The
History of the Building
3724-26: “three-story
Italianate double with bracketed flat overhanging roof; stuccoed;
Circa 1905 Colonial Revival porch.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1864 Directory:
Frank C. Garrigues, bookkeeper at 135 S. Front St., living at 38th
& Baring
In the 1860 and 1870
censuses, he was listed in Ward 10 working at the U.S. Mint. In 1870, he lived at 250 N. 15th
St.
1865 Directory:
Edward H. Pugh, commission merchant at 1731 Market St., living at Baring near
38th St.
The 1864 directory lists
him living on Warren below 40th St. The
1860 census listed him at age 30 living with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two
daughters, Sallie (age 5) and Lizzie (5 months). The second enumeration of the 1870 census (in
November) lists them at 3926 Walnut St.
In 1880, they were living in Radnor, Del. Co. His mother, Mary Pugh, was living with them.
1867 Directory:
Edward H. Pugh, merchant at 1731 Market St.
1870 Directory:
Elhanan W. Fisher of Lynch, Fisher & Co.
1870:
Ethanan Fisher 40 Wholesale dry goods merchant; real
estate: $10,000, personal property: $20,000
Sarah [Sally] Fisher 38
L. Elijah Fisher 11
Eliza Fisher 60
Emma Vaughn 20 [only in 2nd Enumeration]
1873 Directory: Elhanan
W. Fisher, salesman
Eliza Fisher
1875: Annual Report. Dept. of Internal Affairs,
West Philadelphia
Passenger Railway Co.
Samuel P. Huhn, Treasurer No. 3726 Baring street, Philadelphia.
The 1870 census has him living in
Ward 27 (West Phila. South of Market St.) with his wife Emma. He was 33 years old and claimed personal
property worth $10,000. Emma was
32. They had a daughter, Helen (age 7)
and a son, John (2 months). In 1880,
Emma Huhn and the children were living with her parents,
Francis and Jane Newland, at 1604 Bouvier St.
1879 Directory: Linncæus A. Smith,
physician
The 1878 directory lists him at 3711
Lancaster Ave.
1880:
M.E. Smith 35 Born in Barbados, W.I.
J.R.G. Marshall 66 Father-in-law;
bookkeeper; born in
C.B. Marshall 28 Sister-in-law; milliner; born in
1880 Directory: John R. G. Marshall, clerk at 233 S. 4th St.
1881 Directory: Linnæus A. Smith,
physician
He moved to 3826 Baring St.
1884
1887 Directory: William E. Hughes, physician
1890 Directory: William E. Hughes
Joseph B. Hileman, Jr.
Hileman was
from Altoona, Pa. He became a physician
and returned to Allegheny Co.
1889-90 Blue Book: Dr. & Mrs. William E. Hughes.
1892-‘93 William E. Hughes,
M.D., Instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Univ. of
1896:
1897 Active Members of the
1900:
Robert Gilmore 45 Machinist; born in NY, father in
Mary Gilmore 45 Married
25 years, 4 children, 3 surviving; parents born in
Madge Gilmore 22
Elizabeth Gilmore
20
Charles R Gilmore
20 Shipping
clerk
Albert A
Blackburn 38 Boarder; physician
William Myatt 26 Boarder;
insurance agent; born in England
Lizzie Gover 32 Servant, born in MD
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 24, 1900
1906 Blue Book: Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Blackburn.
1909 Directory: Anna W. Bunting , widow of John
1910:
Harry M. League 37 President
of Quaker City Iron Works; father born in Maryland; owner with a mortgage
Minnie R. League 38 Married
12 years, 3 children
Mary R. League 10
Louise N. League 8
Harriet M. League
4
Anna W. Bunting 60 Lodger;
widowed, 1 child no longer living; born in Mass., father born in Mass., mother
in Vt.
In 1880, Harry Mortimer League lived
at 3706 Hamilton St. In 1895, he lived at 3702 Hamilton St. In 1900, they lived at 3716 Baring St.
1912 Obituary: “League--4th inst,
Henry Carr, son of late George B and Ellen Slater
League, residence son 3726 Baring st. Services and
incineration private Wed a.m.”
(Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 1912.(http://www.phillygenweb.org/ObituariesL.htm)
The 1870 directory and census list
him living at 3702 Hamilton St. The 1891
City Dir. lists him living at 3616 Hamilton St. He was born in
Maryland and was widowed.
1918: Dr. Albert E. Blackburn reappointed by Gov. Brumbaugh member
of St. Bd. Of Examiners for Registration of Nurses. He has been a member of the
board since 1909. (PA. Medical Journal. Vol. 21, 1918. Pg
712)
1920:
Henry M. League 46 President of iron works; father born in
Md.
Minnie R. League 46
Mary R. League 20
Louie N. League 17
Harriett M.
League 14
In 1921, they lived in Haverford. In October, 1921,
their daughter, Mary Riley League, married Dr. Nathan B. Stauffer of 1819
Walnut St.
1927 Directory: H. J. Wolfington.
1930:
Harry J. Wolfington 57 Manufacturer of auto bodies; he married
at age 25; father born in
Martha Wolfington
55 Married
at age 23
Agnes Wolfington
29 Stenographer
at auto body co.
Mildred Wolfington
27 Bookkeeper
at auto body co.
Eustace Wolfington
23 Salesman
at auto body co.
Ellis Wolfington
21 Salesman at auto body co.
Rita Wolfington 13
Frank Wolfington 16
Ignatius Wolfington 11
Harry J. Wolfington
and Martha Therese Eustace were married in 1898. They had other children including
Harry Alexander and Alexander J. Wolfington (see
1950),.
In 1920, they lived at
In 1991, Frank Wolfington
and his sister Mildred (apparently single) lived at
1940:
Harry J. Wolfington 67 Manufacturer and repair of cars, earned
$5,000 in 1939; 8 years of education; owner, house valued at $10,000
Martha Wolfington 64 one year of high school
Mary Agnes Wolfington 39 Private secretary, car manufacturer,
earned $1,225 in 1939
Mildred Wolfington 37 Bookkeeper, car manufacturer, earned
$1,235 in 1939
Alexander Wolfington 28 Manager, car manufacturer, earned $2,450
in 1939
Frank Wolfington 25 Salesman in furniture store, earned $980
in 1939
Rita Wolfington 23 Private secretary at Sears & Roebuck
Co., earned $1078 in 1939
Ignatus Wolfington 20 Student
1950 Directory: Alexander J. Wolfington
H. J. Wolfington
“The Wolfington
tradition all started in 1876, when the young British immigrant Alexander J. Wolfington set out to apply his skill as a blacksmith to
carriage building…. Eventually the company was called upon to make the ultimate
carriage of the 1890s, the Brougham - a private, four-wheeled, closed carriage
drawn by a single horse and driven by a coachman. The superb craftsmanship of
the Wolfington Brougham gave Wolfington
a national reputation…. when the horseless carriage came on to the scene.. he couldn't ignore them…. Since the first
car manufacturers produced only a chassis with an engine attached, the new
owner had to find someone to put a body on his new contraption. Naturally, the
new car owners went to their carriage builders for help. Thus Alex Wolfington and his son Harry J., entered the motorized
transportation era by adding bodies to the bare chassis…. [By 1910, auto manufacturers controlled who
built the chassis.] In
1984, April: Purchased by Claude and Sandra Boni
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