3605 Baring Street
The
History of the Building
3603-05: “two-and-one-half
story brick double; gabled front with: slate shingles and wood bracketed
surround for two- registers; surround removed from 3603. Porches removed.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1867, Dec.
6: Title for 3601-3605 Baring St. transferred to Morris Spackman by Jacob
Haines
1868, May
26: Title for 3601-3605 Baring St. transferred to J. Addison Henry by Morris
Spackman
1871, Jul.
14: Title for 3601-3605 Baring St. transferred to James Thatcher by J. Addison
Henry
1881, Apr.
26: Title transferred to John E. Frymier by James Thatcher
1882, May
29: Title transferred to Rush J. Whiteside by John E. Frymier
1884
Directory: William Helm
1886
Directory: Paul Cochran
1887, Jun.
11: Title transferred to Anna B., Elizabeth T., Mary & Sarah Jane Troth by
Rush J. Whiteside
The
1863 tax lists identify R. J. Whiteside as a “house dealer.”
1889 Blue Book: Mrs. Alice Troth & daughters
1890 Directory: Alice Troth
Alice B. Troth
Elizabeth T. Troth
Mary Troth
Sarah J. Troth
In 1880 they lived at 1019 Cherry
St. Alice was the widow of Samuel F.
Troth, a retired merchant. Her son,
Samuel, lived at 3309 Baring St.
1890, Sep. 16: Death of John B. Trimble, 47 years old, of 3605
Baring St.; burial at West Laurel Hill Cemetey
In 1870, he lived with his parents
and siblings at 3517 Hamilton St. The 1884 directory lists him at 212 N. 33rd St. with his father and
brother. The 1899 directory lists his
widow, Millie, at 1603 N. Bouvier St.
1892: “Alice Troth. Died 8/19/1892, age 88. Widow of Samuel F.
Troth. Member of Western District Monthly Meeting of Friends, Philadelphia.” (The Friend, 1893. vol. 66 pg.56) She was born in New Jersey.
1900:
Elizabeth Troth 68 Owned free
of mortgage; single; parents born in Md.
Anna B. Troth 60 Sister;
single
Mary Troth 57 Sister; single
Sarah J. Troth 55 Sister;
single
Catherine A. Edwards 29 Chambermaid;
single; born in Wales, immigrated 27 years earlier
Elizabeth J. Edwards 26 Cook;
single; born in Wales, immigrated 27 years earlier
Jane Boyd 54 Seamstress; single; born in Ireland,
immigrated 18 years earlier
M. Agnes Wooding 34 Boarder;
musician; single; born in Conn.
1898-‘99 Blue Book: The Misses Troth
1906 Blue Book: Misses Troth (although they are also listed at
4037 Locust with their brother.)
1907, April 17: Death of Anna B. Troth, daughter of the late
Samuel F. and Mary Troth. Funeral from her late residence, 3605 Baring St. (Phila. Inquirer)
1910:
Elizabeth T.
Troth 78
Mary Troth 67
Sarah J. Troth 65
Jannie Canning 20 Servant;
born in Ireland; immigrated in 1906
Helen Dawson 36 Servant;
married, 11 children, 4 surviving; born in W. Indies, immigrated in 1905
1916, Nov. 28: Death of Elizabeth T. Troth, 86 years old, daughter
of the late Samuel F. and Mary Troth of 3605 Baring St. (Phila. Inquirer)
1920:
Mary Troth 76 Owner, free of a mortgage; parents born
in Md.
Sarah Jane Troth 75 Sister
Elisabella Seyfriedt 45 Nurse
and assistant; single; born in N.Y., father born in Baden, Germany, mother in
Scotland
Mary Rosborough 65 Servant;
widowed
Marjorie Wilson 30 Servant;
single; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1909.
1930:
Mary Troth 87 Owner, house valued at $10,000
Sarah J. Troth 85 Sister
Mary Roseborough 72 Servant; widow
Marjorie Wilson 42 Servant;
single; born in Ireland
1940:
Harold Wieringa 28 College
teacher; earned $1800 in 1939; born in Kansas, lived there in 1935; 5 years of
college; renting for $32/month
Vivian Wieringa 31 Born
in Kansas, lived there in 1935; 4 years college
— next household
James McHenry 36 Accountant
with telephone co.; earned $2500 in1939; 4 years college; renting for $35/month
Marie McHenry 32 Secretary
with civil service com.; earned $1680 in1939; 1 year high school
— next household
Richardson Reeve 56 Buyer
for retail jeweler, earned $1,800 in 1939; born in N.J.; 4 years of high
school; renting for $35 per month
Elizabeth Reeve 54 Four
years of high school
— next household
Marie Long 29 Secretary for publisher, earned $1,250 in 1939; divorced;
born in Maryland; renting for $25 per month
— next household
Leonard Burns 47 Broker
for wholesale drug co., unemployed throughout 1939; 2 years of high school;
born in N.Y.; renting for $35 per month
Margret Burns 58 Secretary
for advertising agency, earned $1,000 in 1939; 2 years of high school
— next household
May Decker 45 Telephone operator, earned $1,200 in 1939; single; renting
for $30 per month
“Harold Wierenga. Harold Wierenga,
91, of Annapolis, a retired mathematics professor at the Naval Academy, died of
natural causes Nov. 7, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
“Born
in Cawker City, Kansas, Mr. Wierenga graduated from Kansas State University and
taught in Kansas high schools for several years before moving to Philadelphia,
Pa., and teaching at Drexel University.
“During
World War II, he worked at Westinghouse in Philadelphia and after the war,
moved to Oklahoma to become chairman of the math department at Central State
College in Edmond.
“He
arrived in Annapolis in 1948 where he taught at the Naval Academy until he
retired after 27 years.
“A
lifelong naturalist, he was a longtime member of the Maryland Ornithological
Society and the Anne Arundel Bird Club. He spent many happy years exploring
Anne Arundel County, and traveled widely with his family throughout the United
States as he pursued his hobby of photographing birds, wildflowers, butterflies
and other aspects of nature. He enjoyed the numerous slide shows he gave to
local garden clubs and bird clubs.
“He
was a longtime member of the Naval Academy Golf Club, and an active member of
Calvary United Methodist Church, serving as treasurer of the Sunday school for
many years.
“In
1939 he married Vivian Snapp, of Salina, Kan., who died Dec. 23, 1996.
“Surviving
are two sons, John R. Wierenga of Odenton and Harold L. Wierenga of Arnold; a
daughter, Susan Zotter of Portland, Ore.; and three grandchildren.”
(http://www.genealogybuff.com/md/state/webbbs_config.pl/read/207)
1950 Directory: R. H. Reeve
Emma C. Nugent
Mrs. Florence K.
Oudesluys
See the Powelton
Post, Jan. 1962 for piece on her
daughter Hortense.
According to her 1923 application
for a passport, Florence Kelso Oudesluys was born in Baltimore in September 14,
1865. She was married in 1887 to Louis
Oudesluys who died in 1918. She was
living in Baltimore.
2009: owner: Sheldon Schwartz, purchased: 7/1999