3612 Baring Street
The
History of the Building
3610-12: “two-and-one-half
story. Second Empire-style double with original Victorian wood porch and
slate-shingled mansard. Four registers; stone facade over brick”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1875, Sept.
14: Title for 3610-12 Baring St. transferred to E. Spencer Miller & Wilson
by George H. Watson
E.
Spencer Miller was Dean of the Law School, University of Pennsylvania. He lived
in the old Powel mansion at 32nd and Race.
1876, May 6:
Title for 3610-12 Baring St. transferred to Henry B. Chapman by E. Spencer
Miller & Wilson
1878
Directory: Nathan Sellers, flour
The
1876 directory (Fall, 1875) lists Nathan Sellers of Nathan Sellers & Co.
(Nathan Sellers, Samuel C. Woolman and Joseph S. Keen, Jr.) commercial
merchants at 2106 Market St. living at 118 N. 34th St.
1879, Dec.
31: Title for 3610-12 Baring St. transferred to Alfred P. Chapman by Henry B.
Chapman
The same
day the title was transferred to Anna G. Chapman, Henry’s wife.
1880:
Nathan Sellers 43 Miller
Mary K. Sellers 36
Sidney K. Sellers 15
Norman P. Sellers 10
Hannah Mc Bride 24 Servant; born
in
Mary
Sellers was the daughter of John Sidney Keen and Hannah McIlvain. The Keen and
McIlvain families were long-term residents of the area. The McIlvains settled
on Market St. about 1805. The Keen family lived at 32nd and
Chestnut, now the site of the original building of the Drexel Institute. A
brief overview of the Sellers family appeared in the Powelton Post, March, 2009.
Norman
P. Sellers died June 4, 1885.
1882, Oct. 23: Death of Sidney K. Sellers, 18 years old, of 3612
Baring St.
1884 Directory: Sellers, Nathan, flour
The
1886 directory lists him at 3310 Race St. In 1900
they lived at 3308 Race St.
1885 Directory: Ellen M. Tygert, widow
Herman
S. Tygert of J. E. Tygert & Co. (John E. & Herman S. Tygert, Willard G.
Pierce & William F. Brown), fertilizer, 42 S. Delaware Ave.
[The 1883 directory lists his
home address as Delaware.]
1887 Directory: Herman S. Tygert (J. E. Tygert
& Co.)
J.
E. Tygert & Co. (John E. & Herman S. Tygert & Willard G. Price),
fertilizers, 42 S. Del. Ave.
1890 Directory: Ellen M. Tygert
Herman S. Tygert
The
1895 directory shows them living in Germantown.
1893: Title for 3610-12 Baring St. transferred to Henry P. Chapman
by will of Ann G. Chapman
1894, Aug. 16: Title for 3610-12 Baring St. transferred to Lowrie
Montgomery [a lawyer] by Henry P. Chapman
The property was then subdivided
with 3610 going to Ella P. Chapman and 3612 going to Alfred P. Chapman.
1897, Oct. 26: Title transferred to Mary Osborn by Alfred P.
Chapman
1900:
Jane Osborne 68 Widowed,
seven children, six surviving; born in
Mary Osborne 40 Single;
parents born in Ireland
Matilda Osborne 23 Single;
parents born in Ireland
The
1895 directory lists Jane A. Osborn, widow of Robert, 2221 Spring Garden. The
1880 census shows them living at 729 N. 26th St. Robert was a 62 year-old retired carpet manufacturer who was born in
Ireland. (He was 18 years her senior.)
They had five children between the ages of 4 and 20.
1904, Jun. 13: Title transferred to Mary T.
Platt by Mary Osborn
1904 Who’s Who in Pa.:
Charles Platt
“PLATT, Charles, M. D., Ph.D., F. C.
S.:
Physician: born in Montclair, N. J.,
March 16, 1869, of an old American family of founders and patriots, dating from
1638: was graduated from Lehigh University in 1890, and has pursued
post-graduate course at Ohio University, Johns Hopkins University, University
of Edinburgh (medalist in anatomy) . Homeopathic Hospital, London, Ecole de
Medicine, Paris, and Hahnemann College of Philadelphia. Assistant chemist of
Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, Pa.; chief chemist for Thomas A. Edison at
Llewellyn Park laboratory. Since 1894 Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology at
Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia; sometime lecturer at the
Children's Homeopathic Hospital, Philadelphia. For some time associate editor
of Science, New York. Author of text book of "Qualitative Analysis and
Medical Chemistry," fourth edition. 1903. Contributor to the engineering,
chemical and medical journals. Fellow of the Chemical Society of London:
honorary Fellow of the Society of Biological Chemistry, London; member of the
American Chemical Society, the Société Chimique de Paris, the Medical
Jurisprudence Society, the Medical and Surgical Society of Philadelphia, and of
numerous other medical and social organizations. Address, 3612 Baring St.
