3308 Baring Street
The History of the Building
3308-3310: “Circa
1885, two-and-one-half story Victorian brick double; with original wood porch.
Each house has two-story projecting bays with battlements. Most windows have
multi-pane configuration. Corbelled and pressed brick ornament at cornice
gables; slate-.shingled mansard roof”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1878 Scott Atlas shows the west half of this
block belonging to T. Hessenbruch.
(See
3316 Baring St.)
1881, April 2: Property transfer from Theophilus
G. Hessenbruch to Edith C. James (155, 65).
In 1890, Edith James lived at 3610
Baring St.
1883, Oct. 27: Property transfer from Edith
C. James to David Masters (142, 333).
1886 Baist Map
shows owners as “David Masters & wife.”
1887
Directory: David Masters (Masters Detwiler & Co.)
David Masters, Isaac L. Detwiller & Wallace M. B. Ball, clothiers, 436 Market.
The 1881 Directory gives his address
as
1890
Directory: David Masters (Masters Detwiler & Co.)
George
Masters
1892: David Masters joined a law suit aimed at stopping the
electric trolleys on Baring St. to replace the old horse-drawn streetcars. (See the Powelton
History Blog for details.)
1895 Directory: David Masters
George Masters, cashier
1898 Blue Book: David Masters and George Masters were members
of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton
History Blog.)
1900:
David Masters 64 Landlord;
owner, free of mortgage
Jessie W.
Masters 32
Elisa Rem L
Willits 58 Sister-in-law; single
Rebecca Gaumer 33 Housekeeper
(ED 539, 9)
1906, March 13: Death of Elizabeth L. Willits, 63 years and 8
months, of 3308 Baring St.. She was the daughter of Jessie and Margaret
L. Willits and born in Muncy, Lycoming, Pa. (Phila.
Death Index)
1906, Sept.
9: Death of David Masters, 70 years, 11 months years old, of 3308 Baring St.,
at Minneapolis, Minn. Internment
at Millersville, Columbia Co., Pa.
(Phila. Inquirer)
1910:
Jessie Masters 43 No
occupation listed; single; born in N.J.
(ED 488, 2B)
1920:
Jessie W. Masters 52 Single; owned free of a mortgage
Adria A. Buckslew 66 Housekeeper;
widowed
(ED 682, 9B)
1930:
Jessie W. Masters 58 Owner, house valued at $6,000
Grace Clark 28 Secretary
in a law office; born in
(ED 396, 39)
1950 Directory: Wilbur S. Moore
1984, purchased
by Charles Finney, the current owner.
Revised
1/6/2012 About Powelton Village