3704-3718: “three-story
Italianate doubles, with bracketed flat overhanging roof, stuccoed; side
projecting bays (3706 shingled second floor addition, Circa 1920)… Victorian wood porch….”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1862, Oct.:
“WHITELEY—On Wednesday, the 15th inst., Mary Ann wife of George Whiteley, in the
30th year of her age.
“The
friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of
her husband [sic. mother], No. 3706 Baring street, Mantua Village, this day, at
2 o’clock. Funeral to proceed to Woodlands Cemetery.”
(Inquirer,
Oct. 18, 1862)
The
1863 directory lists Catherine Allen, gentlewoman, 1630 Wallace
1863 Draft
Registration: Samuel Sherrerd, insurance agent, 44 years old.
The
1863 Directory lists Samuel Sherrerd insurance broker at 224 Walnut St. living
at 36th and Bridge (Spring Garden) Sts.
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.
1867 Directory:
Samuel Sherrerd, insurance broker at 222 Walnut
1868, Feb.
26: Title transferred to William Nelson West by William P. Hamm
1870
Directory (Fall, 1869): Samuel H. Sherrerd, adjuster of averages at 222 Walnut
St.
Catherine Allen, widow of John
Catherine
was the widow of John Allen, a builder. During the summer of 1870 they
apparently moved here from 3716 Baring St. In 1860, they lived in Ward 4, West
Division. In 1880, she and her daughter, Josephine, were boarders in the home
of Mary Berghauser (widow of Henry), 3723 Spring Garden St. Catherine died in
1891 when she was living at 3703 Powelton Ave.
1870:
Catherine Allen 57 Real
estate: $5,000, personal: $15,000
Josephine M. Allen 20
Sarah Mullen 61
Mary Ward 59
M. Anna
Mullen 52
Matilda Ward 30
Jane Downey 35 Domestic
servant; born in
1871, Jan. 2: Title transferred to Sidney P. Loflin by William
Nelson West
Later transferred to Mary L. West,
Ellen Peirson, Emma Zeber (?) by descent
1873 Directory: Catherine Allen, widow of John
1874-1877 Directories: John W. Powell, auctioneer
The 1866 Directory lists him living
at 2324 Lombard St. The 1870 census lists him at 3523
Hamilton St. In 1880, they lived at 3719
Hamilton St. The 1881 Directory lists him as an auctioneer working at 124
S. Front St. The 1890 Directory lists John W. and John A. Powell living at 3813
Hamilton St. In 1900, they lived at 3410 Hamilton St.
1878 Directory: Watson F. Thatcher
He and his family moved to 3717 Hamilton St.
1879 Directory: David S. W. Sherman Delaplaine of Sherman &
Delaplaine
1880:
D. S. W.
Delaplaine 33 Importer; born in NY
Sarah Delaplaine 32 Born
in NY
D. S. W.
Delaplaine 12 Born in NY
Henry Delaplaine 9 Born
in PA
Mary Murphy 27 Servant;
born in
1881 and 1890 Directories: David S. W. Delplaine (Sherman and
Delaplaine)
“Sherman &
Delaplaine, Importers of French. German and English Hatters' Goods, No.
33 North Third Street.-E. C. Sherman and D. S. W. Delaplaine established
themselves here in 1875. They are extensive importers of French, German and
English hatters' goods, being identified with some of the largest foreign
producers, and their trade in this country is extensive and influential. The
premises occupied consist of four commodious floors. They carry a very heavy
stock of fine goods, and the liberal methods and honorable dealing
characteristic of the house render it a very desirable purchasing centre.
Personally, the Messrs. Sherman and Delaplaine stand high in confidence and
esteem of the commercial world, and the success which has marked their career
is but the fitting award of their marked energy and enterprise.” (Philadelphia’s
Leading Industries, p 149.)
1890 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. David W. Delaplaine.
1891: Henry Delaplaine. Junior Mech. Eng.
Erskine Hazard Dickson. Junior in
Art. (Catalogue of U. of P. 1891.)
1894: Henry Delaplaine. B.S. C. E., 1892. B. 6/14/1870. S. David
S. W. Delaplaine and Sarah Powell. Civil engr. and inspector Dept. Public Wks.
Phila, 1892 to date. (Biographical Catalogue of the Matriculates of the College
U. of P.)
D.S.W.
