian infantry. Later he became chaplain
at the Garrison Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
“He came to the United States first as rector of St.
Thomas’ Church, Washington, D. C. In 1908 he was made minister-in-charge of
Grace Church Chapel, Girard and Leidy avenues, West Philadelphia. Grace Church
itself at that time was located at Twelfth and Cherry streets.
“In 1911 Dr. Cox was called to be rector of St. Andrew’s
Church, succeeding Rev. W. Arthur Warner. While he attained a prominent place
in the West Philadelphia Convention and in the Protestant Episcopal Church
generally. He served as chaplain of the St. Andrew’s and St. George’s
Societies….” (Inquirer, Jan. 3, 1932)
1940: 3604 & 3606 Baring
Florence Holmes 42 Five
years of college; owner, house valued at $5,000
David Holmes 40 Clergyman
at church, earned $2,000 in 1939; five years of college
Arthur Holmes 7
They lived here in 1935.
1950 Directory: Robert B. Beath
1950:
Elizabeth Patterson 59 Single
Blanche Patterson 65 Sister;
single; 9 years of schooling
Frederick Shuttleworth 57 Lodger; technician at dental laboratory;
single; born in England
Patrick Flynn 24 Lodger; single
Robert Brath 79
Lodger; single
William Kelley 33
Lodger; policeman at river bridge; single
Earl Daly 33 Lodger; inspector-agent at Customs Bureau,
earned $5,800 for 52 weeks of work in 1949; single; 4 years of college
Edwin Levens 44
Lodger; salesman for drug company; divorced;
born in NJ
Information of income and parents place of birth
only available from every fifth person plus total for other persons in their
household
2009: owner: Amy I. Schlegel
purchase date: 10/2000
Revised 4/3/2022