3605 Powelton Avenue
The
History of the Building
“stuccoed three-story building with flat roof and
bracketed cornice.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1870:
Charles T. Klotz 42 Accountant;
personal: $1,200 (no real estate, renting)
Mary L. Klotz 49
Mary Klotz 70
“Mary Pentz was born 14 Nov 1799 in Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania; married Charles Klotz [Sr.] 16 Jan 1818 in Philadelphia,
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (First Reformed Church, by the Rev. Samuel Helffenstein; Maria Pentz and
Carl Theodore Klotz in the marriage record); to Philadelphia.”
The 1867 Directory lists Charles T.
his business as a bookkeeper at 232 N 3rd St. and his home at 310 N.
9th St.
1872 Directory: Charles T. F. Klotz bookkeeper at 232 N. 3rd St.
1880:
Charles T. F. Klotz 57 Bookkeeper; father born in Munich, Germany,
mother in Pa.
Mary Klotz 81 Mother;
widowed
Louisa M. Klotz 61 Sister
Magie Delaney 28 Servant; born in Ireland
Louisa Klotz is the aunt of Emily Judd
who lived next door at 3603 Powelton Ave. In
1900, Louisa was living with them. Louisa was probably the owner in 1900.
1883, August 9: Death of Mary Klotz, 84 years old, of 3605
Powelton Ave. She was born in Philadelphia.
1888, Feb. 22: Death of Charles T. F. Klotz, 60 years old; funeral
at his late residence. He was born April 13, 1828.
1900: - see 3603 Powelton Ave.
1904, Dec. 13: Death of Mary Louisa Klotz, 85 years old, of 3605
Powelton Ave. She was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
1908: Elkinton, Eleanor R., 3605
Powelton Ave., Phila.
(List of Members, "Bulletin of
the Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia," 1908.)
1920:
Michael I. Crane 40 Manager for rubber Co.; born in Chicago,
Illinois, father in Illinois, mother in Canada; owned with a mortgage
Mary A. Crane 37 Born in
Chicago, Illinois
Elmer M. Crane 15 Born
in Chicago, Illinois
Wesley T. Crane 13 Son; born in
Chicago, Illinois
Walter Crane 8 Son; born in Chicago, Illinois
Earl Crane 5 Son; born in Chicago, Illinois
Clayton Crane 4 Son
Viola Crane 10 Daughter;
born in Chicago, Illinois
Mae Crane 6 Daughter;
born in Chicago, Illinois
Marita Crane 3 Daughter
Mary Headrick 26 Sister-in-law;
born in Philadelphia, parents in Ireland
Adelade Headrick 3
yrs., 9 months Niece; born in N.Y.; father in Chicago, Il., mother in Phila.
— next household
Jacob Thomas 45
Commercial salesman; born in
Philadelphia
Anna Thomas 40 Born in
Philadelphia
Rex Thomas 19 Born in
Philadelphia
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William P. Robinson 27 In the soft drink business; born in Il.,
father in Missouri, mother in N.Y.
Mildred Robinson 27 Born in St.
Louis, Missouri
Pierce Johnson 24 Brother-in-law;
student; born in St. Louis, Missouri
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John A. Raidabaugh
35 Mechanical
engineer working in ship building
Florence E. Raidabaugh
29 Born in N. Y. City
Emma Kahn 65 Mother-in-law; born in N.Y., parents in
Germany
Michael Ignatius Crane and Mary
Adelia Headrick were married in Chicago on Sept. 25, 1902. In 1910, the Crane
family was living at 4265 Market St. Michael’s parents were actually
born in Ireland.
John A. Raidabaugh
and Florence E. Kahn were married in Manhattan, NY on Nov. 14, 1916. He was a
graduate of Cornell University in Mechanical Engineer, class of 1905. The
Cornell Alumni News for 1919 reported he was assistant engineer in charge of
the engineering department of the American International Shipbuilding Corp. at
Hog Island, Pa. and living in the Powelton Apartments.
1920: Pierce Johnson from St. Louis, Mo., residence: 3605 Powelton
Ave.
(“War Specials -
First Years [students], University of Pennsylvania, 1920)
1935, May 24: Death of Michael I. Crane, 56 years old, of 3605
Powelton Ave. He died from acute appendicitis at Jefferson Hospital.
1964 Powelton Post:
Fern Randolph
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