3717 Lancaster
Avenue
The whole block
on the north side of Lancaster Ave. were built “as a single row of brick rowhouses….
3711, 3713, 3717, 3719 and 3723 which appear to have retained their residential
fronts…. A single scroll-shaped bracketed wood cornice unifies the entire
block. --- Contributing.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
1865,
Dec. 6: Title for Block of land starting at the NW corner of Powelton and N.
37th, proceeding north to 310 N. 37th, then west to Lancaster Ave. transferred
to John H. McIlvain by Lydia E. Baring
This
became the McIlvain Lumber Yard.
1867,
Dec. 4: Title for Block of land starting at the NW corner of Powelton and N.
37th, proceeding north to 310 N. 37th, then west to Lancaster Ave. transferred
to Charles J. McIlvain by John H. McIlvain
1875,
Mar. 4: Title for Block of land starting at the NW corner of Powelton and N.
37th, proceeding north to 310 N. 37th, then west to Lancaster
Ave. transferred to Joseph Doyle by
Charles J. McIlvain
The
houses on this block were built by Joseph Doyle. His office was at 3503
Lancaster Ave.
The
History
1879 Dir.: Robert W. Whelen
Ella M. Pyle,
widow of Joseph A.
She
is listed in the 1880 census living at 4207 Haverford Ave. She was 40 years
old. She and her two daughters, Clara E. (21) and Eva M. Pyle (19), were
seamstresses.
Frank S.
Bartlett
William N.
Farot, horses
1880: Not enumerated in census
1881, Oct. 12: Title transferred to
William H. and Abbie H. Richardson
1882 Directory: Richardson William
H.
In 1880, they lived
next door at 3715
Lancaster.
1910:
William H Richardson 72 Born in CT; owner, free of a mortgage
Abbie Richardson 73 Married 52 years, 4 children, none
surviving; born in NY, parents PA
1913, Oct. 17: Death of William H.
Richardson, buried in the Woodlands Cemetery. He was born 5/9/1837
1920:
Abbie Richardson 87 Widow; owner, free of a mortgage
Cynthia L Lewis 72 Companion
Thomas E Kelly 25 Granddaughter; City school teacher;
father born in NJ
Cynthia L. (Harps)
Lewis was the widow of Edwin J. Lewis. The 1880 census shows him working at a
livery stable. They had two children.
1920, Oct. 9: Death of Abbie A.
Richardson, buried in the Woodlands Cemetery. She was born 11/4/1832.
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Revised 3/5/2022