The
History of the Building
3624-26: Circa 1870,
two-and-one-half story, Second Empire-style double house, cruciform plan, with
entrance in cross arms; stone faade over brick; 3624 side porch removed
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application
submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1870:
John Shedwick 54 Home
builder; born in
Margaret 51 Born
in
James C. 32 Home
builder; born in
William 17 Apprentice
carpenter
George 15 Twin
Harry 15 Twin
Isabel Hackett 34 Domestic
servant; born in
Bridget Ford 20-24 (only in 2nd
enumeration)
(1st Enumeration: pp 14;
2nd Enumeration: p 29)
In
1866, they were at SE corner, 32nd &
In
1880, they were at 3408 Race
St.
Houses
built by Shedwick at
Mrs.
Shedwick was the former Margaret Campbell. The Descendants of Joseph and Mary Dodge Campbell
in America, by Henry
Graham Ashmead provides very thorough biographies of
Margaret, John and several of their sons.
1894:
William Porter Ogelsby. Freshman.
Science and Technology. (Catalogue
of U. of P. 1894.)
1902:
William Porter Ogelsby, Jr. (Plumbing) Member of Psi
Upsilon. 11th (General Catalogue of the
same. 1902.)
The
1917 catalogue lists him as a plumber living at
1910:
Annie Bush
60 Married
twice, 4 children, 2 surviving; born in
Chester E Carpenter 36 Son-in-law;
foreman for Pullman Co., father born in
Florence P Carpenter 26 Married;
teacher; five months no children; born in
Margaret H Regg 22 Daughter;
single
Rachel Murphy 58 Lodger;
single mother born in N.J.
Almena Murphy 60 Lodger;
single mother born in N.J.
Alice E Rohn 41 Lodger;
single; teacher; parents born in
Anna J Pollock 60 Lodger;
single; teacher in city school; mother born in N.J.
Mary R Fraher 52 Lodger;
single; father born in
Nellie Wheatley 24 Lodger;
single; music teacher; father born in
Sarah Dugan 36 Servant;
single; parents born in
Margaret Cunningham 18 Servant; single; born in
(ED 492, 5B-6A)
1920:
Maurice W Wiley 43 President
of a lumber co.; born in
Ellen Baker Wiley 34
Welles Rusk Wiley 2
yrs., 4 months
(ED 686, 5A)
In
1930, they lived in
1927 Directory: W. H. Petzell
1950 Directory: McGowen
William P.
McLaughlin, David B.
Schira, John
F.
2009: owner: Vaughn J. Cook
purchase date: 10/1986