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
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
In 1880, Frederick and Sarah
Goodspeed were living in
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,
William E. Anderson, manager
George A. Putnam, helper
1900:
Frederick E. Goodspeed 50 Upholstery manufacturer; born in
Sarah E. Goodspeed 49 Married
30 years, 2 children; born in R.I., parents born in
Jeanie N. Goodspeed 28 Private
secretary; born in
Edith L. Goodspeed 25 Corresponding
clerk; born in
Edith M. Goodspeed 20 Niece;
born in R.I., father in
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
Sarah Goodspeed 60 Married
40 years, 1 child [sic.]; born in R.I., parents in
Edith Goodspeed 34 Bookkeeper
for a publisher; born in
Leland Dunn 36 Boarder;
[occupation illegible]; born in
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
Sarah E. Goodspeed 69 Born in
R.I., father in
Edith Goodspeed 45 Clerk
for a publisher; born in
Odelie Price 80 Lodger; born in
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
Anna M. Palmer 58
1930:
Frederick Godspeed 50
[sic.] Upholsterer; born in
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
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