3406 Baring Street
3404-3406:
“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,
March: Deed transferred from Thomas D. Crispen to
John & Caroline A. Laughlin.
1880:
John W.
Laughlin 48 Wholesale grocery
Carrie Laughlin
44
Mary Laughlin 17
J. Harry
Laughlin 14
Sarah Toner 20 Servant; born in
Maggie Walsh 20 Servant;
born in
(ED 483; 24)
In 1870, they lived in the sixth
house above [?] Haverford on N 43rd St.
1890 Directory: Laughlin John W. (Sinclair & Laughlin)
SINCLAIR
& LAUGHLIN (William M. Sinclair & John W. Laughlin), grocers, 225 &
227 Arch St.
1900:
John W
Laughlin 68 Capitalist;
owner with a mortgage
Caroline A
Laughlin 65 Married 40 years, 3 children, 2 surviving
Mary E Laughlin
37
John H Laughlin
36
Frances W
Laughlin 32 Daughter-in-law; married 5 years, 1 child
Rachael
Laughlin 2 Granddaughter
Mary Flannagan 27 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1889
Kate Mc Laughlin 29 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in
1888
(ED 539, 10B)
1908
Catalogue of the Univ. of Penna.
“
601
1908 Yearbook: American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
“FULLER, Allen Jenckes (1901), Supt., Bureau of Water, City Hall, and for
mail, 3406 Baring St., Philadelphia, Pa.”
1910:
John W
Laughlin 78 Broker (rest
illegible)
John
H Laughlin 44 Son; dry goods inspector (?)
Francis W
Laughlin 42 Daughter-in-law; married 15 years, one child
Rachael C Laughlin 12 Granddaughter
Mary E Laughlin
47 Daughter; single
David H Ritchey
30 Boarder;
school superintendent
Henrietta M
Ritchey 39 Boarder; dentist; married 6 years, no children
Andrew F
Jackson 30 Boarder; born in
Susan Wise 21 Servant; born in
(ED 488, 1B)
1919 Women’s Undergraduate Record [Yearbook], Univ. Penna.:
“Rachel C.
Laughlin, Ed.
‘Where are you going, my pretty maid?
‘I’m going to Penn again, sir, she said.
‘Boredom and study cannot hinder me,
‘When I’ve set my heart on a master’s degree.
‘Π
ΛΘ; Sophomore Honors.’
”
1920:
Mary E Laughlin 57 Single;
owned with a mortgage
Francis W. Laughlin 51 Sister-in-law;
clerk in a department store; widowed
Rachel Laughlin 22 Niece;
stenographer at Univ. of Penna.
Elizabeth J. Brown 44 Servant
(ED 682, 2B)
1928,
January: Deed transferred from Mary E. Laughlin to National Bank of Manayunk.
1930:
Frances W Laughlin 63 Owner,
house valued at $25,000
Rachael C
Laughlin 32
Mary E Laughlin 67 Sister-in-law
(ED 396, 22A)
1950 Directory: Davis, J
Davison, John R