3716 Spring Garden Street
The
History of the Building
3716-18:
“three-story double, iron pyrate brick. Victorian
porch. Rusticated stone lintels, smooth stone sills; each house has gable with
vergeboard, shingled face and smal1 window; slate-shingled mansard with front
lip; paired third-floor windows be low gable. --- Contributing.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
They
were designed by architect P. A. Walsh (Builders’ Guide, 3/29/1893)
1884, Feb.
4: Title for 3716-18 Spring Garden St. transferred to Edwin Middleton by Louis
M. Simpson & wife
Edwin
Middleton was a contractor. He lived at 1704 Girard Ave.
3716 and 3718 are not shown on the Bromley
Atlas published in 1892.
1893, Jan. 2: Title transferred to Annie J. O'Calllaghan
The
1890 directory lists Ann J. O’Callaghan as a leather merchant at 458 N. 3rd
St. and living at 1122 Wallace St. She was the wife of Francis O’Callaghan.
They manufactured Morocco leather.
1893, Dec. 8: Title transferred to Margaret, Annie
V., Mary C. Magee & their siblings
The Magee siblings lived at 3718 Spring Garden St.
Previous Residents
1896, May 14: “Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Johann, 3716 Spring Garden street, celebrated the tenth anniversary of
their reception [sic.] last night be giving a large reception.” (Inquirer)
1897 Directory: Johann Frank J., Secretary &
Treasurer, Equitable Trust Co.
The 1895 directory lists him living at 3958 Aspen St.
1900:
Frank Johann 37 Treasurer
of a co.; father born in Bavaria, renting
Anna M. Johann 36 Married 14
years, 3 children
Frank Johann, Jr. 8
Philomena Johann
3
Anna M. Johann 13
Maria Rowan 25 Servant;
single; born in Ireland
1908: Marriage license issued to Anna Maria Johann and Michael
Monaghan
1910:
Frank J. Johann 47 Trustee
[?] of a trust co.; parents born in Germany, renting
Anna M. Johann 46 Married 23
years, 4 children; mother born in Ireland
Frank J. Johann, Jr. 17
Philomena M. Johann 13
John A. Johann, 3rd 9
In
1920, they lived at 4615 Springfield Ave.
1920:
Henry R. Lewis 39 Signal man for railroad; parents born in
Wales
Mary Lewis 39
Parents born in Wales
Howell R. Lewis 15
_ Next Hh.
Frederick Richard 65 Commission merchant; parents born in
Germany
Ann C. Richard 62 Parents born in Germany
_ Next Hh.
Frederick H. Heidenreich 39 Traveling
brush salesman; born in W.D.C., father in Germany, mother in Washington D.C.
Ariel S. Heidenreich 40
In
1920, Frederick Hans Heidenrich lived with his
parents in Washington, D.C. Frederick and his father, Frederick C. Heidenrich, were stonecutters who worked on monuments. Frederick
married Ariel Sophie Myers in Des Moines, Iowa on June 24, 1906. She was born
in Stanton, Del. Ariel died Feb. 23, 1942 and was
buried in Arlington National Cemetery as the wife of Capt. Frederick H. Heidenreich
of the U.S. Army Infantry. He served in W.W.I. In 1942, he registered for the
draft in Washington, D.C. He was working as a stonecutter with Heidenreich Bros.
1925, Jan. 21: “Hurt By Exploding
Cartridge
“A
cartridge hidden in the coal bin in the home of Henry Lewis, of 3716 Spring Garden street, seriously injured him yesterday
morning when it exploded after Lewis shoveled it into the furnace. He was
partially stunned, the slug of lead striking him in the ribs. Assisted by his
wife, he made his way to the office of Dr. M. C. Thrush, a short distance away,
where the wound was cauterized.” (Inquirer)
1930:
Max Galisky 28 Motorman for electric railway; married at age 21; mother born
in England; renting for $45 per month
Gerta Galisky 23 married
at age 16
_ Next Hh.
Mary Thacker 62 Widowed;
renting for $33
_ Next Hh.
Mary J. Darby 35 Box
maker at a box factory; widowed; renting for $45
James Darby 15
Dorothy Darby 17
Anna Pratt 45 Lodger; bookkeeper at a bank
Anna Burk 45 Lodger; bookkeeper at a bank
1940:
Clark Killoran 39 Waitress
at a restaurant, earned $1,000 in 1939; 8 years of schooling; renting for $27
per month
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