3413 Baring Street

The History of the Building

3413-3415: Circa 1875, Italianate-style, three-story double with East lake -inspired wood porch; stone facade over brick. Full-height first-floor windows; double bracketed wood cornice; flat roof. Four registers to each floor having stone segmental lintels.”

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

Previous Residents

1880:

Louis D. Erben 27 Wool merchant

Ida Erben 24 Father born in England, mother in Pa.

Rebeca C. Erben 1

Rose Hill 35 Servant; black; born in Del.; widowed

Allice Smith 15 Servant; black

(1880 Census: ED 483, p 26)

Louis is the son of Peter A. Erben b. about 1790. In 1870, they lived at 206 N. 19^th St. His brother, Walter Erben, lived next door at 3415 Baring St.

1887 Directory: Erben Louis D. (Heston & Erben)

1890 Directory: Erben, Louis D.

Erben, Louis D., yarns, N 25th c Spg Garden & Tacony

In 1910, they lived on St. David’s Road, Radnor.

1896 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. William L. Welsh

William Cartwright

1896: William Cartwright. Member of the American Gas Light Association. (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting)

1900:

William L Welsh 51 School teacher; born in Indiana; renting

Virginia C Welsh 42

Everett C Welsh 17 Born in N.Y.

Raymond W Welsh 16 Born in N.Y.

William Cartwright 78 Father-in-law; capitalist; parents born in England

Bridget Stanton 27 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 12 years earlier

Annie Feeley 25 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated 8 years earlier

(ED 539, 12A)

In 1895, they lived at 3605 Spring Garden. In 1920, they lived at 4221 Pine St. which they owned, free of a mortgage.

1905: Everett Cartwright Welsh. Student in Mechanical Engineering Cornell University

1905: Raymond Wilmer Welsh. Senior. Electrical Engineering and summer school student. (Catalogue of U. of P.)

1906 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. William L. Welsh

Raymond W. Welsh

1906: William L. Welsh. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.

1906: Raymond Wilmer Welsh. Member of Phi Delta Theta, Pennsylvania Zeta fraternity

1930:

Mary A Marshall 52 Professional musician; single; father born in England, mother in Irish Free State; owner, house valued at $9,000

Margaret A Marshall 35 Sister; single; professional musician

Isabell C Marshell 37 Sister; single; professional elocutionist

Catherine Quinn 70 Servant; widowed; born in Northern Ireland, immigrated in 1880

(ED 396, 3B)

In 1920 they lived with their father, William H. Marshall, and another sister, Anna, at 2126 Vine St. In the 1920 census, their ages are given as 45, 33, and 40.

1950 Directory: Marshall, Margaret Marie

2009: Current owners: David Crawford and Elaine Simon

purchase date: 11/1878

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