Philadelphia, Pa.”
1910:
Charles Platt 41 Doctor of medicine; born in N.J.
Mary Platt 41 Married
18 years, no children; born in Ireland (English), immigrated 1891
Bridget Brennan 28 Servant;
born in
He
married Moira (Mary) T.
O’Hare,
In 1917, he was listed at Hamilton Court, 39th and
Chestnut. (Catalogue of Delta Upsilon,
1917)
1912, Mar. 18: Title transferred to Hannah G. Hogan by Mary T.
Platt
1920:
Anna Hogan 74 Widowed; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1857, became a
citizen in 1867; owner with a mortgage
Mary G. Hogan 44 Born
in N.Y., father born in N.Y., mother in Ireland
Anna M. Hogan 42 Wholesale
cigar dealer; father born in N.Y., mother in Ireland
Hannah G. Hogan 37 Bookkeeper
for plumbing supply co.; father born in N.Y., mother in Ireland
John J. Hogan 34 Liquor
dealer in saloon; father born in N.Y., mother in Ireland
In 1910, they lived at 3621 Spring
Garden. Anna had 6 children. She reported her age as 59. In 1900, she listed
her age as 45. She was already widowed and was living at 3619 Fairmount with
all six of her children who were between 15 and 24. She was the widow of Peter
Hogan who was born in Ireland and worked on the railroad. He apparently died in
his 30s between 1870 and 1880.
1925, Dec. 1: Title transferred to Alex Sinclair and Agnes, his
wife by Hannah G. Hogan
1930:
Alexander
Sinclair 75 Blacksmith; born
in the Irish Free State, immigrated in 1885, now a citizen; married at age 40;
owner, house valued at $10,000
Agnes M Sinclair 68 Married
at age 38; born in the Irish Free State,
immigrated in 1887, now a citizen
Ruth Sinclair 33
- next household
Samuel
Hughes 52 Carpenter for bridge [illegible]; married
at age 30; renting for $60 per month
Lulu Hughes 53 Married at age 31
Gertrude Cressman
33 Lodger;
nurse
Mane Donohue 19 Lodger;
saleslady in department store; parents born in Ireland
- next
Charles L
Lane 23 Salesman in department store; recently
married; renting for $60 oer month
Hilda Lane 20 Recently married
- next
Raymond
Farber 26 Lineman for steam railway; married at
age 23; renting for $60 per month
Florence Farber 25 Married
at age 22
In 1900, the Sinclair family lived
at 323 N. 22nd St. From there, they moved to 3519 Lancaster Ave. in
1910 and 323 N. 22nd St. in 1920.
1934, Jul. 9: Title transferred to The Mutual Friends B.[?] &
L. Assn. by sheriff
1937, Feb. 17: Title transferred to George M. Curry and Marguerite
C., his wife, by The Mutual Friends B.[?] & L. Assn.
1940:
Grace Redman 44 Sales
person for shoe company; earned $1,000 in 1939 for 48 weeks of work; born in
Maryland; 3 years of high school; renting for $35 per month
George Redman 26 Shoe
buyer for department store; earned $5,700 in 1939 for 48 weeks of work
They lived here in 1935.
1950 Directory: George M. Curry
1954, Dec. 15: Title transferred to Edward H. Weintraub, Eva, his
wife, and Ethel Weintraub by George M. and Marguerite Curry
Edward Weintraub was a Russian-born
Jew who was a retail grocer. He and his wife, Eva, immigrated in 1910 and
became naturalized citizens in 1915. In 1940, he was 34 and Eva was 30. They
had two sons and two daughters ages 14 months to 8 years. They lived at 2133 S.
10th St. In 1950, they lived at 5531 Walnut St.
1968 Reverse Directory: E. Weintraub
1999, July: Purchased by Sheldon
Schwartz
Revised 5/8/2022