3704-3718: “three-story
Italianate doubles, with bracketed flat overhanging roof, stuccoed; side
projecting bays… 3712 - Victorian porch.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1867, Jun. 24: Title transferred
to Elizabeth J. Askin by George E. Askin
1870, Apr. 4: Title transferred to Michael Riley by
Elizabeth J. Askin
1870:
William Smith 37 Stockbroker; personal property: $1,500
Isabella Smith 34
Bradford Smith 9
Oswald Smith 7
Whitney Smith 5
Amelia Whitelock 17 Domestic
servant
Lizzy Lenny 24 Domestic
servant; born in
In 1880, they lived at 3613 Baring St.
1880:
Sally R. Evans 54 Widowed; born in Ohio, father in NJ,
mother in Del.
Mary A. Evans 31 Daughter;
widowed/divorced; Music teacher
Sally Evans 25 Drawing and painting teacher; single
Jennie B. Evans 23
Herbert L. Evans 9 Grandson
Sally was the widow of Owen Evans
who sold china. In 1857, he had a store
at 503 Market St. and they lived at “Kinsessing above Buist Lane” (probably the
6900 block of Kingsessing). Owen died
about 1857-’59. In 1860, Sally and their
children lived in Mantua (Ward 24, Precinct 6).
She listed her real estate holdings at $17,000 and her personal property
at $300. In 1870, they lived at 3503 Baring St. and Sally was a teacher. The 1875 directory lists her at 315 N. 35th St.
1882, Jul. 2: Title transferred to Chauncey F.
Sargent by Michael Riley
1885, Dec. 1: Title transferred to Henry Baumbardner by Chauncey F. Sargent
1887 Directory: Samuel A. Welsh, clerk
1890 Directory: Albert Gibbs
Marshall Huston (Hodge & Huston)
Jeremiah S. Moore
1895, Mar. 9: Title transferred registered to Hayes Mendenhall by
Henry Baumbardner
1897, Mar. 5: “Hayes Mendenhall, owner, one-story brick addition,
7x13, at 3712 Baring street.” (Inquirer)
1900:
Hays Mendenhall 49 Carpenter and Builder; owner
Margaret Mendenhall 49 Born
in
Rose A.
Mendenhall 22
Madelaine
Mendenhall 20
George H.
Mendenhall 18 Clerk
Edward Mendenhall
13
1890
and 1895 Directories: “Mendenhall Hayes, carpenter, 3948 Haverford, h 4017
Wallace.”
1910:
George F. Adams 31 Optician
in a store; renting
Bertha Adams 29 Married
7 years, 2 children
George F. Adams,
Jr. 6
Catherine M.
Adams 5 months
Mrs. Adams
was the former Bertha Franks. In 1920,
they lived in Lower Merion, Pa.
1920, Jan. 31: Obituary - “Palmer – On Jan. 29, Esther A.
daughter of William H. and Alice L. Palmer.
The relatives and friends invited to service ... at parents’ residence,
3712 Baring st.”
(Evening Public Ledger. January 31, 1920,
Sports Extra, p. 18.)
1920:
William H.
Palmer 53 Roofer, self-employed; renting
Lydia A. Palmer 52 Born
in England, naturalized citizen
Esther Palmer 25
Isaac S. Palmer 23 Clerk
William H. Palmer
21 Bookkeeper
1920, May. 18: Title transferred to Elizabeth Whitten
by Robert Savill, heirs
It was then transferred to Emily G.
Whitten Auge.
1921 AMA American Medical Directory: Emily G. Whitten Auge, MD,
office at 1831 Chestnut St.
Dr. Emily G. Whitten was the
daughter of Alexander and Priscilla Whitten.
The 1870 census lists Alexander Whitten as a 30 year-old salesman who
was born in Ireland. At the time of his
death in 1888, he was identified as the senior member of the firm of Alexander
Whitten & Co., liquor dealers at 108 Walnut St. and living at 2221 Spring
Garden St. Emily married Dr. S. Truman
Auge, son of Samuel and Jane Auge, in Philadelphia Oct. 23, 1901. He died Jan. 31, 1915 when they were living
at 2802 N. Broad St. The 1920 census
lists her living with her two daughters and her sister, Eleanor Eastburn in an
apartment at 223 N. 40th St.
(for more, see her obituary, below)
1925, Aug. 30: Death of Truman Auge, 53 years old, of
3712 Baring St.. He was a physician on the staff of Samaritan Hospital. He graduated from Boys' Central high School
in Philadelphia and from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. The cause of death was heart disease.
Dr. Truman Auge and Dr. Emily G.
Whitten were married in 1902.
1927 Directory: Dr. E. G. Auge
1930:
Emily G. Auge 48 Physician;
widowed; parents born in Scotland; owner, house valued at $8,000
Emily Auge 24 Daughter; public school teacher
Eleanor F. Auge 20 Daughter
Elizabeth Whitten 43 Sister;
social worker for Board of Health; single; parents born in Scotland
Eleanor Eastburn 45 Sister;
widowed; parents born in Scotland
Whitten Eastburn 26 Nephew;
artist, tailoring
1931: Marriage of Emily W. Auge to Franklin Herbert Pennell
1934, Dec. 12: Death of Dr. Emily G. Auge
“Dr . Emily G. Whitten Auge, senior
chief of surgery at the Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia, died of a heart
attack at her home last night at the age of 57. She had performed several
operations during the day.
“A
graduate of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1894, she was the
widow of Dr. S. Truman Auge. She had been chief of surgery at the West
Philadelphia Hospital for Women before its merger into the Woman's Hospital of
Philadelphia, with which she continued her association. She also was chief
urologist at the Clinic of Notre Dame.
“Dr.
Auge was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the
American Medical Association and several other medical organizations.
“Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. [sic.] Eleanor Fairley Auge and Mrs. Franklin Herbert
Pennell.” (NYT, Dec. 13)
1939, Apr. 16: Death of Elizabeth Whitten, 63
years old, of 3712 Baring St. daughter of Alexander Whitten and Priscilla Fairley
Her death certificate says her
parents were born in Ireland, not Scotland
1940:
Eleanor Eastburn 65 Divorced;
renting for $65 per month
Eleanor Auge 30 Niece; public school teacher, earned $1,970 for 43 weeks of
work in 1939; single
1950 Directory: Eleanor F. Auge
1950:
Eleanor F. Auge 40 Public
school teacher; single
Rihana (?) I. Auge 85 Aunt; single
Margaret Wyand 46 Lodger; public school teacher; single
Evelyn U. Waters 58 Maid;
colored; single; born in MD; 2 years of college, earned $325 for 52 weeks of
work in 1949
2009: current owner: William A. & Eliz Cox
Revised 4/3/2022