The
History of the Building
Before about 1890, this was numbered 329.
“three-story.
Italianate-style double, stuccoed; recessed side
entrance with original porches. First-floor front projecting wood bays with
paired ornate brackets and frieze below cornice. Second-floor casement windows;
third-floor. pointed windows. Shallow-pitched gable end, faces street. Large
ornate paired brackets below roof overhang”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1860:
Thomas V. Bowlby 46 Real
estate broker; real estate: $5,000, personal property: $500
Ann F.
Bowlby 45
Ethan Bowlby 16
Theodore Bowlby 13
Louis Bowlby
9
Caroline Langletoa 14
1863,
May: Deed transferred from Rudolph K. Stewart to Susanna R. Berridge.
Rudolph K.
Stewart sold trimmings at a store at the S.E. corner of 8th &
Chestnut. The 1861 directory lists him
living at 754 S. 10th St.
Leeds K. Berridge and his wife Susanna R. became involved in a law
suit involving ownership of a strip of land on Haverford St. after 35th
St. was resurveyed in 1854-’55. (see: Atlantic
Reporter, vol. 7, 1887 p 750.) He
served as a hospital chaplain in the Army from July, 1862 until August, 1864.
1865
Directory (compiled in the fall of 1864): Rev. Leeds K. Berridge,
33rd near Baring
He is not
listed in the 1864 directory.
1867
Directory: Leeds K. Berridge
Henry A. Smith, Rev.
Rev. Smith was pastor of the First Mantua
Presbyterian Church, 36th & Bridge which became the Northminster
Presbyterian Church. In 1864-’66, he lived with the family of
James Ferree at 3404 Spring Garden St. In 1866, he married
Louisa Andrews, daughter of Alexander and Amelia Andrews, 3507 Baring St. In 1870, Henry and Louisa lived at 3413 Hamilton St.
In 1880, they lived at 3705 Hamilton St.
1870:
Rev. K. Berridge 59 Doctor or divinity; born in Maryland;
real estate: $10,000
Susanna A. Berridge 49 Property: $3,000
Mary F. Berridge 23
John L. Berridge 21 Druggist; property: $5,000.
Hannah E. Berridge 18
Leeds K. Berridge 16
Leonard Frailey 83 Retired farmer
In the 1854 Directory, they were
listed at Grape [now Melon St.] ab 6th [
1878, June 19: Death of Leonard Frailey,
90 years old, of 329 N. 33rd St. He was
listed as married and was born in Philadelphia.
Burial was at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
1880:
Leeds K. Berridge 68 Clergyman; born in Md.
Susanna Berridge
59
Mary Berridge 32
Ettie J. Berridge
27
Jenny Leavanworth
68 Boarder
1889 Blue Book: Rev. & Mrs. L. K. Berridge
& daughters
1895, Nov.
13: Death of Leeds K. Berridge, 84 years old, of 407
N. 33rd St. Burial at Mt. Moriah
Cemetery.
1897, May
19: Death of Susanna Berridge, 76 years old, of 407
N. 33rd St. She was born July 7,
1820. She died from diseases of the
heart. Burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
1900:
Leeds Berridge
[Jr.] 46 Druggist; father born in Md.; owner,
free of a mortgage
Mary F. Berridge
53 Sister
Hannah T. Berridge
48 Sister
Ella Garnet 14 Servant;
black; born in Va.
1906 Blue Book: The Misses Berridge
1908, Apr. 8: Death of Hannahetta J. Berridge
1910:
Mary F. Berridge 60
Mary Frialey Berridge died Oct. 2,
1925 in Philadelphia.
1910,
August: Deed transferred from Leeds Berridge to Mary
F. Berridge.
1920:
William
Eisenhower 59 Lumber merchant; owner with a mortgage
Catherine
Eisenhower 55 Parents born in Ireland
Alexander
[D.] Eisenhower 30 Lawyer in general practice
Arthur [F.]
Eisenhower 25 Accountant for a steel company
Catherine G. Eisenhower 17
Edward Kelly 53 Brother-in-law; machinist making roller
bearings; single; parents born in Ireland
William F.
Eisenhower and Catherine Kelly registered their marriage in Philadelphia in
1888. She had previously been married to Charles Kelly. Their son, Charles F.
Kelly, became District Attorney. In 1910, they were living at 781 N. 27th
St. They also
had a daughter, Isabelle G. Eisenhower who was 17.
In 1917, they were
living at 435 N. 33rd St.
In 1930, Edward J.
Kelly was living next door at 405 N. 33rd St.
From: William
Penn High School Yearbook, 1922
1927 Directory: D. Eisenhower
W. F. Eisenhower
1928:
Marriage of Frances M. Gillin to Alexander D.
Eisenhower.
In
1930 they were living in an apartment at 3600
Spring Garden St. In 1942, they were
living at 1414 Spruce St. and he was working in the District Attorney’s office.
1930:
William F.
Eisenhower 70 Foreman for
steam railroad; owner, house valued at $5,000
Edna
Eisenhower 22 Daughter; secretary for law firm; single
1931, Feb. 24:
Death of William F. Eisenhower, 72 years old of chronic myocarditis
Edna Eisenhower
married Edward J. Field in 1938. In 1940, they lived in Springfield, Delaware
Co.
1940:
John Farley 53 Born in NY; 4 years of high school;
lived in this house in 1935; renting for $40 per month
Louise C. Farley 51 Four years of high school
John Farley, Jr.
31 Truck drive
for cigar manufacturer, earned $1,800 in 1939; 4 years
of high school
James Farley 26 Manager at drug warehouse, earned $1,400
in 1939; born in NJ; 4 years of high school
Eugene Farley 25 Unemployed for more than 52 weeks,
previously was a clerical worker at drug warehouse; born in NJ; 4 years of high
school
1968 Directory: R. K. Bishop
1979: Purchased by Elizabeth C. & William C. Baumann