3300 Baring Street

The History of the Building

”Circa 1865, two-and-one-half, story Victorian double; stone facade, large gables with arcuated attic window at roofline of 3300 and smaller gable at roofline of 3302. Each has elaborately-milled porch latticework, turned posts and balustrades; porches wrap around to front (3300) and from the front to the side (3302)”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic Places, 1985)

Previous Residents of 3300 Baring Street

1870:

The 2^nd Enumeration lists the following at this address with details from the 1^st enumeration:

Mary Bancroft 50 with real estate worth $20,000 and $25,000 in personal property

John S. Bancroft 27 Manufacturer of machines, personal property worth $10,000, born in R.I.

Anna P. Bancroft 25 born in Rhode Island

Edward Bancroft 3

Kate Daly 25 domestic servant born in Ireland

Mary Gorwin(or Daley) 25 domestic servant born in Ireland

In 1866 Directory, Mary Sellers Bancroft was still listed at 1723 Vine St.

In 1880, Mary Sellers Bancroft was living at 125 N 33^rd St. The city directories for 1887-1895 list her at 3417 Hamilton St.

In 1880, John S. Bancroft was living at 210 N. 33^rd St.

For an introduction to the Sellers family, see the Powelton Post, March, 2009.

1880:

Barton Jenks 54 Mechanical engineer

Eliza Jenks 48 Born in Md.

Walter Jenks 24 Clerk

Minnie Jenks 22

Linda Jenks 21

Julia Jenks 19

Llywelly Jenks 17 At school

Percy Jenks 16 Salesman

Alfred Jenks 14

Horace Washington 16 Servant; born in Md.

(ED 483, p 23)

“Alfred Jenks established a regular manufacture of textile machinery at Holmesburg, Pennsylvania in 1810 and moved to Bridesburg in 1813. Jenks had been an apprentice of Samuel Slater, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a pioneer in cotton machinery building in the United States. Alfred Jenks brought his son Barton Howard Jenks into the company as Alfred Jenks & Son. The company manufactured cotton textile machinery producing machinery, much of which was patented by Jenks.

“During the Civil War, 600 workers produced 200 Enfield rifles a day. and produced a total of 100,000 Enfield Rifles for the government during the war at Jenks's factory. During the Civil War, Barton H. Jenks raised a regiment to fight Robert E. Lee's troops when he invaded Pennsylvania.

“The textile machine works were incorporated in 1865 as the Bridesburg Manufacturing Company and was capitalized at $1,000,000. Barton H. Jenks was president and general business manager from its organization until 1874. In July 1874, Jenks agreed to resign, turn over his patents, royalties and all claims, and transfer his stocks to the company because he was in debt to the company for $88,000.

“Bridesburg Manufacturing Company went into the hands of a receiver in May 1888.

“Llywellyn Howard Jenks (1862-1939), a son of Barton H. Jenks, and was a pioneer in the field of refrigeration engineering.”

(Accession 1852: Barton H. Jenks Papers 1827-1909; Historical Note. Hagley Museum & Library. Accessed Aug. 16, 2009)

1881 Directory: Rev. John L[uther] Sibole

In 1880, he lived with his mother, his brother, and his wife and son at 516 Brown St. He was 33 years old and born in Virginia. His brother, Edward, was a minister and he was a student. He was Treasurer of the Alumni Association of the Philadelphia Seminary from 1887-1900. (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/bios/psbr4.txt)

1883: Death of Edna Stetwagon, 3 years old,, daughter of William and Mary A. Stetwagon of 3300 Baring St.

1886: The Baist map still shows Mary S. Bancroft as the owner. Therefore, Jenks was either renting or living there courtesy of Mary Bancroft.

1889 Directory: Florence G. Allison, widow of T. Ellwood

The 1881 directory lists: T. Ellwood Allison, W[illiam] C. Allison & Co., h 3457 Walnut.

Obituary: “Mr. T. Ellwood Allison, junior member of the firm W. C. Allison & Co., [railroad] car manufacturers, died on Friday night, in the thirty-sixth year of his age, at his residence, No. 3157 Walnut street. Mr. Allison was well known and highly esteemed in commercial and social life. He was also prominent among the Masonic fraternity, and was a member of the Phoenix Lodge, Oriental Chapter and St. John’s Commandery…. Internment at Woodlands Cemetery.” (Phila. Inquirer, March 28, 1881) Note: he died of pneumonia.

The only child of Florence (Gregory) Allison and T. Ellwood Allison, was T. Ellwood Allison, Jr. who was born June 29, 1881, about three months after his father’s death. He was educated in the Hill School at Pottstown, Pa. and the University of Pennsylvania.

