The
History of the Building
1871, Dec. 28: Title for 3705-3715 Baring St. transferred to
William A. Porter by J. Henry Askin
3705-3713 Baring
St. were combined together by Charles J. Allen.
He purchased two of the lots in August and November, 1879 and two on
March 2, 1881.
“two and-one-half
story brick Victorian house with original wood porch and slate-shingled roof.
Brownstone trim and jerkinhead. gable. Large flared chimney”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
3709 Baring Street
1881 Directory (Fall, 1880): Charles J. Allen,
treasurer 304 Arch, h 3709 Baring
In June 1880, they lived at
Charles J. Allen, Born: 17 DEC 1822
in
Father:Charles
Allen Mother:Rebecca
S. Jackson
wife: Martha D. House
1883: “Westtown Boarding School [a Quaker school in Westtown,
Pa.]. Wanted, a teacher for Arithmetic and Natural History in the Girls’ Department… Application may be made
to… Martha D. Allen, 3709 Baring St., Phila.”
(The Friend, March 14)
Charles and Martha Allen were
members of Arch St. Friends Meeting.
1884: Chas. J. Allen,
(Book of meetings: containing an account of
the times and places of holding ...
By Society of Friends, 1884)
1887 Directory: Charles J. Allen, 3709 Baring
1887, May 10: Death of Charles J. Allen, 65 years old, of 3709
Baring St. He was married and was born in Philadelphia. The funeral was from his home, 3709 Baring
St.
1890 Directory: Susanna House
1898-‘99 Blue Book: Mrs. Martha D. Allen
1900 Deaths: “Allen - In West Philadelphia,
First month, 1900, Martha D., widow of Charles J. Allen, in her 73d year.”
(Friends' Intelligencer and Journal,
Volume 57.)
1900:
Susanna House 65 Single
Sarah T. House 68 Sister;
single
Sarah Devine 22 Servant;
born in
Ellen Cannon 20 Servant;
born in
Susanna
and Sarah House were Martha Allen’s sisters.
1908, Mar. 3: Death of William Jackson
Armstrong, husband of Mary E. Armstrong (neé Amsler), of 3709 Baring St. “The relatives and friends of the
family also Colonial Lodge No 631, F. A. and M. and employees of Armstrong and Latta Company are invited to attend the funeral services…
at his late residence.”
In
1900, they lived at 4033 Baring St. He
was a bridge contractor.
1900, July 13: Title transferred to Mary E.
Armstrong by George M. & William G. Warner, executors of the estate of
Matilda D. Allen
1910:
Mary Elizabeth Armstrong 38 Widowed,
4 children, 3 surviving; owner, free of a mortgage
Carroll W. Armstrong 20
Jackson B. Armstrong 18
Catherine Armstrong 14
Edward H. Paxson 76 Boarder;
married twice
Catharine A. Paxson 69 Boarder [mother-in-law]; married twice, 20years, 3 children,
none surviving
John Stanford 71 Widowed;
invalid
Catherine
Ann Stanford, married Edward H. Paxson were married in 1889. She was previously married to Robert
Armstrong (1833-1865).
1915: Marriage license issued to Katherine
Armstrong of 3709 Baring St. and Lucien Albert Hauslein
of 5913 Cobb's Creek Boulevard
In
1920 and 1930, they lived across the street at 3704
Baring St.
1916, Nov. 15: Marriage of Ethel McKnight to
Jackson B. Armstrong at the Adelphia Hotel by Rev. W. A. Ferguson of Simpson
Memorial United Methodist Church
When Jackson B. Armstrong registered
for the WWI draft in 1917, he listed his address as 6126 Carpenter St. He was a civil engineer and superintendent
for J. H. Ferry & Co., Engineers and Contractors. Their offices were in the Drexel Building.
1920:
Mary E. Armstrong 48 Widowed;
owner, free of a mortgage
Catherine D. Paxson 78 Boarder [mother-in-law], widowed
Yorke Hauslein 15 Boarder; born in Texas, father born in
Ill., mother in
Ferdinand Hauslein 7 Boarder;
born in Texas, father born in Ill., mother in
Yorke
and Ferdinand Hauslein were the brothers of Lucian A.
Hauslein (3704 Baring St.)
who was Mary Armstrong’s son-in-law.
1922, April: “An enthusiastic meeting held at the home of Mrs.
William J. Armstrong, at 3709 Baring st., last night,
the Pinchot for Governor Club, of the twenty-fourth ward, was started among the
women of that ward. Mrs. Armstrong,
president of the Republican Club of the ward, was elected chairman, and Miss
Marion Lape, secretary.” (Phila. Inquirer, April22)
1927: Death of Catherine Paxson
1930:
Mary E. Armstrong 58 Owner, house valued at $25,000
Jackson B.
Armstrong 38 Son; proprietor of a lumberyard; married
at age 24
Ethel M.
Armstrong 36 Daughter-in-law; married at age 22
Mary E. Armstrong 9 Granddaughter
Ferdinand Hauslein 17 Lodger
1934: Ferdinand Albert Hauslien,
Jr.
Class of 1935 at Washington and Lee
University.
Pi Kappa Phil Fraternity
1940:
Jackson B
Armstrong 48 Clerk; two years of college
Mary Ethel
Armstrong 46 Four years of college
Mary Eliz
Armstrong 18
Mary E Armstrong 68 Mother; 8 years of schooling
Jackson B. Armstrong died July 15, 1966 in Philadelphia.
1942, Sep. 14: Title transferred to John C. and Josephine S.
Ritchie by Girard Trust & Realty
John Columbkille Ritchie was born in
1896 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pa. He
received his MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1921. He married Josephine Small (1900-1960). In 1930, they lived at 3700 Spring Garden St.
1950 Directory: John C. Ritchie, physician
1950, Aug. 30: Title transferred to Friendship Coop House, Inc. by
John C. and Josephine S. Ritchie
1955: “Society for Social Responsibility in
Science…. Secretary: Elmer Goetz, Jr.,
3709 Baring Street” (Scientific and
Technical Societies of the United States and Canada, Vol. 6, 1955.)
1968 Reverse Directory: A. Conn
J. Conn
R. J. Klein (2nd floor)
R. McIntosh (1st floor)
D. B. Ramsey (2nd floor)
J. Turney
Revised 6/13/2014