3802 Lancaster
Avenue
This
building is not shown on the Scott Atlas published in 1878.
3800-3802: “rowhouses
with commercial first floor. 3800 has circa 1930 black and white tiled front.
3802 has Victorian wood sbopfront with elaborate
cornice detail repeated in roof cornice of both buildings. Stone segmented
lintels and sills. This row ·originally included 3804 and 3806 (demolished) and
3808 (still standing). --- Contributing.”
(Inventory
of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
The
History
1880:
Catherine Dempsey 72 Widowed;
born in Ireland
Mary Dempsey 44 Born
in Ireland
Eliza Dempsey 42 Dressmaker;
born in Ireland
Ellen Dempsey 28 Storekeeper;
born in Ireland
Peter Leary 32 Boarder; machinist; parents born in Ireland
James Leary 28 Boarder; moulder; parents born in
Ireland
Pat. Shannahan
40 Boarder; carpenter; born in Canada, parents born in Ireland
Mary Sharbaugh 30 Servant;
widowed; parents born in Germany
The
Dempsey family previously lived at 3816
Lancaster Ave.
1881 Directory:
Dempsey Ellen C., E. & M. Dempsey
Dempsey Mary, E. & M.
Dempsey
Dempsey E. & M., trimmings
Dempsey Eliza, dress maker
1882 Directory:
Dempsey Catharine, widow,
Dempsey Eliza, dress maker
Dempsey Ellen C., E. & M.
Dempsey
Dempsey E. & M., dry goods
Dempsey Mary, E. & M.
Dempsey
Leary James, machinist
Leary Peter, cabinet maker
Shanahan Patrick, carpenter
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Added 9/8/2022