The History of the Building
3603-05: “Circa
1885, two-and-one-half story brick double; gabled front with: slate shingles
and wood bracketed surround for two- registers; surround removed from 3603.
Porches removed.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1887 Directory: Henry Garretson, salesman
In 1891, he lived at 3621
Hamilton St.
1889 Directory: James Thatcher, salesman
L. M. Hernz, civil
engineer
Sanders McSparran of
Griest, Pownall &
In 1891,
both Hernz and McSparran
lived at 3412
Baring St.
Louis M. Hernz was born in
1891 Directory: James Thatcher, salesman
1892: Miss Anna
Robertson Brown. ’83, received the Philadelphia Wellesley Club at her home, Saturday,
January 21. (Wellesley College Magazine,
vol. 1, 1892. pg 314.)
In
1887, her parents lived at
“At the Commencement
held on 15 June [1892], the University granted the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy in English to Anna Robertson Brown. She was the first woman to earn
the modern Ph.D. at Penn and the first person to earn Penn's Ph.D. in English.
After taking her doctorate, she married Samuel McCune Lindsay, Professor of
Sociology at Penn, and she began a career of authoring religious works,
publishing more than a dozen monographs over a thirty-year period. She also
served as a Trustee of her college, Wellesley, from 1906 to 1918.” (Timeline
of Women Pioneers and Women's Achievements at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mark Frazier Lloyd, July 2001.)
“LINDSAY,
Anna Robertson Brown, author; b. Washington [D.C.], Feb. 20, 1864; d. Rev Dr.
William Y. and Flora Robertson B.; grad.
She
married Samuel M. Lindsay who live at
1895 Directory:
George H. Beardsley, supt., 203
Lucy Cornelius, widow of Benjamin
Clarence B. Schultz
1896
Blue Book: Mrs. James Thatcher, receiving day Tuesday
Miss
Thatcher.
1900:
Edward
G. Ashbrook 48 Insurance agent
Gertrude A. Ashbrook 44 Married 18 years, 3 children, 2
surviving; born in N.Y.
Charlotte G. Ashbrook 14
Margaret G. Ashbrook 8
Elizabeth
Williams 26 Servant; born in Wales, immigrated 8 years earlier
Jennie
Williams 22 Servant; born in Wales, immigrated 9
years earlier
(ED 543, 13A)
Edward
was the younger brother of Joseph Ashbrook who lived across the street at 3614
Baring St. In 1887, Edward had his
office at 409 Walnut St. and lived at 3612
Hamilton St.
1901,
March16: Death of Edward Ashbrook. Funeral services at 3614 Baring St.
1902,
March: Gertrude Ashbrook applied for a passport for herself and her two
daughters giving this as her address.
She was born July 20, 1855 in Brooklyn, N. Y.
In
1910, Gertrude and her two daughters were living at 3609 Spring Garden St. Charlotte was working as a kindergarten
teacher. In 1920, Gertrude and Margaret
were living in the Powelton Apartments at 35th St. and Powelton
Ave. Margaret was 28 and was a social
services worker. In May, 1920, she
married Nathan Pratt Arnold, 23 years old, of 224 S. Mark's Square. He was the son of Alfred C. and Margaret
Arnold. They were married by Rev. Robert
Johnston of the Church of the Savior (Protestant Episcopal), 38th and Chestnut
Streets.
1906
Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. Ellis W. Bacon.
1907:
Ellis W. Bacon. Active member. Geographical Society of Philadelphia. (Bulletin
of the same, vol. 4. Pg 19.)
Ellis W. Bacon. Member of American
Electrochemical Society. Works in Pub. Dept. J. B. Lippincott Co. (Transactions
of same. 1907. Pg
8.)
1910:
Ellis W Bacon 36 Secretary,
publishing co.
