3512 Baring Street
The History of the Building
This lot was
originally combined with 3510
Baring St. as part of a lot numbered 231-237 N. 36th St.
“Built 1892. Medieval style
two-and-one-half story Building with three-story crenellated tower addressing
corner of Baring and North 36th Streets. Victorian wood porch, two-story
crenellated tower projecting .from front. gabled bay with coping. Second gable
and porch front
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
3512 Baring Street
1866 Directory: Andrew Blair, apothecary, 8th & Walnut, h
S. E. 36th & Baring
Henry C. Blair, Jr.,
apothecary, S. W. 8th & Walnut, h 36th & Baring
The Blair family previous lived at 3500
Powelton Ave. It appears Henry
Blair, Sr., died about 1862.
1866, May, IRS: Andrew Blair, S. E. 36th & Baring (pg 462)
Mrs. E. F. Blair, S. E.
36th & Baring
1870: 237 N. 36th St.
Samuel A. Coyle 55 Wholesale
grocer; property: 15,000; shown on 1872 map as owner
Elisa Coyle 53
John A. Linn 50 Wholesale grocer; property: $15,000
Anna M. Linn 50
James D. Linn 19 Clerk in wholesale grocery
Kate Linn 16
Amy Dill 76 Property: $50,000
Matilda
Nickelson 45 Domestic servant; born in
(1st
Enumeration: p 22; 2nd Enumeration: p 14)
He was a member of the Board of
Directors of the Western Home for Poor Children (formerly the Western Provident
Society and Children’s Home) at 41st and Baring.
The 1866 Directory lists him at 155
N 15th. His company, S.A.
Coyle, J.W. Laughlin & J.A. Linn,
was at 615 Market.
1880:
Samuel A.
Coyle 66 Grocer
Eliza A. Coyle 62
William Patton 30 Boarder;
railroad clerk
Kate L. Patton 27 Boarder
Elly Carty 25 Servant; born in
Anna McArdle 21 Servant;
born in
(ED 487, 15)
1881 Directory: Samuel A. Coyle (S.A.Coyle & Co.) h 321 N.
36th
1887
Directory: Samuel A. Coyle (Coyle, McCandish & Co.) h 321 N. 36th
1889,
June: Deed for 3512 transferred from Samuel A. & Elizabeth A. (wife) Coyle
to Charles J. & Mary E. (wife) McIlvain, Hattie McIlvain, Charles McIlvain
Jr., & Anna McIlvain.
1892,
October: Deed transferred from Charles J. McIlvain to William R. Nicholson.
1893,
February: Deed transferred from William R. Nicholson to Patricius McManus.
The 1892
Bromely Atlas shows the lot divided, 3510 is there, but 3512 is not.
1897, January 10, Philadelphia Inquirer: “Invitations have
been sent out by Mr. and Mrs. Patricius McManus, 3512 Baring street, for the
wedding of their daughter, Miss Regina Teresita [McManus], to Dr. Thomas Curry
[1536 Vine St.], on Tuesday [Jan. 12] , at noon, in St. Agatha’s Roman Catholic
Church, Thirty-eight and Spring Garden streets.” (Phila. Inquirer)
1900:
Patricius McManus 52 Street
contractor; father born in [Fermanagh Co.] Ireland; owned free of a mortgage
Elizabeth McManus 42 Married
12 years, 6 children, 5 surviving; parents born in
Regina McManus 30 Daughter; married 4 years, 2 children
John McManus 28 Son;
Married 3 years
Edward McManus 22 Son
Anna Marie McManus 10 Daughter
Joseph McManus 8 Son
Leo P. McManus 7 Son
Elizabeth McManus 5 Daughter
Gertrude McManus 4 Daughter
Susan Barrett 21 Servant;
born in
Annie Conniff 21 Servant;
born in
(ED 543, 12B)
In 1880, the McManus family was
living in Lancaster. Patricius was
married to his first wife, Mary Jane Swengle.
According to the census, she suffered from “ague” which refers to fevers
and chills. They had four children. Regina (age 10 in 1880) and John (age 8) were
married by 1900 and were living with their father and step-mother but their
spouses and children and not listed.
John was married to Gertrude B. Bright.
In 1910, they were living at 3217 Walnut St. and John was a
contractor. They later moved to
Wilmington, Del., where they lived with her family. Edward is listed in 1880 as “Edwin.” Patricius and Mary’s younger daughter,
Josephine, was 5 in 1880.
Patricius married Elizabeth McGovern
in 1888.
