3505 Baring Street
“Circa
1870, Second Empire-style, two-and-one-half story brick house; original
ornately carved wood porch and S-shaped bracketed cornice. Asphalt-covered
mansard; three pedimented dormers”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History
1869, March: Deed
transferred from Alexander J. & Amelia D. Andrews and Henry S. Cochran
(trustee) to Stephen A. Cochran.
Alexander J. &
Amelia D. Andrews lived next door at 3507 Baring from 1860 to 1882.
Henry S. and Stephen A.
Cochran were brothers. In 1860, they
were 33 and 31 and living together at 915 N. 15th St. Each reported $1,200 in real estate and
$1,000 in personal property. It appears
that they both worked at the U.S. Mint.
1869, March: Deed
transferred from Stephen A. Cochran to John M. Mole.
John M. Mole was a carpenter who was
born in England about 1841. He was
probably the brother of Thomas H., John, Walter and James Mole all of whom were
carpenters. They may have been then sons
of a W. Mole who was a builder. All of
them were living near 17th St. and Ellsworth in 1866. They probably arrived in the U.S. about 1860
and they all left Philadelphia between 1870 and 1880 except for James.
John and Elizabeth A. Mole lived in
west Philadelphia in 1870, probably west of 40th St. Elizabeth was born in Ireland. She claimed real estate worth $15,000 and personal
property valued at $2,000. John Mole was
involved in about 50 land sales in Philadelphia between 1869 and 1873, possibly
as a builder. He probably left
Philadelphia about 1874.
1869, September:
Deed transferred from John M. Mole to Jacob F. Hand (Trustee).
1870:
Robert W. Truitt 30 Wholesale
hardware merchant; personal: $50,000
Anna Truitt 30
Charlotte Truitt 4
Anna Truitt
3
Robert Truitt
1
Labina Kelly 18 Domestic
servant; born in
Margaret Biers 22 Domestic
servant; born in Ireland
(ED 77, 24; 2nd enumeration: p. 19)
From
1863 to at least 1866, he lived at 316 N. 37th
St.
Robert
was the son of Charles B. Truitt. The
1866 directory lists:
Charles B. Truitt, merchant, 528 Market St., Bridge above 36th
[3609 Spring Garden St.]
Truitt
& Co. (Robert W. Truitt & Thomas D. Wattson), hardware & cutlery,
528 Market
1878 Scott Atlas shows owner as Henry S.
Cochran.
1880:
Robert W. Truitt 40 Hardware; father born in Mass.
Anna M. Truitt 40
Anna J. Truitt 13
Robert R. Truitt 11
Mary Elk 26 Servant; born in N.J., father born in
Germany, mother in Ireland
(ED 487, 18)
Robert R. Truitt attended the
University of Pennsylvania where he earned a letter in track in 1890. He received a master’s degree from Harvard in
1894. In 1910, he and his wife, the
former Alice Shillaber Clement, lived in Cambridge, Mass. with their three
children. She was a graduate of
Wellesley, Class of 1891. He was an
agent for a wholesale drug company. They
had been married for 9 years.
1889 Directory: R. W. Truitt & Co.,
Robert W. Truitt and Charles P. Truitt, hardware, 16 N. 4th St.
1895 Directory: Annie M. Truitt, widow of
Robert W.
Robert R. Truitt
1897, March: Deed transferred from Jacob F. Hand (Trustee) to
Anna M. Truitt.
1900:
Anna M. Truitt 65 Widowed, 4
children, 2 surviving; owner, free of a mortgage
Anna J. Truitt 43 Single
Lillian Dix 22 Servant;
black, single; born in Md.
(ED 543, 12A)
1910:
Anna M. Truitt 74 Widowed,
4 children, 2 surviving
Anna J. Truitt 43 Single
Lulu Sherrard 49 Boarder; widow, no children
(ED 492, 3B)
1910, June 14: Death of Anna M. Truitt, wife of Robert W.
Truitt, age 75. Relatives
and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at her late
residence. (Phila. Inquirer)
1913, March: Deed transferred from Robert R. Truitt, David W.
Van Tine and Anna J. Truitt (executors of will of Anna M. Truitt deceased and
Robert R. Truitt and Alice Clement, his wife, and Anna J. Truitt) to William E.
& Irene G. Lloyd.
In 1910, David W. VanTine was a 55
year-old leather manufacturer. He was
single. In 1889, he and his father, G.
W. VanTine, were in the hardware business.
1930:
William E. Lloyd
71 Cashier in a department store; born in N.J.; owner, house
valued at $10,000
Irene G. Lloyd 64 Mother born in N.H.
Julia M. Lloyd 40 Teacher at a textile institution; single
Lenore W. Lloyd 36 Museum curator, single
Helen I. Lloyd 26 Studio artist; single
(398, 14B)
1950 Directory: Lillian Duffy
Joseph Lacey
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