3402 Baring Street
“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
(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
Sarah Connor 26 Servant;
born in
Kate Finn 24 Servant;
born in
(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
Elizabeth Somerby
36 Boarder;
public school teacher; born in S. America; parents born in
(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
— next household
John G Fuller 51 Real
estate broker; father barn in
Alice C Fuller 50 Father
born in
Sarah C Fuller 10
John G Fuller 6
---
Elizabeth Schaefer 38 Lodger;
high school teacher; born in
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.