“McMANUS,
Patricius:
Contracting
engineer; born at Pottsvll1e, Pa., Nov. 22, 1847: began his business career
under the direction of his grandfather and an uncle, who were prominent
contractors In Pennsylvania, and in 1866, when only nineteen years old, he took
a contract to build eleven miles of the Sunbury and Lewistown Railroad. This
was followed by many important operations including the building of the track
system of the Pennsylvania Railroad in connection with the Centennial
Exposition. He has performed many extensive and difficult rood building
operations, one of the most striking of which was the construction of the
system of tracks leading into the Broad Street Station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Philadelphia, this needing to be built so as to meet the
requirements of hundreds of trains dally. These are but examples of the very
numerous track-laying feats of Mr. McManus. From 1884 to 1894 he was in partnership
with James B. Reilly and in 1897 he organized the McManus Construction Company,
of which he is President and Manager. He is also President of the Glen Mills
Stone Quarrying and Crushing Company, and is a member of various social and
other societies.” (Who’s Who in Pennsylvania, 1904, p 489-90.)
1906 Blue Book: Patricius McManus, 1430 S. Penn Sq., member of
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
1910:
Patricius McManus 63 Contractor; married twice; father born
in
Elizabeth McManus 52 Married 22 years, 6 children, 5 surviving; parents born in
Marie A McManus
20
Joseph A
McManus 18
Leo P McManus 17
Elizabeth
McManus 15
Gertrude
McManus 14
Celia McGovern 57 Sister-in-law;
single; parents born in
Susie M Barrett 30 Servant;
born in
Annie Shields 31 Servant;
born in
(ED 492, 2B)
1917, Oct. 6: Marriage Licenses - “Joseph M. Daunaker, 921 N.
20th St., and Anna McManus, 3512 Baring St.”
(Evening Public Ledger. October 06, 1917,
Night Extra, p. 2)
1920:
Patricius McManus 72 General contractor; parents born in
Elizabeth C. McManus 62 Parents
born in Ireland
Joseph A. McManus 27 Auditor for emergency fleet
Elizabeth C. McManus 25
Gertrude C.
McManus 23
Leo P. McManus 26 Secretary,
P. McManus, Inc.
Susan Barrett 40 Servant;
born in
Cecilia McGovern 69 Sister-in-law;
single; parents born in
Joseph M. Dannaker 37 Son-in-law; Dentist; parents born in
Marie G. Dannaker 30 Daughter
Joseph B. McManus 1 yr. 7 mon. Grandson
Pauline R. McManus 23 Daughter-in-law;
married
(ED 686, 3A)
1922,
July: Deed transferred from Patricius & Elizabeth (wife) McManus to
Florence Garren.
1930:
[This probably includes the residents of 3510 Baring which was attached to 3512
by a covered walkway connecting the porches.]
Sister Mary Rose 55 Manager
of boarding house; born in N.Y., parents born in Canada
Sister Mary Gertrude
60 Assistant manager of boarding house;
born in N.Y., parents born in Ireland
Sister Mary Gustine 56
Assistant manager of boarding house;
born in Mass,
Sister Mary Fidelis 35
Assistant manager of boarding
house; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1910
Mary J. Deneen 60 Parents
born in Ireland
Margaret Gunn 75 Born
in Ireland, immigrated in 1867
Marcelle Dulissey 32 Teacher
(private tutor); born in France, immigrated in 1925
Katherine C. Macdonald 50 Hotel cashier; father born in Canada
Katherine Davies 35 Saleslady
in department store; parents born in Irish Free State
Leona Dehart 45 Seamstress
in a dress shop; born in France, immigrated in 1900
Delia Gamson 65 Born
in Irish Free State
Margaret Keating 47 Born
in Irish Free State
Arma Delaney 50 Nurse;
born in France, immigrated in 1890
Elizabeth Comly 80
Marion Bowder 26 Music
teacher; parents born in Irish Free State
Lansa De Lesse 35 College
teacher; born in France, immigrated in 1910
Anna Demling 52 Parents
born in Irish Free State
Julia Breen 65 Born
in N. Ireland, immigrated in 1900
Merion Deneen 45 Jewelry
polisher; born in France, immigrated in 1900
Elizabeth Maguire 51 Parents
born in Irish Free State
Louisa Detlor 44 Parents
born in Irish Free State
Elizabeth Reid 70 Born
in Irish Free State, immigrated in 1866
Ella L. Brogan 50 Parents
born in Irish Free State
Catherine Bridger 59 Parents
born in Irish Free State
Rose M Clark 54 Nurse
for a private family; parents born in Irish Free State
(ED 398, 16A)
1950
Directory: Mary A. McDonnell
1971:
Sr. Jeanne Ann Hunter. O.P. of 3512 Baring St., Philadelphia received a B.A. in
Humanities fro La Salle University.
(Explorer. La Salle University, 1971)
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