The History of the Building
“two-and-one-half story Victorian stone house. Slate-shingled mansard with
fr6nt. gable at roof line. Pierced brackets below overhanging roof vergeboard in dormer and front gables. Cast iron balcony
outside front attic window. Contributing. 1905 Colonial Revival wrap around
porch. Iron cresting along roof line. Two-and-one-half story projecting bay
along North 37th Street facade. 1920s one-story brick garage reclad with stone added to house along
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1872 Hopkins Atlas
shows the owner as F. W. Hastings, with no buildings on the lot.
Fulton W. Hastings was a
teacher and head of the Hastings Institute (also known as the Mantua Academy),
a preparatory school for boys that occupied the old Butcher mansion at 207 N. 35th
St.
1875, July 30: A
deed transfer was registered from Fulton W. Hastings to William C. Eliason (228, 25)
William Corbit Eliason was born in 1812
in Blackbird, New Castle Delaware. In
1850, he and his wife Mary were living in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co.,
Delaware. He listed his occupation as
merchant. The 1850 slave schedules list
him as the owner of a 26 year-old female slave.
In 1860 and 1870, he listed his occupation as farmer. In 1870, he was living in Tredyffin,
Chester Co. He claimed real estate worth $20,000 and personal property worth
$10,000. His wife, Mary, age 47, claimed
$5,000 in personal property. They
apparently did not have any children.
1879, July 27:
Death of Mary Eliason, 59 years old, of 3619 Baring
St. She was born in Delaware.
1879, Sept. 8:
Death of William Corbit Eliason,
of 3619 Baring St. He was 67 years old
and married. Buried was at Smyrna,
Delaware.
1880:
Henry B. Chapman 64 Brewer; his parents were from
Anna G. Chapman 58 Her father was
born in
Ella P. Chapman 28
Daville Russell 26 Servant
(ED 487, 17)
Henry
Barker Chapman was born in Lower Dublin Twp., Philadelphia Co. He and Anna Garrett Paschall
were married in 1843. She was from a
Quaker family that belonged to Darby Monthly Meeting, but she married outside
the Meeting.
In
1870, they lived at
The Centennial
Exhibition of 1876 included a display: “Chapman,
Henry,
Their
son, Alfred P. Chapman and his family lived across the street at 3610 Baring
St. in 1880.
1883, Sept. 5: A
deed transfer was registered from the estate of W. C. Eliason to Henry B. Chapman (137, 442).
In
Oct. 1883, Chapman split the property and sold the east portion to William J. Shedwick.
1886, Aug. 1: Death of Henry B. Chapman,
71 years old, of 3619 Baring St. Funeral services at St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal
Church.
1891 Directory: Anna G. Chapman, widow of Henry
B.
1893. Dec. 6: Death of Anna G. Chapman, 73
years old of 3619 Baring St. Funeral services at St. Andrew's P. E. Church.
After
her mother’s death, Ella Chapman moved to 3606
Hamilton St. where she lived until the 1920s..
1895 Directory: John [W.] Klemm, superintendent, Ashland & Tacony,
Frankford, h 3619 Baring
Mary
Klemm of Sheble & Klemm, h 3619 Baring
She
was the widow of John Klemm.
1898 Blue Book: John W. Klemm
was a member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton
History Blog.)
1900:
Mary Klemm 59 Widowed with 3 children, all surviving, owned the house free
of a mortgage
Mary L. Klemm 31
John W. Klemm 26 Agricultural
importer
Walter F. Klemm 19 Agricultural importer
Clara Huff 42 Servant
In 1880, they lived at
“Sheble, Samuel, Owner; Samuel Sheble and John Klemm, Partners
Facility: Fairmount Fork Works, Sheble and Fisher
Products Made: Forks and other
Agricultural Tools
Address: Ashland St (SE corner;
Frankford Creek), Frankford”
(Hexamer
General Surveys, Volume 20, Ernest Hexamer, Map
Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia, Plate:
1947, Image File(s): HGSv20.1947.ecw)
1907, Sept. 26: Marriage of Emma S. Murray to Walter F. Klemm by Rev. Dr. Driesmer of
Baltimore.
1908, Oct. 15: Marriage license issued to Mary M. Bevan and John
W. Klemm of 3619 Baring St.
In
1910, they were living at 3504
Hamilton St. He was as an
artist. In 1917, they were apparently
living in Wynnewood, Pa. In 1919, he was
a real estate agent in Ardmore, Pa. By
1930, they lived in Radner.
1910:
Mary Klemm 64 Widowed with 3 children; owner, free of a mortgage
May Klemm 32 Single
Margaret Henry 25 Servant;
born in England, immigrated in 1886
Ellen Larkin 38 Servant;
parents born in Ireland
(ED 492, 4A)
Mary
Klemm died Jan. 4, 1921 at her residence, 133
Edgewood Rd., Ardmore, Pa.
1918, July 5: Property transfer recorded from
Mary Klemm to Clara Tetlow
(JMH 422, 94)
1920:
Clara Tetlow 62 Manufacturer of face powder; Widowed; owned house free of a
mortgage; her father was born in Germany
(ED 686, 5B)
In
1910, she was living at 3517
Hamilton St. She was the widow of
Daniel Tetlow (apparently his second wife).
Daniel
Tetlow and his older brother, Henry, were soap
makers. Henry went into the cosmetics business
and discovered that zinc oxide was a far superior base for cosmetics. In 1875, he brought Daniel into the business
which became Henry Tetlow and Brother. The two brothers had a falling out and in the
mid-1880s, Daniel formed a new company named Tetlow Manufacturing to compete with Henry. Daniel died in 1900. Clara took control of the company and
continued competing with the company started by Henry Tetlow. It appears that she dropped out of the
cosmetics business in the early 1920s.
(For more on the history of the Tetlow
businesses, see the Sept. 13, 2010 entry in Collecting Vintage Compacts at http://collectingvintagecompacts.blogspot.com/
)
1930:
Clara Tetlow 75 Owner, house valued at $35,000
Ella Bradley 73 Sister; married 26 years
Clara J. Bradley 42 Niece;
bookkeeper in a bank
Mary Johnson 39 Servant;
Mulatto; born in Del.; married 13 years
Nelson Callard
39 Servant; Mulatto; born in Del.; married 21 years
(ED 398, 9A)
1936, Feb. 27: Property transfer recorded
from Clara J. Bradley to Hugh J. McAdams (JMH 71, 268)
1940:
Dr. Hugh McAdams 40 Physician in
private practice; 5 years of college; owner, house valued at $12,000
Marie McAdams 35 4 years of
high school
Elizabeth Parker 21 Maid; born
in N.J.; 4 years of high school; in 1935 she lived in Camden, N.J.; she earned
$500 in 1939 for 52 weeks of work
(ED 686, 9A)
Hugh
J. McAdams, Jr. was the son of Hugh and Mary E. McAdams. His father was a conductor. He was born when they lived at 617 N. 39th
St. In 1917 he registered for the draft
in Washington, D.C. where he was a minister at St. John’s College. In 1920, his parents were living at 426 N. 32nd
St. and his father was managing a saloon.
In 1920, he was a college teacher in Baltimore. He and Marie S. Matson were married in
Philadelphia in 1931. In 1920, she was
15 years old, living with her widowed mother and eight younger siblings at 404 N. 32nd
St. She was working as a messenger in a department store. In 1930, she was working as a clerk in a
department store.
1950 Directory: Hugh J. McAdams
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