Delaplaine moved to a tract of 12 new homes in
1895 Directory: “Gyger Julia A., widow of
Jesse”
1896: William F. Houck.
Department of Medicine
Henry Croft Houck, Freshman in
Electrical Engineering. (Catalogue of the
Univ. of Pennsylvania)
1900, Mar. 19: Title transferred to Sara A. Loflin, all int. (?)
by Mary L. West, Ellen Peirson, Emma Zeber (?)
Julia A. Gyger née
McElroy (1836-1926) Anna
Gyger (1865-1945) Margaret Gyger
(1869-1921)
1900:
Julia A. Gyger 64 Widowed,
3 children; owner [?]
Anna Gyger 35
Margaret Gyger 29
Katharyn Saltevar
18 Servant;
born in
Julia
Gyger was the widow of Jesse Gyger. In 1880, they
lived in Radnor where he was a farmer. In 1910, they lived at 3715 Baring St. where Adelaide lived until at least
1950.
1902: Charles Doughty White. Lawyer. Office:
1906, May 24: Title transferred to Charles T. Mullen
1908: Rev. Henry Alfred Boggs. Divinity Graduate of Princeton,
1899. (Dir. of Living Graduates and Former Students of Princeton Univ.
1908. Pg. 129.)
1910:
Charles T. Mullen 48 Dry goods salesman;
single; mother born in
Sarah H. Mullen 63 Sister;
saleslady in a department store; single
Mary R. Mullen 59 Sister
Clara May Brown 15 Servant;
black; parents born in Del.
Their sister, Catherine (Kate)
Mullen Woodward, died in 1901. She was living with Charles (as well as her
husband and possible their sisters) at 308 N. 37th
St. Her husband, Winfield S. Woodward, and three children later lived at 311 N. 37th St.
1915, July 13: Death of Mary R. Mullen,
daughter of the late Thomas M. Mullen and Mary D. Mullen. She was 63.
1916: Rev. H. Alford Boggs. Pastor of Princeton Presbyterian
Church and chair of the Historical Society of the Presbytery of Philadelphia. (Minutes
of the 35th Annual Session of the Synod of Pennsylvania of the
Presbyterian Church. 1916. Pgs. 109 and 176.)
1919, July 6: Death of Sarah H. Mullen, 70
years old of 3706 Baring St., daughter of the late Thomas M. and Mary D. Mullin.
Burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
1920:
Charles T.
Mullen 60
Dry goods [rest illegible]; owed
free of a mortgage
— next household
James Gilmore 36 Ordinance
officer at arsenal
Kath N. Gilmore 32
Mary R. Gilmore 5 months
----
Frank C. Smith 34 Electrical
goods [rest illegible]; born in N.J.
Marion M. Smith 35 Born
in N.J. [sic.]
Catherine S. M.
Smith
8 Born in N.J.
Elizabeth S.
Smith 4 yrs, 2 mons. Born in N.J.
Charles Thomas Mullen died in 1931.
He was living in Wynnewood, Pa.
Frank Corson Smith and Marion M.
Woodward (Charles T, Mullen’s niece) were married in June,
1910. She was living with her parents around the corner at 311 N. 37th St.
1927 Directory: C. T. Mullen
1930:
James Gilmore 45 High
school teacher; married at age 32; owner, house valued at $6,000
Ruth W. Gilmore 36 Married
at age 23
Mary R. Gilmore 11
James T. Gilmore 7
Charles Mullin 68 Uncle; manager; single
1940:
Rogers Williams 65 School
teacher, earned $2,250 in 1939; single; 4 years of high school
Grace Williams 63 Single;
8 years of schooling
Betsy Williams 60 Sister;
single; 4 years of high school
The census sheet seems to have mixed
up the information on Rogers and Grace listing Grace as a teacher and Rogers as
a housekeeper.
In 1920 and 1930, they lived in an apartment
at 801 S. 47th St. In 1930, Betsy (or Bessie) was working as a bank
clerk. George R. and Grace were not employed. In 1920, George R. was a manager
t a chair manufacturer, Grace E. was a stenographer at a bank, and Bessie was
an “interest clerk” at an insurance company.
1949, Jun. 13: Title transferred to Josephine Hebda, Bertha Hebda
by M. Woodward, et al.
1968 Directory: Fritz D. M.
Reintz F. E
1985, Aug.: Purchased by Diane H. Pringle and John
Edward Pringle from Dorothy Fritz