3637 Spring Garden Street
1896, Nov. 17: “Mr. John Avery has broken
ground on the north side of Spring Garden street, east of Thirty-seventh
street, for four high grade dwellings. These houses will be three stories, have
fancy brick fronts and will measure 16x63 feet each.” (Inquirer)
3633-3639: “two-and-one-half story,
Pompeiian brick, porch-fronted, Late Queen Anne house with overhanging
second-story above steel lintel of porch. Second-floor, three-sided bay with
Colonial Revival swags. Central pediment of pressed metal above: central
dormer. All infilled porches”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History of the Building
1897, June 2: Title
transferred to Thomas B. Rutter and Mary M., his wife, by John Avery, etc.
The 1895 directory lists Thomas at
3409 Spring Garden St. The 1896 and 1897 directories list him at 3904 Haverford
Ave. He was the son of Samuel P. Rutter and Jane K. Baxter. He was born in 1852
and died in 1918.
1899 Directory:
Rutter Thomas B., clerk (listed as 3633)
1900: (incorrectly
listed at 3633)
Thomas B. Rutter
43 Clerk;
owner
Mary M. Rutter 40 Married
21 years, 8 children, 4 surviving
Thomas B. Rutter
Jr. 19 Clerk
Henry D. Rutter 17 Clerk
Clarence Rutter 11 Clerk
Milton H. Rutter 10
Edward Hufty 45 Boarder; jeweler
1908, Dec. 15: Title
transferred to Robert R. Bringhurst by Thomas B.
Rutter and Mary M., his wife
1909: Ad: “3637
Spring Garden St. 13-room, porch dwelling, 2 baths, basement laundry, in
first-class condition; price low. EDMUND L. McCURDY.
4019 Lancaster ave.” (Inquirer, Sept. 19)
A later ad lists it at $6,250. (Inquirer,
Oct. 24, 1909)
1910:
James F. Moylan 63 Own
income; parents born in Ireland; renting
Mary Moylan 60 Married 40 years; parents born in Switzerland speaking German
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