3623 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:
Frank B.
Hughes 49 Commercial merchant
Henrietta M.
Hughes 48
John H. Hughes 30 Cotton
spinner
Emily A.
Hughes 22 Daughter-in-law
Hellen M.
Hughes 11 months Granddaughter
J. H. Hughes 1 month Grandson
Albert Hughes 31 Boarder;
laborer
Ella M. Hughes 18 Adopted
daughter; at school
In 1870, they were living in
Cheltenham, Montgomery Co. In 1861, they were living at 32nd &
Ludlow Sts.
1881, July 19: Death of Emma K Hughes, 2 weeks years old
1884, Apr. 3: Death of Emily Alice Hughes, 15 months old, daughter
of John and Emily Hughes
1886, Aug. 20: Death of Frank B. Hughes, 55 years old
1887 Directory: Albert Hughes
J. Harry Hughes (Hughes & Kay)
Hughes & Kay (J. Harry Hughes &
William E. Kay), hosiery, 2500 Callowhill & 45 Strawberry
H. M. Hughes, widow of Frank B.
1892, Nov. 7: Death of Henrietta M. Hughes, wife of the late F.
Bonsall Hughes; funeral from her son's residence; 3623 Powelton Ave.
1895 Directory: Hughes & Co. (John H. Hughes & Joseph
Zimmerman, Jr.), junk, 2320 N. 8th
J. Harry Hughes (Hughes & Garber), 3623
Powelton
Hughes & Garber (J. Harry Hughes & Paul
G. Garber), 1122 Race & storage 1317 Brown
1900:
J. Harry
Hughes 50 [Owns] storage warehouse; owner free of a mortgage
Emily A.
Hughes 44 Married 24 years, 5 children, 2 surviving; parents born in
England
Helen M.
Hughes 30
J. Harry
Hughes, Jr. 20 Clerk in storage warehouse
In 1910, they lived in Torresdale.
1906 Blue Book: Dr. & Mrs. C. H. Baker
In 1900, they lived at 3727 Powelton
Ave.
1910:
Charles H.
Baker 71 Doctor of medicine; born in Md., mother
born in Pa.; owner with a mortgage
Jennie J Baker 59 Married
37 years, no children; born in Texas [sic.]
Sarah Baker 89 Stepmother; widowed, 9 children, 3 surviving; born in Md.
Mary E. Keech 65 Sister;
city school teacher; widowed, 1 child
Alice F. Keech 38 Niece; accountant for Board of Education
Charlotte J. Blenkham 41 Boarder;
[occupation illegible]; widowed, no children
Josephine
Evens 75 Servant; single; born in N.J.
In 1900, they lived at 34 N. 40th
St. Jennie reported having had one child that died. Sarah reported having had 8
children with 5 surviving.
1912, Jul. 17: Death of Mary E. Keech, wife of the late Charles P.
Keech
They lived next door at 3621 Powelton Ave. until his death in June, 1899.
1913, Mar. 30: Death of Sarah Baker, 92 years old, daughter of
George Jones and Mary Brown
1920:
Dr. Charles H.
Baker 81 Homeopathic physician; born in
Baltimore, owner free of a mortgage
Jennie J.
Baker 69 Born in Kentucky
Alice Levering
Keech 45 Niece;
supervisor, home economics; single
Esther Shubert
45 Lodger; public school teacher; single
Glenn Haldaman 27 Lodger; druggist clerk in a drug store;
single; born in Ohio
John Wesley
Allen 24 Lodger; clerk in a drug store; single
Lynn Stout 22 Lodger; student; single; born in Md.
1930:
Alice L. Keech
55 Supervisor for sewing school; single; owner, house valued at
$15,000
Jennie J.
Baker 79 Aunt; born in Kentucky
Esther Surbert 55 Lodger; public school teacher
Anita Campbell 55 Servant;
black; born in Va.
In 1950, Alice Keech lived at 3425 Powelton Ave.
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