Helen C[omly] Bacon 37
Thomas S Bacon 5
Robert C Bacon 3
Isabell
Harron 26
Margaret Samuel 47
(ED 492 p4B)
He
is the son of Thomas Bacon. In 1900,
they lived at 3212
Baring St.
For
a history of the Bacon family in Powelton, see the Powelton
History Blog, July 9, 2009.
1920:
Ellis W. Bacon
46 Treasurer,
publishing co.; owner, free of mortgage
Helen C. Bacon 45
Thomas S. Bacon 14
Robert C. Bacon 13
Edmund N. Bacon 9
Gertrude V. Matthews 21 Servant; born in
Del.
(ED 686, p5B)
1920:
Ellis W. Bacon. Member Friends Historical Society of Philadelphia. (Bulletin of Friends Historical Assoc.
pg.79.)
Photo:
Edmund Bacon in Front of 3603 Baring St., September, 1995.
(Courtesy of Ursula Bucki.)
1922
advertisement: "3603 Baring St. attractively located home with lots 36 x
108. 4 rooms and laundry on first floor,
3 and bath on second, and 4 and bath on third. Could be
changed to apartments."
(Evening
Public Ledger, Sept. 13, 1922)
1930:
Robert
Davies 56 Secretary for private family; owner,
house valued at $10,000
---next household
Mary
Sewell 28 Stenographer; renting for $40 per month
---
Grover
Chase 45 Jeweler; married at age 25; born in
R.I., parents born in
Mary
Chase 45 Married at age 25; born in Conn.,
father in Conn., mother in N.Y.
---
Howard
Hopp 26 Mechanical (refrigeration) engineer;
married at age 25; born in Indiana; renting for $45 per month
Frances
L Hopp 25 Married at age 24; born in
---
John
A Ilg 30 Plumber; married at age 24; renting for $40 per month
Gertrude
Ilg 26 Married at age 20
Elizabeth
Ilg 4 yrs, 8
months
Mary
Solt 56 Mother-in-law; widowed
---
Norman
Leslie 60 Teacher at a business college; married
at age 25; renting for $50 per month
Anna
Leslie 58 Married at age 23
---
George
Kenney 30 Stationing engineer for a building
construction co.; married at age 24; renting for $55 per month
Elva
Kenney 29 Married at 23
(ED 398, 8B)
1940:
Robert Davies 68 Born in England; 8 years of education; owner, house valued
at $10,000
Florence Davies 44 Wife; 1 year of high school
John Turner 38 Salesman for wholesale cosmetics company, earned $1,200 in
1939; Lodger; 4 years of high school
Edith Turner 35 Demonstrator for wholesale cosmetics company, earned $1,000
in 1939; 4 years of high school
-- Next household
Edna Brandan 32 Art teacher at a college, earned $2,500
in 1939; widowed; born in Texas, lived in Philadelphia in 1935; 4 years of high
school; renting for $40 per month
Jan Brandan
7 Born in Texas
-- Next household
Jane Giesler 28 Dietician at college restaurant, earned
$1,600 in 1939; born in Indiana; 4 years of college; renting for $23 per month
-- Next household
Mabel McCoach 35 Clerk for insurance company, earned
$1,600 in 1939; 8 years of education; renting for $30 per month
-- Next household
John Stone 25 Investigator for insurance company, earned $ 1,100 in 1939;
4 years of high school; lived in Easton, Pa. in 1935; renting for $32 per month
Virginia Stone 22 Lived in Easton, Pa. in 1935; 4 years of high school
-- Next household
Russell Winterbottom 20 Compositor for a newspaper, earned
$1,500 in 1939; 4 years of high school; renting for $24 per month
Grace Winterbottom 28 Ad taker for a newspaper, earned $1,100
in 1939; 2 years of high school
-- Next household
Elizabeth Miller 75 Single;
renting for $16 per month; 8 years of schooling
(ED 51-686, 8B)
1950
Directory: Lillian M Cassel
Mabel
McCoach
2009
owner: Ursula Bucki
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