3402 Baring Street

 

Description: Description: Description: Description: 3402baring

 

 

 “3400-3402: 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 North 34th Street.”

(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.

 

1874, January: Deed transferred from Thomas D. Crispen to Charles A. Enell.

 

1874, September: Deed transferred from Charles A. Enell to Reese W.  Flower.

 

1876: Nellie B. Harral attended the Fourth Annual Congress of the Association for the Advancement of Women. 

 

1878, August: Deed transferred from Alfred L. Carey to Henry K. Smith.

 

1880:

Henry Smith                62        Superintendent W.C. Penna. R.R.

Elizabeth Smith           61

Mary E. Smith             20

Charles Smith              22        Telegraph operator

Florence Smith            18

Sarah Connor               26        Servant; born in Ireland

Kate Finn                    24        Servant; born in Ireland

(ED 483, 23-24)

 

1890:    Harry Keen, clerk

                        He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Keen.  In 1880, he lived with them at 3414 Race St.  In 1895, he was listed at 3512 Hamilton St.

            James C. Smith

 

1892, February: Deed transferred from Elizabeth Stallman Smith (Trustee of Will of) Henry K. Smith to Freeman D. Somerby.

            The 1890 directory listed him at 500 N. 32nd St. and working for The Mutual Banking, Surety, Trust & Safe Deposit Co.

 

c1903: Hawley, B. F., 3402 Baring

(List of members. Proceedings of the Philadelphia County Medical Society. ... Philadelphia County Medical Society. 1904)

 

1910:

Abbie W Somerby       44        No occupation listed; single; born in Vt., father in Mass., mother in Vt.

Elizabeth Somerby      36        Boarder; public school teacher; born in S. America; parents born in Switzerland

(ED 488, 1B)

 

c1912: “Fuller, Allen J. General Superintendent, Bureau of Water, Phila., for mail: 3402 Baring...”

(Membership Directory. The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania. 1912)

            In 1890, Alan J. Fuller lived at 3313 Spring Garden St. and in 1900, he was at 3417 Hamilton St.

 

1920:

Abby M Somerby         51        Boarding house keeper; born in Vt.; owned with a mortgage

— next household

John G Fuller               51        Real estate broker; father barn in Conn.

Alice C Fuller              50        Father born in Va.

Sarah C Fuller              10       

John G Fuller                 6

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Elizabeth Schaefer      38        Lodger; high school teacher; born in Brazil, father in Germany, mother in Switzerland

Grace McAlister          20        Lodger; bookkeeper for a department store; born in N.J., parents in N.Y.

Florence McAlister      19        Lodger; bookkeeper for a department store; born in N.J., parents in N.Y.

John N Faust               48        Lodger; salesman for [illegible] Scale Co.

Aubrey Faust               45        Lodger

(ED 682, 2B)

            In 1910, the Fullers lived at 3310Hamilton St. J. Culter Fuller’s mother lived at 208 N. 34th St.  His brother, J. Cutler Fuller, lived at 309 N. 34th St.

 

 

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