The building’s front was altered in 1891.
“Circa 1890, three-story brick rowhouse with commercial first floor fronts. The building wraps around from Baring Street to Lancaster Avenue. Pressed metal Victorian shopfront on 3819… All upper windows have stone sills and slightly arched lintels. Double bracketed wood cornice. Contributing.”
(Inventory
of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
The
History
1880:
Samuel W. Caldwell 51 Medical
doctor
Caroline E. Caldwell 43
Mary J. Caldwell 11 Born
in WDC
Florence Brown 18 Boarder;
artist; born in NJ
(ED489, 13)
1892 Dir.: Andrew
J. Bair & Sons, undertakers, 33 N. 19th St. and 3819 Lancaster Ave.
Andrew
J. Bair lived at 1843 Filbert St. Charles S. Bair lived at 3813
Baring St.
It was a branch
of the Bair funeral home until at least 1913.
1900 Dir.: William
Robinson, embalmer
1900:
Walter J. Speakman 35 Clothing
foreman; renting
Sallie Speakman 33 Married
15 years, two children, one surviving
Hazel Speakman 13
(ED 549, 13B)
1913 Dir.: Andrew
J. Bair & Son, undertakers, main office 19th & Arch, branch
office 3819 Lancaster Ave.
<3821
Lancaster around
corner: 3813 Baring 3737
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