The
History of the Building
3720-22:
“three-story,
Italianate double with bracketed flat overhanging roof, stuccoed.
1905 Colonial Revival porch; Circa 1950 colonial first-floor windows…. 3722 has
side projecting bay.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1862 Directory:
Jacob G. Fisler, clerk, living at 3722 Hampton Place
J. G. Fisler, clerk
at Custom house, 3722 Baring St.
1864 Directory:
Jacob G. Fisler, clerk
The 1865 directory
listed him at 3702 Baring St.
1865 Directory:
James Underwood, bookkeeper
Peter Underwood
1865 Directory: John
Gallagher
James Underwood, bookkeeper
1866 Directory: John
Gallagher
William Letford,
broker at 40 S. 3rd St.
James Underwood, bookkeeper
1866, Nov. 23: Death of Anna Letford, 40 years old, of 3722 Baring St. She was born in
Phila. and was single
1867 Directory:
William Letford, assessor
In
1870, he and his family lived at 3206 Hamilton St.
1868 Directory: J. Penrose
Collins, liquors at 1435 Market St.
1870, May 2: Death of Mary Alice, 5
years old, only child of J. P. and Esther Collins of 3722 Baring St.. Burial at Woodlands Cemetery.
1870:
James [R.] McClure 43 Civil engineer; personal Property:
$1,500
Josephine McClure 33 Born in Mississippi
Mary McClure 7
Josephine McClure 6
Clara Moore 20
Maria Good 40 Domestic servant; black; born in
Maryland
Lucy Pollack 35 Domestic servant; black; born in Virginia
1873 Directory:
James R. McClure, civil engineer at 224 S. 5th St.
1875 Directory:
Augustus Willis
1880:
Joseph E. Hover 69 Manufacturer;
born in NJ
Sarah N. Hover 60
Anna R. Hover 35 Teacher of
drawing and painting
Martha
Hover 34
Adaline S. Hover 30
Kate D. Hover 21 School
teacher
Sarah Hover 20
Howard D. Hover 16 Clerk
1889-1891 Directories: James F. Prendergast,
physician
“M.D., 1884; dir. Bishop Laboratory;
author papers on blood pressure, 109 E. 61st St., New York, N.Y and Morton,
Del. Co., Pa.”
(General Alumni Catalogue of the University
of Pennsylvania, 1917)
1890 Blue Book: Dr. & Mrs. J. F. Prendergast. Receiving day
Thursday.
1895 Directory: M. Eugenia Hoffman
Bosler
Fannie V., widow of Thomas L.
1895, Oct. 23: Marriage of Fannie Virginia Bosler
(3722 Baring St.) to John Mason Clarke (Albany, N.Y.)
They
were married at the home of the bride by Rev. Dr. William Bodine. (Inquirer,
May 5)
1900:
Eugenia Hoffman 39 Single; mother born in MD; renter
Clara Hoffman 37 Sister
Julia Hoffman 33 Sister
Herbert T. Garber 31 Brother-in-law;
coal dealer
Lily M. Garber 29 Married 7
years, one child
Josephine Garber 5
Josephine B. Garber 57 Mother;
Widowed, one child; born in Pa.
Herbert
Thomas Garber was the son of Thomas M. Garber and Josephine Thomas. In 1860, John
Garber lived with widowed mother and three sisters at 411
N. 33rd St. Herbert
Garber and Lillie May Hoffman were married Dec. 14, 1892 at Grace Church
Episcopal Chapel in Philadelphia. In
1906, they lived with his sisters at 201 N. 35th
St. In 1910, they were living at
1206 S. 46th St. In 1923,
Josephine Garber married John N. P. Easby, 3316 Powelton Ave.
Herbert Garber died April 13, 1929.
He was working for John Wanamaker.
1903, Jan. 31: Wanted: “Housework – Girl wanted, housework, small
family, private, $4.00 a week. 3722 Baring St.” (Inquirer)
Ads
of this sort were very common around the turn of the century and this household
advertised frequently in 1903-1904..
1908 Directory: Fannie McGill
Her
sister, Margaret, was listed at 309 N. 37th
St.
1910:
Margaret G. McGill 64 Purchasing agent;
single; renting
Frances McGgill 65 Sister;
single
Katherine M. McGgill 63 Sister;
single
Charlotte H. McKarakee 80 Aunt;
single
Ellen Foley 45 Servant;
single; born in Ireland
1911: Miss Fannie McGill. Active Manager 1911-1912. (26th
Annual report of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital.)
1920:
Frederick P. Storch 47 Paper
hanger with own business; father born in Germany; owner with a mortgage
Mary L. Storch 45 Mother
born in Germany
Adila Storch 21 Typist for chemical works
Elizabeth A. Storch 19
Mary Storch 11
Florence Storch 9
Ruth Storch 6
Francis Storch 1 year, 2 months
Matilda E. Witte 73 Mother-in-law;
born in Germany
In
1900, they lived at 3739 Lancaster St.
1920, Jul. 17: Death of Matilda E. Witte, 72 years old, wife of
the late Herman W. Witte. Relative and friends, Ladies' Aid Society Emanuel
Reform Church invited to services. Burial at Westminster Cemetery.
1927 Directory: F. P. Storch
1930:
Frederick P.
Storch 56 Paper hanger; married at age 24; father born in Berlin,
Germany; owner, house valued at $10,000
Mary L. Storch 54 Married
at age 22; father born in N.Y., mother in Germany
Florence Storch 19 Typist
for life insurance co.; born in N.J.
Ruth Storch 17 Typist for life insurance co.; born in N.J.
Frances Storch 11
Adele Aldridge 32 Daughter;
widowed
Catherine
Aldridge 5 Granddaughter;
father born in N.Y.
Jenny L. Aldridge
1 year 6 months Granddaughter;
father born in N.Y.
1939, Jul. 20: Marriage license issued to Ruth
Storch (26 years old) of 3722 Baring St. and Samuel Carliles
(25) of 4514 Palethorpe St.
1940:
Frederick P.
Storch 67 Paperhanger, earned $900 in 1939; 1 year of schooling
Mary Louise
Storch 65 2 year of schooling; nee Witte
Jesse Storch 18 4 years of high school
Adele Aldrige 42 Daughter; widowed; 4 years of high
school
Catherine Aldrige 17 Granddaughter; 4 years of high school
Frances Storch 43 4
years of high school
1948, Jul. 5: Death of Frederick P. Storch, 75
years old, of 3722 Baring St. Burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
1950 Directory: [Mrs.] Frederick P. Storch
1950:
Mary Storch 75 Widowed
Odele S. Aldridge 24 Daughter;
typist for auctioneer; single
Katharine
Aldridge 24 Granddaughter; single; born in NY
Jean Aldridge 21 Granddaughter; single
Kenneth L.
Johnson 32 Son-in-law; instrument maker at Navy Yard, earned $1,660 for
52 weeks of work in 1949, had $200 in other income; 12 years of schooling
Frances Johnson 31 Daughter
Paul Johnson 2 Grandson
Note: data on education and income
only available for every fifth person.
1953, Feb. 5: Marriage license issued to Beulah
Austin (37 years old) of 3709 Filbert St. and Samuel Bradley (42) of 3722
Baring St.
1999, Nov.: Purchased by Sara F. Mitchell