3400 Baring Street
“Circa 1875,
Second Empire-style, two-and-one-half story stone: double with original wood
porch, balustrade addition. Decorative woo.& cornice; paired brackets with
triglyph detail. Arcuated lights in dormer windows. Entrance to 3400 within
rectangular tower; top of tower removed. Two-and-one-half story bay, projects
towards
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
national register of Historic Places, 1985)
The History
1866,
June 14: Transfer of lots 3400, 3402, 3404, 3406, 3408 and 3410 Baring from
Richard Smethurst to William Sellers and John Sellers Jr.
The 1858 Directory lists Richard
Smethurst, conveyancer & accountant, 144 S 4th St.
1972,
Oct. 7: Transfer from William Sellers and John Sellers, Jr. to Thomas D.
Crispen.
1874,
April 30: Thomas D. Crispen to
No Date: “Everett Webster by will to Helen F. Webster
for life, now deceased, William E. Webster and Herbert F. Webster.”
1880:
Edward Everett Webster 56 Gentleman; born in
Helen F. Webster 50 Born
in Mass.
Mary E. Webster 19 Born
in Mass.
Ellen F. Webster 15
William E. Webster 12
Herbert F. Webster 8
Mary Orr 50 Servant;
born in
(ED 483, 23)
In 1870, they lived at 3408
Spring Garden St. He was in the
wholesale liquor business.
1890 Directory:
William R Webster
1900:
Everett Webster 70 Capitalist; born in
Helen F Webster 60 Married 39
years, 5 children, 4 surviving; born in
Ellen F Webster 30 Daughter;
single
(ED 539, 11A)
1910:
Helen Webster 78 Widowed; 7
children, 6 surviving
(ED 488, 2A)
1915,
Sept. 28: Transfer from William E. and Elizabeth J. Webster (husband and wife)
and Herbert F. and Emma B. Webster (husband and wife) to Rebecca R. Trout.
1920:
Ella R Trout 38 Hair
dressing teacher; single, self-employed; born in N.J.; owned free of a mortgage
Annabelle Trout 22 Niece; born
in N.J.
Ethel Gardnor 21 Boarder;
Milliner in a department store; single; born in Md
Horace V Williams 39 Lodger;
divorced
William H Duffy 42 Automobile
commercial trader; born in
Edward A Darby 40 Department
store salesman
(ED 382, 2B)
1930:
George Green 31 Clerk in
a railroad office; married at age 22
Annabelle Green 30 Married at age 21; born in N.J.; owner,
house worth $25,000
Thomas E Landis 45 Married at age
35; [occupation illegible]; born in N.C., father in Pa., mother in Ga.
Ida Landis 44 Lodger;
married at age 22; born in R.I., father in
William Lamb 45 Lodger;
automobile salesman; single
(ED 396, 22B)
Annabelle Trout Green apparently
inherited the house from her aunt.
1950 Directory: Ellwood M Pall
1952,
Mar. 24: Transfer from George E. and Annabelle Green (husband and wife) to
George E. Green
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