3410 Race Street

 

The History of the Building

 

3410-3412: “Circa 1875, two-and-one-half story Second Empire style stone double with wood porch and original wood gabled entry. First floor projecting wood bays. Six segmental windows below small and bracketed wood cornice; Four dormers with segmental window heads project from slate-shingled mansard.”

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

 

Previous Residents

1880:

Annie O. Greer           41        Born in Del.

Mary M. Greer             30        Sister; “P teacher;” health problem: Grastric [...??]; born in Md.

Joseph Bennett            59        Cousin; trav[elling?] salesman; born in Del.

Virginia C. Bennett      57        Wife; born in Del.

John B. R. Bennett      26        Salesman; born in Del.

Louisa M. Bennett       19

Joseph M. Bennett       17

George W. Elkins        42        Boarder; commission salesman

Francis Elkins             36

Kate King                    25        Servant; born in Ireland

Mary J. Moore              20        Servant; born in Ireland

(ED 483, 18)

            In Nov., 1870, Joseph Bennett and his family lived at 3519 Hamilton St.

            George and Francis Elkins lost three children in Jan. 1875 when they were living at 3214 Baring St.  In 1900, they lived at 3317 Baring St. and in 1910, they were boarders at 412 N.  34th St.  They did not have any more children.

 

1881 Directory: J. B. R. Bennett, clerk

                         Annie P. Greer

 

1889 Directories: Lawrence L. Power (L. Power & Co.) h 3410 Race

                                       L. Power & Co. (Lawrence Power & John L. Murphy), machinery, 20 S 23rd St.

 

1891 Directories: Lawrence L. Power (L. Power & Co.)

                           John A. Power

            In 1895, they were living at 205 N. 36th St.  (See more information there.)

 

1895 Directory: Edward H. Mathews, salesman

                         Thomas S. Mathews, salesman

 

1920:

Laura E. Matthews      58        Widowed; born in Va., parents in Md.

Harry K. Matthews      24        Physician working “at home”

Joseph W. Matthews    20        Blue prints in navy yard

Sarah W. Matthews     27        Clerk in a bank

Pierce J. Muir               32        Accountant for a brush manufacturer; born in Mass.

Alice M. Muir              24        Stenographer for railroad; born in Mass.

(ED 689, 5B)

 

1950 Directory: V. M. Dodge

                         James A. Fallows, M.D.

                         J. E. Goldberg

                         Horace C. Hutchison

                         Mary Susan MacDowell

 

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