3606 Powelton Avenue
This double was
built by James C. Shedwick. who lived at
3624
Baring St. in 1870. He and his father, John Shedwick, built a home
for themselves at 3408
Race St. and moved there about 1872. They built many houses in
Powelton.
3604-06: “two-and-one-half story, Queen Anne-style double
composed of red brick; decorated with pressed brick belt courses and corbelled
brick below gable windows. Gables are faced with red and gray slate shingles,
the mansarded roof also gray slate shingles. Windows and doorways have splayed
arched lintels and surrounds; the original wood porch is intact”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1887 Directory: Farson Enoch S., president, 220 Dock St.
Farrson Enoch S. Jr.
In 1880, they lived at 3302 Baring St. He was president of E.S. Farson &
Co. which manufactured refrigerators.
1887, Aug. 25: Death of Enoch S. Farron, 73 years old, of 3606
Powelton Ave. He was born in Philadelphia.
1890 Blue Book: Mrs. Sarah J. Rose
1898 Blue Book: Miss L. Gertrude Bardwell
Miss Mary G. Field
1898, Sept.: Advertised for rent, 3606 Powelton Ave., 14 rooms for
$75 per month.
1900,
Sept. 5: “George C. Howard, contractor, put in invalid elevator, 3606 Powelton
avenue.” (Inquirer)
During the Civil Ward, James C.
Shedwick served in Company A, Ninth Regiment of Militia. “At South Mountain,
close to Gettysburg, a Union cavalry regiment charging the enemy bore so close
to the line of the Forty-fifth Regiment that James C. Shedwick was knocked down
by the advancing body, receiving injuries from which he has never wholly recovered.”
(Henry Graham Ashmead, Descendants of Joseph and Mary
Dodge Campbell in America, 1907, pp 55-57)
In 1887, he lived with his parents
at 3408 Race St. In June 1900, the census showed him
and his family living at 420 Preston St.
1906 Blue Book: James C. Shedwick was a member of the Powelton
Club, 207 N. 35th St.
1910:
James C. Shedwick 70 Builder;
widowed; born in England, immigrated in 1843, now a citizen; owner free of a
mortgage
George W.
Shedwick 56 Brother; clergyman
Elizabeth
Shedwick 54 Sister-in-law; married 25 years, no children
Margaret Colleary 36 Servant;
born in Ireland, immigrated in 1891
In 1895, George was living at 3408 Race St. with his parents. He and his brother
William J. Shedwick were working together as carpenters. Their business was at
3410 Mt. Vernon.
John Shedwick and his sons were home
builders who built many homes in the area. The “Shedwick Development Houses” at
3433-3439 Lancaster Ave. are on the
National Register of Historic Places.
1920:
Seigfried
Goldstein 57 Commercial salesman; born in France speaking German, immigrated
1875, father born in Germany, mother in France speaking German; owner, free of
a mortgage
Blanche Goldstein
48 Born
in Philadelphia
Nita Smith 26 Step-daughter
Agnes Curran 45 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1908
In 1900, Seigfried was living with
his first wife, Clara Oppenheimer, and their daughter, Helen at 921 N. 19th
St. Siegfried and Clara were married in Philadelphia in 1889. They had been
married for 10 years. He gave his place of birth (and his mother’s) as Germany.
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