3618 Powelton Avenue

 

The History of the Building

 

3618-26: “five, two-and-one-half story, two-register mansarded brick rowhouse. Some have their original double wood and. glass paneled doors and/or their wood porches. 3618 has a projecting first floor bay. Each house has two dormers projecting from the mansarded roof; except for 3618, all mansards have original slate shingles.”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)

 

Previous Residents of 3618 Powelton Avenue

 

1872 Hopkins Atlas show owner as A. McFarland

 

1880: The house is not listed in the 1880 census.  It may have been vacant.

 

1887 Directory: Frederick Goodspeed (Leach & Goodspeed), 3618 Powelton

            Frank A. Leach, 3618 Powelton

Leach & Goodspeed, mattresses, 3618 Powelton Ave.

            George A. Putney, confectioner, 217 S. 12th

            Whitfield F. Witherell, salesman

            Frederick E. Goodspeed was born in Mass.  In 1870, he was living with his parents in Providence R.I.  His father, Samuel, was a fish dealer and Frederick was a clerk in a market.  A young woman in their household, Sarah Putney, was 18.  She married Frederick December 18, 1870.  She was born in R.I., but her parents, Clements and Elizabeth Putney, and her brother, George A. Putney (age 15), were living in Warren, Mass. in 1870.  Clements was a printer.

            In 1880, Frederick and Sarah Goodspeed were living in Warren, Mass. with their two daughters and Sarah’s brother, George.  Fred was a clerk in a grocery store and George was a printer.  They moved to Philadelphia sometimes between 1881 and 1887.

 

1892, Phila. Inquirer: “Wanted – Girls living in West Philadelphia to do light work at home.  3618 Powelton avenue.”  (July 24)

 

1895: Frederick E. Goodspeed, upholsterer, 3618 Powelton Ave.

            William E. Anderson, manager

            George A. Putnam, helper

 

1900:

Frederick E. Goodspeed          50        Upholstery manufacturer; born in Mass.; renting

Sarah E. Goodspeed                49        Married 30 years, 2 children; born in R.I., parents born in Mass.

Jeanie N. Goodspeed               28        Private secretary; born in Mass.

Edith L. Goodspeed                25        Corresponding clerk; born in Mass.

Edith M. Goodspeed               20        Niece; born in R.I., father in Mass., mother in R.I.

Isaac G. Snider                        22        Boarder; dental student; born in N.Y.

            Edith M. Goodspeed was the daughter of Oliver F. and Mary J. Goodspeed.  She was born in Boston, Nov. 4, 1882.

 

1903: Marriage of Jennie N. Goodspeed to Frederick H. Saunders

            In 1910, Jennie and Frederick Saunders lived in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts where he was a dentist.  Frederick was wounded in WWI in June, 1918.  In January, 1920 the census listed him as a patient in the military hospital in Swannanoa, North Carolina.

 

1903: Marriage of Edith M. Goodspeed to John R. Groves

            In 1920, they were living in Cape May, N. J. where John was a plumber.  They had one daughter.  In the 1930 census, she reported that she was widowed.

 

1910:

Frederick F. Goodspeed          61        Upholsterer; born in Mass.; renting

Sarah Goodspeed                     60        Married 40 years, 1 child [sic.]; born in R.I., parents in Mass.

Edith Goodspeed                    34        Bookkeeper for a publisher; born in Mass.

Leland Dunn                           36        Boarder; [occupation illegible]; born in Kansas, father born in Canada, mother in Maine

Lillian Greiner                         23        Servant

Edith Greiner                          13        Servant

            In 1930, Leland C. Dunn was living with his brother’s family and his mother in Concord, New Hampshire.  He stated he was married, but he was not living with his wife.  He was working as a piano tuner.

 

1913, Phila. Inquirer: “Lost – English setter, white and black, Monday evening, West Philadelphia.  Reward if returned to 3618 Powelton Ave.” (Dec. 9)

 

1920:

Frederick E. Goodspeed          70        Upholstery; born in Mass.; owned with a mortgage

Sarah E. Goodspeed                69        Born in R.I., father in Mass., mother in R.I.

Edith Goodspeed                    45        Clerk for a publisher; born in Mass.

Odelie Price                            80        Lodger; born in Va.

Rade Raynock                          35        Lodger; laborer in shop yard; born in Hungary, mother tongue: Croatian

- 2nd household

Charles H. Palmer                    68        Carpenter in shipyard; born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother in Va.           

Anna M. Palmer                      58

 

1930:

Frederick Godspeed    50 [sic.] Upholsterer; born in Mass.; owner, house valued at $5,000

Sarah Godspeed           48 [sic.] Born in R.I.; married at age 20

Edith Godspeed          25 [sic.] Floorwalker in wholesale hosiery mill; born in R.I.

 

1940: Apparently not included in the census.

 

1950: F. E. Goodspeed, 3618 Powelton

 

1963, Apr.: Edith Goodspeed (born Feb. 21, 1875) died in Pennsylvania (SSI Death Index)

 

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