1895 Directory: Charles L. Allison

Florence G. Allison, widow of T. Ellwood

1898 Blue Book: Charles L. Allison

Florence G. Allison

T. Ellwood Allison

1900:

Henry Glasser 57 Liquor dealer; owns free of a mortgage

Florence G. Glasser 51 Married 6 years

Charles L. Allison 27 [step-]son; gents [?] furnishings

T Ellwood Allison 18 [step-]son

Margaret Gregory 85 Sister; widowed

Hannah Gregory 75 Boarder; widowed, no children; born in N.J., parents born in N.J.

Joseph Anderson 14 Servant; born in Va.

Charlotte Johnson 29 Servant; born in Va.

(ED 539, 9B)

Mrs. Glasser was the former Florence G. Allison who had lived here at least since 1889.

1900, Dec. 27: Death of Margaret S. Dunton Gregory, 86 (or 81) years old, widow of Joseph H. Gregory of 3300 Baring St.

“Death of Mrs. Margaret Dunton Gregory at an Advanced Age. Mrs. Margaret Dunton Gregory, widow of the late Joseph H. Gregory, passed away at her residence, 3300 Baring St, last Thursday, in her 86^th year. She was a daughter of the late Captain George Duning, who was master of one of Stephen Girard’s ships early in the century just closed. Mrs. Gregory was one of the oldest members of the First Moravian Church of this city. Four daughters survive her.” (Phila. Inquirer, Dec. 31, 1900)

1910:

Henry C. Off 63 Manufacturer of teeth

Sallie A. Off 63

Connie Salls 35 Servant

Charles E. Hunter 31 Servant

(ED 488, 2B)

The 1890 city directory lists him as part of the firm Bernard Off & Sons, grocers, 259 S. 20^th St. Their home address was 1930 Rittenhouse St.

The Joseph and Rose Judovich Family

1918: Joseph Judovich registered for the draft from 3300 Baring St. His date of birth was February 26, 1876. He was a self employed furniture maker working at 232 S. 2^nd St.

1920:

Joseph Judovich 45 Born in Russia, immigrated 1887, naturalized 1895; [no occupation listed]

Rose Judovich 34 Both her parents were Russian, her mother was from Poland

Bernard Judovich 15

Harold Judovich 13

Estelle Judovich 12

Irvin Judovich son 9

Mildred Gratefield 23 Servant

(ED 682, 9B)

Their native language is listed as Russian. Beginning about 1906, the Philadelphia Inquirer begins listing real estate a small number of real estate purchases and sales by Joseph J. Judovich.

In 1910, the Judovich family lived at 526 Tasker St. He listed his occupation as real estate. They had been married seven years.

1930:

Judovich Family

Their son Irvin is no longer here and they do not have a servant. Their native language is listed as Hebrew. Her birthplace is now given as Czechoslovakia (her parents’ as Russia). They own the house which was valued at $45,000.

Harold L. Judovich served in WWI. He had four years of college and was a lawyer. He was born in 1906 and was 6' 239lbs.

1938: H. L.Judovich, 3300 Baring, he was a library member of the Jewish Publication Society of America (Report of the Fifty-first Year of the Jewish Publication Society of America, 1938-1939)

1942: “Painkiller”

“The green and crimson pitcher plant, which grows in swamps from Labrador to Florida, and lives on insects trapped by its leaves, was acclaimed last fortnight at the American Medical Association meeting as a powerful painkiller. For almost ten years Drs. William Bates, Bernard Judovich and Winifred Stewart of Philadelphia have given thousands of injections of an ammonium fluid extracted from the plant to patients with neuritis, rheumatism, cancer. Injected into the spine or directly into the sore nerves, the new drug, the doctors said, has three advantages over other injected painkillers such as alcohol or novocain: 1) it does not produce numbness; 2) it does not destroy nerve tissue or bring on depressing aftereffects; 3) it lasts longer....”

(Time, Monday, Jun. 29, 1942)

Harold listed himself as a lawyer! (“own [?] legal practice”)

H. L.Judovich, 3300 Baring, he was a library member of the Jewish Publication Society of America (Report of the Fifty-first Year of the Jewish Publication Society of America 1938-1939)

- in 1923-24 report, his father was listed

- in 1930-31 report his mother was listed at 3300

Harold L, Judovich served in WWI. He had four years of college and was a lawyer. He was born in 1906 and was 6' tall and 239lbs.

Selected publications by Bernard Judovich:

JUDOVICH, Bernard & William BATES. Segmental neuralgia in painful syndromes.

Philadelphia: F. A. Davis 1944.

Judovich, B. D. (1954). “Lumbar traction therapy dissipated force factors.” Lancet, 74, 411-414.

Judovich, B. D. (1995). “Lumbar traction therapy-Elimination of physical factors that prevent lumbar stretch.”

1950 Directory: Harold L. Judovich

Mrs. Rose Judovich

Gene G. Rappeport

Hillel L. Horn

Howard Goldman

2009 to present: 3300 Baring St. is now operated as the Cornerstone Bed and Breakfast.

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