3404-06 “Circa
1875, Second Empire-style, two-and-one-half story double; stone facade over
brick construction. Original wood porch with some alterations in 3404.: Wood cornice with paired brackets with triglyph detail. Arcuated windows
in dormer, slate shingles, of mansard replaced with asphalt shingles; Circe
1875 alterations to 3404 included three-story projecting bay with decorative
pressed metal brick at first floor.”
(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,
April: Deed transferred from Thomas D. Crispen to
Everett Webster.
1874,
June: Deed transferred from Thomas D. Crispen to
William G. Steel.
1880:
William Steel 50 Manufacturer
of cloth
Juliet R. Steel 35 Born
in Bethlehem, Pa.
Sarah A. Steel 20 [she may
be from an earlier marriage]
Sophia B. 10
Ethel 7 months
Delia Buck 22 Servant;
black; born in N.J.
Katie Chew 30 Servant;
black; widowed or divorced
(ED 483, 24)
William W. Garrigues
Steel worked for his brother’s firm, E.T. Steel & Co. (
In
1883, the family moved to England so that Mrs. Steel could “recuperate from a
nervous breakdown.” She and her daughter
Sophia lived in Anglefield, South Godstone,
1889,
July: Deed transferred from William G. & Juliet R. Steel to William Garrett.
1890 Directory: William Casper [Garrett] of C. S. Garrett &
Son.
The
firm owned the Keystone Paper Mills in Upper Darby and the Union Paper
Mill. (There was also the E.T. Garrett
Paper Mill in Upper Darby.) He was the
son of Casper S. and Eliza Garrett and in 1880 lived with them at
1900:
William Garrett 47 Paper
manufacturer; owner free of a mortgage
Mary Garrett 47 Married 10 years, no children; mother born in N.J.
Ellen James 55 Servant;
black; born in
Miss Mason 50 Servant;
black; born in Delaware
(ED 539, 11A)
1901: “LAUGHLIN, Carol- Aug. 13 wife of John
W. Laughlin.
(Death Notices
from the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
16 Aug., 1901)
1906,
August: Deed transferred from Elizabeth W. & Laura E. Garrett to Mary M.
Garrett.
1910:
Mary Garrett 57 Widowed,
4 children, 2 deceased
Mary Gray 60 Servant;
never married; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1890
Harriett E. Long 60 Boarder;
never married; born in Mich.; father born in Conn., mother in Mass.
(ED 488, 1B)
1920:
Mary Garrett 65 Widowed;
mother born in N.J.; owner, free of a mortgage
Anna Emans 59 Servant; single
(ED 682, 2B)
1930:
Mary Garrett 75 Widowed; mother born in N.J.; owner
Margaret Nolan 65 Maid;
born in the “Irish Free State,” immigrated in 1900
(ED 396, 22A)
1950 Directory: Hilbert, Louise R.