The History of the Building
1866,
Oct. 9: Transfer of
3409-3411: “Circa
1870, Italianate-style, three-story double; stucco over brick. The two houses
share modillioned wood cornice. 3409 has been radically colonialized circa
1950. Stucco stripped and brick painted. Aluminum shutters and asphalt-covered
hipped roof porch added. 3411 has remnant of rectangular wood porch”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1870:
James
Donaghy 64 Retired merchant; born in Ireland; no
real estate, personal property: $20,000
Mary
Donaghy 57
John
Donaghy 23 Clerk at gas works
Mary
Donaghy 28
Rebecca
Donaghy 25
James
Donaghy 21
Harriett
Donaghy 13
(ED 77, 25; 2nd enum.: 19)
The
1866 Directory lists him at
1872 G. M. Hopkins Atlas shows the owner as J. Grant
1876: R. W. Flower, Jr. Vice President. West End Passenger RR company. (Annual Report of Auditor General of State of
Pa.)
1880:
Samuel
J. Levick 31 Oil
manufacture; born in N. J., father born in N.J., mother in Pa.
Anna E Levick 35
Anna L. Levick
6
Florence Levick
4
Sarah
Wayman 31 Servant; black; born in Md.
(ED 483, 30)
1880,
July 28: Death of Samuel J. Levick, 31 years old, of 3411 Baring St. He died in Quakertown, Pa. Burial at North Laurel Hill. (Phila. Death Index)
1889
Directory: Edward Brill, superintendent, and John A. Brill, vice president, J.
G. Brill & Co., carbuilders.
Their
brother, G. Martin Brill, lived at 414 N. 32nd
St. in 1870-1887, at 3200
Hamilton St. in 1891 and at 3500
Powelton Ave.
For
information about Edward and John A. Brill and the J. G. Bill Co., see the Powelton
History Blog.
1889 Marriage: “BRILL-SHIPPER. -- On Thursday evening, Nov. 7, 1889, in
Cavalry Church, West Philadelphia, by the rector, the Rev. Thomas Poole
Hutchinson. Edward Brill, Esq. and
Cecelia, daughter of Francis K. Shipper, Esq., of [3313
Baring St.] West Philadelphia.” (Phila.
Inquirer, Dec. 13, 1889)
The 1891 and 1895 directories list
Edward at 634 N. 34th St. In
January, 1895, Edward and Cecelia purchased 3320
Hamilton St. from her father.
1890 Blue Book: John A. Brill
Miss Amelia A. Brill
1895 Directory: John A. Brill, Vice President, Woodland corner of S. 62nd
St.
The 1898
Blue Book lists him at
Joseph H. Phelan, conductor
1900:
Anna
E. Smith 63 Widowed, 2 children [she actually had
3]; renting
James
C. Smith 43 Son; railroad clerk
Allie
E. Wilson 41 Daughter; widowed, 2 children
Charles
M. Wilson 21 Grandson
Graham
E. Wilson 18 Granddaughter
(ED
539, 13B)
In 1880, they lived at
Anna Eliza was the widow of L.
Shuster Smith (age 28, born in N.Y.) who died between 1860 and 1870. In the 1860 census he was listed as a
saddler. (The 1850 census lists an L.
Shusen Smith, age 18 living in N.Y. He had a sister names Cornelia.) Anna Smith’s mother, Ann E. Shuster, was
living with them in 1860. She was the
widow of Lawrence Shuster, a butcher, who apparently died between 1850 and
1860. She owned the real estate that was
inherited by Anna Smith.
1906: Edmund Graham Wilson. Member. Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
1906, Oct. 4: Death of Ann Eliza Pastorius Smith , 70 years old, of
3411 Baring St., daughter of Lawrence Shuster.
She was born in Phila., Sept. 18, 1836.
(Phila. Death Index)
1907, Dec. 29, Philadelphia Inquirer:
“Mr. and Mrs. William Earley, of 3411 Baring street, will celebrate the fortieth
anniversary of their marriage Sunday afternoon with a reunion of their twelve
children and five grandchildren.”
1909, Oct. 24, Philadelphia Inquirer:
“Miss Gertrude R. Earley celebrated the eighteenth anniversary of her birth at
a coming-out party given by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Earley, at their
residence, 3411 Baring street, last evening.
Mr. Earley, who is a veteran of the Civil War, also made the occasion a
family reunion of his twelve children, of whom eight are boys; his ten grandchildren
and sons and daughters-in-law.”
1910:
William
Earley 65 Born in Ireland; owner with a mortgage
Mary
Earley 61 Married 42 years, 12 children; born in
Edward
Earley 36 Steam fitter for railroad; widowed
Francis
Earley 32 Plumber
Leo
Earley 23 Plumber
Margarett Earley 33
Gertrude
Earley 19 Milliner in a department store
William
Earley 11 Grandson [son of Edward]
(ED 488, 3B-4A)
In
1880-1900, they lived at 1236 Fairmount Ave.
1912,
Nov. 2: Marriage license issued to Gertrude R. Earley of 3411 Baring St. and
Edmond J. Dotzmaurice of 1508 N. Stillman (Phila.
Inquirer)
1920:
Mary
A. Earley 69
Margaret T. Earley 42
William
G. Earley 40 Tinsmith in heater and range business
Francis
X. Earley 38 Heater and range contractor
Leo
A. Earley 33 Heater and range contractor
William
B. Earley 21 House carpenter
(ED 682, 2A)
In
1930, Francis and Margaret lived at 320 N. 40th St.
1920:
Marriage of Julia McCormick to Leo A. Earley.
In
1930, Leo, Julia, and their five children at 876 Price St. Her brother, Edwin, also lived with them.
1930:
William
Stober 63 Yard master for electric company;
married at age 25; born in Del., father born in Del., mother in N.J.; renting
Cora
A. Stober 57 Married at age 19; born in N.C.
William
H. Gerin 49 Son-in-law; Manager of gasoline
station; married at 31
Alberta
Gerin 38 Daughter; married at 21
William
H. Gerin 16 Grandson
Robert
A. Gerin 14 Grandson
Edward
Gerin 11 Grandson
Mildred
Gerin 7 Granddaughter
John
Gerin 4 yrs, 7 mons. Grandson
Evelyn
Gerin 2 Granddaughter
(ED 396, 3B)
Harriet J. Tobin,
Univ. of Pennsylvania Women’s College
Yearbook, 1930
1950
Directory: William J.
Milligan
William Paul
Robert H. Waltersdorff
Simeon Goodman,
refrigeration
1961, May Powelton Post: “Tennis
anyone? If so, look up Jan LuytJes, 3411 Baring street, or Jim Kennedy, 35th
and Ham1lton, both with lots of tournament experience.”
Jan and Dorthea Luytjes moved to 315 N. 35th
St. later in 1961.
2009: Current owner: Clarence V. Wilson, Jr.
Revised: 4/6/2012 About
Powelton Village