“three-story,
Italianate double with bracketed flat overhanging roof, stuccoed.
1900 Colonial Revival porch to entrance”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1863
Directory (complied in fall, 1862):
Alfred
Grayson, student
Frederick
William Grayson, editor
F. W.
Grayson, publisher at 152 S. 3rd St.
In
the 1864 directory, he was listed at Baring St. above 35th. By 1867 he was living at 122 S. 42nd
St.
1865
Directory: J. G. Fisler, coal dealer at 208 S. 4th St.
Jacob G. Fisler,
clerk at Customhouse
The
1864 directory listed him at 3722 Baring St.
In 1860, he was living in Fallowfield, Chester Co. He was a 29 year-old farmer living with his
wife, their four children, his mother, a servant and a farm hand. He claimed $9,000 in personal property, but
no real estate.
1866
Directory: Jacob G. Fisler, clerk
1867 Directory:
J. G. Fisler, coal dealer at 208 S. 4th St.
In
1870, he and his family were living in another neighborhood in West
Philadelphia. He was a lumber
merchant. In 1880, they were living at
1819 N. 22nd St.
1868
Directory: Jacob G. Fisler of Fisler
& Parke (Jacob G. Fisler & F. G. Parke),
lumber at 208 S. 4th St.
1870 and
1871 Directories: James W. English, commercial merchant at 236 N. Broad
In
1860, they lived on the 3300 block of Hamilton St. The 1867 directory lists him at 3714 Baring
St.
1870:
James English 38 Commercial merchant
Fanny English 33 Real estate: $3,000, personal property:
$1,000
Mary H. English 13
Henry English 11
Hannah English 8
Clarence English 6
Fanny English 4
Elizabeth English 2
The
1874 directory lists him living at 415 N. 38th St.
1874
Directory: Aramenta Banks, widow of Henry
The
1875 gives her address as 434 S. 40th St.
1880:
Henry Dubree 59 Car
builder
Anne Dubree 54
Charles L. Dubree 36 Bookkeeper; widowed
C. W. Baldwin 8 Grandson
C. E. Wessels 71 Boarder
Elizabeth Nickols
54 Sister-in-law
Charles first wife, Alice Cheyney,
died in 1869 at age 29.
Their daughter, Mary Louise, died a few days later at 2 months of
age. In 1882, he married Ella L. Walraven
in Wilmington, New Castle, Del.
1887 Directory: James M. Gilbough of
Schlaich & Gilbaugh, produce merchants at 34 N.
Delaware Ave. and 35 N. Water St.
Lewis Gilbough
[James’s son], broker
James Gilbough
and Ann Woodward married in 1852. In
1860, they lived in East Fallowfield, Chester Co. Her mother, Eleanor Supplee, was born in Hestonville, Philadelphia Co. (Note that previous residents here, the Fislers, were from Fallowfield.) James Gilbough
moved to Philadelphia about 1862. The
1863 directory lists him as a “huckster” and in 1864, he was selling
produce. In 1874, he became the first
president of the Philadelphia Produce Exchange.
In 1880, they were living at 717 S. 23rd St. He was listed in the census as a merchant.
1888: Marriage license issued to Sallie W. Gilbough
and William W. Macfarlane
In
1910, they lived at 308 N. 37th St.
1889 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. James M. Gilbough
1889: Marriage license issued to Anna S. Gilbough
and Everett Ross Haffelfinger
Everett Haffelfinger
was living at 1916 Brown St.
1890 Directory: James M. Gilbough of
Schlaich & Gilbaugh, commercial merchants at 34
N. Delaware Ave.
1898 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Gilbough;
receiving day: Thursday.
Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Haffelfinger
1900:
James M. Gilbough 69 Commission merchant; owner, free of mortgage
Annie W. Gilbough 68
Annie S. Haffelfinger 38 Married 10 years, no children
Everett R. Haffelfinger 40 Son-in-law; salesman
1902, Aug. 10: Death of Anna S. Haffelfinger,
wife of Everett R. and daughter of James M. and Annie W. Gilbough
of 3702 Baring
1906
Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs.
James M. Gilbough
1910:
James M. Gilbough 79 Own
income
Annie W. Gilbough 78 Married 58 years, 5 children, 3 surviving
Everett R. Haffelfinger
50 Son-in-law; wall paper manufacturer; widowed
Elizabeth Langela 35 Servant; black; widowed, 1 child now deceased; born in N.J.,
father born in N.C., mother in N.J.
1911 Directory: Everett R. Haffelfinger
vice-president of Carey Bros. Wall Paper Manuf. Co.
In
1920, he was living with his mother, Sarah C. Haffelfinger,
in Hanover, York Co., Pa. He was still
working in wall paper manufacturing.
1912, May 1: Death of Annie Gilbough,
80 years old.
She
was the daughter of Moses Woodward and Eleanor Supplee.
James
Gilbough died in 1916 when he was living with his
daughter and son-in-law, Sallie and William
Macfarlane, at 308 N. 37th St.
1920:
Rosathilia H. Reinhold 60 Keeper of apartment
house; widowed; owned with a mortgage
— next household
Norman J. McDonald 34 Assistant
[?] agent for railroad; born in Australia; immigrated in 1891, naturalized
citizen in 1897
Alice L. McDonald 30
William C. Harron
27 Railroad clerk; son of Rosathilia H. Reinhold [above]
--- 2nd Hh.
Francis Chalmers 76 Railroad
clerk; widowed; born in Canada, immigrated in 1879, father born in England,
mother in Canada
--- 3rd. Hh.
John B. Taylor 43 Railroad [rest illegible]; parents born
in Ireland
Mary E. Taylor 37 Born
in N.Y.
--- 4th Hh.
Catherine McAllister 74
Catherine [?] McAllister 43 Daughter;
private secretary
--- 5th Hh.
Charles E. Warner 36 Shipyard clerk; born in N.Y.
Louise Warner 24
Born in N.Y.
In
1900, Rosathy Harron
(Reinhold) was living in Galeton, Potter Co., Pa. She was widowed with her five
surviving children. The youngest was
William C. Harron.
She was the landlady and owner of a house with a hotel clerk and one
servant.
In
1930, Norman and Alice McDonald lived in Narberth, Montgomery Co., Pa. In 1940, they were living in Chestnut
Hill. He was the son of Andrew T. and
Agnes Macdonald.
1927 Bell Telephone Subscriber’s List: R. H.
Reinhold.
1930:
Rosathia Reinhold
71 Widowed; owner, house valued at $20,000
William Herron 36 Son; office
clerk for a steam railroad; father born in N.Y.
Oscar Ellis 50 Lodger;
salesman of retail goods; married at age 20; born in N.Y.
Clara Ellis 50 Lodger;
married at age 20; born in Ohio
Marshall Beard 40 Lodger;
plumber; married at age 26
Ruth Beard 38
Lodger; married at age 24; born in
Va.
Ruth C. Beard 2 Lodger
Anne Rasle 35 Lodger; manager at shirt factory
Charles Pitard 30 Lodger; electrician for a steam railroad
2009: Owner: Gloria Guard