3405 Baring Street

 

Description: 3405baring

 

The History of the Building

 

“Circa 1870, Second Empire-style, two-and-one-half story double; first-floor arcuated doorways, projecting bays, and wood porch posts with unifying bracketed cornice and bracketed wood cornice below mansard; 3405 has slate shingles; 3407, asphalt. Each house has paired dormer windows.”

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic Places, 1985)

 

Previous Residents

 

1866, Oct. 9: Transfer of 3405-3411 Baring St. and 3404-3410 Hamilton St. from Gerardus A. Haines to Alexander J. Andrews

 

1869, Apr. 9: Transfer 3405-3407 Baring St. and 3404-3406 Hamilton St. from Alexander J. Andrews and wife to Robert Glendenning, Jr. trustee.

 

1870:

Robert Glendening      64        Bank cashier; real estate $25,000, personal: $1,5000; born in Scotland

Elisabeth Glendening 56        Born in Scotland

Walter Glendening      25        Railroad clerk

Willie Glendening        20        Clerk in a wholesale store

Jenny Davidson           19        Assistant in house; born in Canada

Jane Mitchell               18        Domestic servant; born in Ireland

(ED 77, 21)

            Note: the name was sometimes spelled Glendinning.

            1866 Dir: Glendinning & Davis (Robert Glendenning & John H. Davis) brokers, 23 S 3rd

                            Glendinning, Robert, cashier, Market & Penn sq., h 1937 Vine

                            Glendinning, Robert Jr., stock broker, 23 S 3rd, h 1937 Vine

 

1880:

Geo. [A.] Niemann      45        Clerk; his father was born in Prussia, his mother was born in France

Elizabeth Niemann     33        Parents born in Scotland

Lillie Niemann             12

Albert Niemann             8

Hermania Niemann       2

Mary Goodman           23        Servant; born in Ireland

(ED 483, 26)

            They lived in the 2nd Ward.

            In 1870, George Niemann and his wife Elizabeth lived at 3204 Baring St.

            In 1870, George W. Niemann and his wife Anna lived at 2010 6th St.

 

1881, November: Deed transferred from Robert Jr. (trustee) Glendenning to Elizabeth Neimann.

 

1887 Directory: George W. Niemann, cashier, Market corner S. 13th, h 3405 Baring

 

1889 & 1890  Directories:

            George A. Niemann, clerk, h 3405 Baring

            George W. Niemann, cashier, h 3405 Baring

In 1860, George W. and his wife Anne were 25 and 26 years old.  He was a bookkeeper.  His father was born in Prussia, his mother in Pa. They lived in the 7th Ward.  In 1870, George W. Niemann and his wife Anna lived at 2010 6th St.

                        In 1900, they lived at 1933 Daughin St.  He and Annie were both born in Germany.

 

1890 Census Veterans Schedule: Nieman, George W., Capt., E Co., 109th Pa. Infantry, Dec. 1861 - Oct., 1962. (ED 511, 2)

 

1897, May: Deed transferred from George & Elizabeth (wife) Niemann to George W. Barr.


1898, April: Deed transferred from George W. & Martha Barr to J.? Preston Thomas.

 

1900:

Ansel Dailey                48        Born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother in French Canada; renting

Mary M. Dailey            39        Married 5 years, 1 child; born in N.J.

Mary C. Dailey            3         Born in N.J.

Annie Baker                31        Servant

(ED 539, 13B)

 

1906 Directory: Miss Lena L. Sechrist

                          Rev. & Mrs. Robert H. Wright

                                    In 1900, Rev. and Mrs. (Emma) Wright were living with his cousin at 3606 Hamilton St In 1920, Rev. Wright was widowed.

                         Mrs. Dalas Crow

                         Miss Elizabeth Scanlin

 

1910:

Louisa Gardiner           65        Keeper of a boarding house, born in Conn., married 20 years, no children; renting

Elizabeth Scanlen        32        Boarder; single; mother born in Del.

Madaline Scanlen        22        Boarder; stenographer; single; mother born in N.Y.

Margarett Crow           46        Boarder; widowed, 3 children; father born in Ohio, mother in Indiana

Margarett McPamlamb 27       Boarder; stenographer for lumber co.; single; parents born in Mass.

Florentine Bell             52        Boarder; single; parents born in Germany

Emma Shwartz            40        Boarder; single

(ED 488, 3B)

            In 1900, she lived at 4525 Kinsessing where she ran a boarding house.  She stated she was married 11 years.

 

1920:

Amos N Anderson       53        Auctioneer at a horse bazar; born in Del.; owner free of a mortgage

Edna G Anderson       50        Born in Del.

Frank Gould                47        Brother-in-law; house carpenter; born in Del.

William Granger          32        Lodger; machinist at ship yard

(ED 682, 2B)

 

1921: Elizabeth Bayer. Teacher of Science, William Penn High School, 1911 to date. A.B. (Goucher, 1910) student Graduate School.  (Catalog of the U. of P.)

 

1930:

Mae Snively                 54        Widowed; born in Germany, immigrated in 1889; owner, house valued at $16,000

Evans Kingsley           27        Son-in-law; brakeman for steam railroad; married at age 24; born in English-speaking Canada, immigrated in 1918 [?]

Catherine Kingsley      24        Daughter; married at age 21

Joseph Turton              73        Lodger; divorced; born in England

Catherine Kline           25        Lodger; secretary for a publishing house; married at age 22

Rose Edison                31        Lodger; clerk in a department store; parents born in N. Ireland

Robert Besse               36        Lodger; public school teacher; married at age 31; born in N.Y.

(ED 396, 3A-B)

 

1950 Directory: John N  Milliken

 

2009: current owners: Paul T. Steege

 

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