The
History of the Building
3704-3718:
“three-story Italianate doubles, with bracketed flat overhanging roof,
stuccoed; side projecting bays ... 3704 - 1905 Colonial Revival porch.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1863
Directory (compiled in fall, 1862): Edward S. Howell, agent
1863, January 14: 3704 & 3706 were surveyed (along with 3716
& 3718) for insurance by The Philadelphia Contributionship for the
Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire. They were owned by William P. Hamm.
(Detailed descriptions are available on-line from the Contributionship
archives.) He lived at 206 N. 35th St.
1864
Directory: Elbert Kochersperger, clerk
In
1860, they lived in Ward 20, Division 1. The 1850 census showed him living with
his mother, Jane. In both censuses, he was listed as a clerk. However, the 1861
Directory has two listings for Elbert Kockersperger, botanical druggist: one at
7 S. 6th and the other at 246 S. 8th.
1866
Directory: Elbert Kochersperger, teller, Philadelphia Bank
They
soon moved to 3708
Baring St.
1870 Directory: West William N., Lawyer
1870:
William West 27 Attorney at law
Mary West 25
Maggie Kelly 18 Domestic Servant
William
and Mary west were married the previous June.
1872 Directory: West William Nelson of
West & Loflin (W. Nelson West & William J. Loflin), real estate & lawyer,
623 Walnut St.
1876 Directory: West William N., Lawyer
Parker John, Clerk
1878 Directory: Hering Rudolph, Civil
engineer, 224 S. 5th St.
1880:
Rudolph Hering 33 Civil
engineer
Fanny F. Hering 30 Born
in NY, parents in
Oswald C. Hering 6
Ardo [Leonardo]
Hering 3 months
Bridget Dolan 19 Servant
Margarett Wynne 20 Servant;
born in
Arthur P.
Greenleaf 23 Cousin; student
Margaretta L.
Greenleaf 21 Cousin; teacher
Rudolph Hering was the son of
Theresa and Constantine Hering, a physician. They were born in Saxony. When his
mother died in 1916, the funeral was held at the Church of the New Jerusalem
(Swedenborg) at 22nd and Chestnut Sts. Rudolph was born in
Philadelphia in 1847. In 1894, he was living in New York City. About that time,
he married his second wife, Hermina, who was born in Russia. By 1900, they had
two children in addition to his two sons.
1882: Rudolph Hering. Civil Engineer. Member of Am. Society of
Civil Engineers since 1/5/1876.
Rudolph Hering (1847-1923) is known
as the founder of modern environmental technology, and as the father of modern
municipal sewerage systems. There is a short piece about him in Wikipedia and a
very interesting obituary at the site for West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
1887 Directory: I. Lawrence Haldeman
The 1880 census shows him living in
Media, Pa. with his wife, Josephine, their two daughters, and a servant. He was
a petroleum producer.
1890 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. I. L. Haldeman
1891, Sep. 22:
Death of Isaac Lawrence Haldeman, 56 years old, of 3704 Baring St.. He was born
in Media, Pa. He was buried at the Providence Friends Cemetery in Media.
He served in the 124th
Regt. Of Pa. Volunteers during the Civil War.
1894 Catalogue of the Univ. of
1896 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. George Miller
1900:
Mary Lopez 48 Married 20 years, 3 children, 2 surviving; parents born in
Mass.; renter
John Lopez 23 Student
Walter Wroe 24 Boarder; dancing master
Marie Louise Lopez 19 Daughter
Clement Wolfe 32
Boarder; detective; born May 1868
1908 Univ. Penna. Dir. & Club Book:
Cosgrove John L.
McElroy Robert B.
1910:
James J. Walsh 45 Furniture merchant; born in
Elizabeth C. Walsh 42 Laundry; married
23 years, 5 children, 2 surviving; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1872
Elizabeth K.
Walsh 22
Grace E. Walsh 20
Davis J. Walsh 18
The 1890 Directory lists him living
at 3811 Hamilton St. and working at 3737
Lancaster Ave. In 1900, they were living at 3737 Lancaster Ave.
Lucien Albert Haüslein
Univ. Pennsylvania
Yearbook, 1916
1918 Directory: L. A. Hauslein, treasurer of Douglass Caramel Co.
Inc. (3931 Lancaster Ave.)
Harry A. Hauslein
Lucian Albert Hauslein married
Katherine Armstrong in 1915. In 1910, she lived with her parents at 3709 Baring St. He was living at 5913 Cobb's Creek
Boulevard.
Harry was Lucian A. Hauslein’s
brother. In 1920, Harry and a younger brother, Ferdinand, were living at 3709 Baring St. with Lucian’s parents-in-law.
1920:
Lucien A. Hauslein 25 Candy
manufacturer; born in [Galveston] Texas, father in Illinois, Mass.
Katherine Hauslein 24
John Hauslein 2
Lucien
Albert Hauslein was a 1916 graduate of the Towne Scientific College of the
University of Pennsylvania. He was from Denton, Texas. He and Katharine
Armstrong were married in Philadelphia in 1815. Her parents were William
Jackson Armstrong and Mary Elizabeth Amstler. In 1900, she lived with them at
4033 Baring St. John’s full name was Jackson Armstrong Hauslein.
1921 Pennsylvania Gazette: Hauslein Lucine A.,
Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager, Douglass Caramel Co. at 3917 Lancaster
Ave.
1927 Telephone book: L. A. Hauslein
1930:
Lucien A. Hauslein 36 Manager of candy manufacturer; married
at age 21; born in Texas, father in Illinois, Mass.; owner, house valued at
$6,000
Katherine Hauslein 34 Married at age 19
Jack Hauslein 12
Lynn Hauslein 10
The 1950 directory lists L. A.
Hauslein, Lincoln Liberty and Hauslein Insurance Agency, 316 Walnut St. They
had apparently moved out of the city.
1940: Not
enumerated in this census
1940 May: Ann Hauslein, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lucien Hauslein of 3704 Baring St. was a sophomore at Sweet Briar College.
She was on the Dean’s list, served on the Advisory Council, and was a varsity
hockey player. (Inquirer)
1940, July 7: Mrs. L. A. Hauslein and her
daughter, Miss Ann Hauslein, have left for Ocean City, where they will spend
part of the summer. Mrs. Hauslein’s son, Mr. Jackson A. Hauslein, has left for
a trip through Mexico and California. (Inquirer)
In July of 1942, Lucien A. Hauslein
registered for the draft. He gave his address as 262 Kent Rd., Wynnewood. He
was working for the Louis F. Paret Agency in Philadelphia.
1950 Directory: Raymond Green, druggist at 37th & Spring
Garden St.
In 1940, he lived at 3639
Spring Garden St.