3621 Powelton Avenue
3621-3623: “three-story, double, original porches
removed; 3621 - 'now have oversized mansarded canopy.
It also has had its original cornice removed and covered with aluminum. 3623
has its original cornice with applied decorative wood soffit, fascia and
brackets.”
(Inventory of Buildings
in Powelton
from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1880:
T. B. Langton 39 Teacher;
father born in England
Jane F.
Langton 42 Mother born in Wurttemberg
Mabel Langton 9
Florence
Langton 7
Mary Langton 4
The 1867 directory lists T. Brantley
Langton of Langton & [Oswald] Seidensticker’s
English and Classical Academy, 1009 & 1011 Chestnut; home, 142 N. 10th St. The
1873 directory lists him as Principal of the West Penn Square Academy (Third
National Bank Building, Market and Merrick Sts.). In
1880, he was teaching at 1613 Chestnut St. He was living alone in June, 1870.
1881 Directory: T. Bentley Langton, teacher at 1613 Chestnut
Amos A. Huake,
insurance agent
1887 Directory: Amos A. Huake,
insurance agent
1891 Directory: George B. Evans, druggist, 1106 Chestnut &
2230 N. Front St., h 3621 Powelton
Evans and his family probably only
lived here briefly. In December 1891, they purchased 206
N. 34th St. and moved there. They moved to 223
N. 34th St. by 1900. (See his biographical information there.)
1895 Directory: Charles P. Keech, foreman
1898 Directory: Charles P. Keech, clerk
1899, Jun. 25: Death of Charles P. Keech, 56 years old
His
widow, Sarah, later lived next door at 3623 Powelton
Ave.
1900:
Eleanor M. Ramsey 67 Widowed,
4 children, 1 surviving; father born in Ireland; renting
Bessie E.
Ramsey 35 Daughter; buyer at Gimbles; single
Eleanor M.
Ramsey 18 Granddaughter
John M. Ramsey
15 Grandson; office boy
Mary C. Hayes 81 Boarder;
widowed, no children
Elizabeth B.
Moore 55 Boarder; single; parents born in Ireland
In 1880, Eleanor, Bessie and another
of Eleanor's daughters, Mary Maud Montgomery, lived at 3816 Lancaster Ave. Eleanor
was a nurse and Bessie was a saleslady. (ED 489, 24) The 1895 directory lists Elinor M.
Ramsey, nurse, living at 3750 Lancaster Ave. In 1870, they lived with Eleanor's
husband, John, who was a carpenter. (Ward 26, ED 85, 72) In 1920, Bessie was still a saleslady
in a department store and living in an apartment at 229 S. 45th St. She was 57.
1910:
Gloria
Robinson 45 Widowed; born in Mass.; renting
--- next
household
Horace W.
Baker 37 Plaster contractor
Lanette C. Baker 37 Married 14 years, 1 child; born in Mass.
Ethel Baker 12
--- next
household
Susan A. Long 42 Divorced,
1 child, no decease; born in Wisconsin, father in England, mother in Pa.
Horace W. Baker was the son of Henry
A. and Mary A. Baker. Henry was a seaman whose father was born in England. Mary
was born in N.Y. In 1880, they lived at 15 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia. In
1900, they were boarders at 6068 Girard Ave. Horace was an architecture
sculptor. In January, 1920, Horace and his mother were
living with his cousin, George Knight, and his family at 422 Courtland St. Horace
stated was still married, but not living with his wife. He was a model maker. Horace
and Laurette were apparently divorced because he remarried in Ohio in October, 1920.
1920:
Margaret M.
Conway 36 Contract clerkly [clerical?] goods; single; parents born in
Ireland; owner with a mortgage
Mrs. Stemble 48 Lodger; department store saleslady;
single; born in U.S.
In 1930, Margaret Conway lived at
1508 N. 13th St. with her brother, Peter, who was a lawyer and their sister
Bridget. That census states they were born in Northern Ireland.
1930:
Michael
Campbell 62 Watchman at department store; married at age 31; born in N.
Ireland, immigrated in 1887; renting for $60 per month
Elizabeth
Campbell 51 Married at age 26; born in N. Ireland, immigrated in 1879
Margaret
Campbell 22 Saleslady at department store
Thomas
Campbell 21 Chauffeur for fruit and flowers
Rose Kelly 23 Lodger; stenographer at a law office; parents born in Irish
Free State
Catherine
Hemming 52 Lodger; born in N. Ireland, immigrated in 1889
Michael Campbell and Elizabeth Lynch
were married in Philadelphia in June, 1904. In 1910,
they lived at 2201 Spring Garden St. Michael was listed as a saloon operator. It
lists his date of immigration as 1890 (1920 ways 1885) and Elizabeth’s as 1882
(1920 says 1878). In 1920, they lived at 610 N. 34th St. (Mantua). Michael
was the proprietor of his own restaurant. He immigrated in 1885 and became a
citizen in 1890. Elizabeth immigrated in 1878 and became a citizen in 1905. The
household also included Mary Lynch, Elizabeth’s mother. She was 73 and
immigrated in 1878. Michael died August 26, 1938 when
they were living at 747 N. 36th St. (Mantua). The death certificate
identified him as a watchman at Wanamaker’s department store. He was the son of
Frank Campbell and Fannie McKnight. The cause of death was cancer of the
tongue.
1941: William Henry Fry (b 12/8/1854), died 1/14/1941 in 3621
Powelton Ave. His wife, Cornelia Clark Goodier (1851-1931) died in Roslyn,
Montgomery Co.
Their son
lived at 3419 Baring St. from about1919 to 1959.
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