3626 Baring Street

 

 

The History of the Building

 

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; 3626 side porch altered with iron and brick; first floor projecting bays. Double bracketed cornice. Slate-shingled mansard with two dormers.

(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic Places, 1985)

 

 

Previous Residents

 

1870:

Charles (H.) Alexander            31        Manufacturer of leather boots; born in N.H.; real estate: $10,000; property: $15,000

Josephine                                 33        Born in N.Y.; property: $3,000

Henry W.                                 28        Manufacturer of leather belting; born in N.H.; property: $10,000

Edward P.                               25        Manufacturer of leather belting; born in N.H.

Jacob Orie                               38        Clerk in a bank

Jessie E Smith                         13        Born in N.H.

May Barry                                28        Domestic servant; born in Ireland; she could read, but not write

(ED 77, 1st enumeration: p 29; 2nd enumeration: p 14)

            Edward purchased 306 N. 35th St. in 1873.

 

1863-1864 IRS Records: Charles H. Alexander, 248 N. 8th, manufacturer, cloaks and wrappers

 

1866 IRS Records: Charles H. Alexander, 14 S 8th , cloaks Jacob Orie, 1310 Cherry

 

1880:

Lemuel H. Alexander              78        Manufactures [illegible]; widowed; born in N.H.

Charles H. Alexander              41        Son; manufactures bolts; born in N.H.

Josephine Alexander                42        Born in N.Y., parents in N.H.

Sarah Alexander                      86        Sister; born in N.H.

Jacob Orrie                              45        Boarder; bank clerk

Mary Redmond                        26        Servant; born in Ireland

(ED 487, 16-17)

            In 1900, Henry lived at 3909 Warren St. and Edward and Euretta lived at 306 N. 35th St.

            Lemuel Hastings Alexander died in July 4, 1883 in Winchester, N.H. where he was born.  His wife, Emily, died there in 1858.

 

1890 Directory: Alexander, Charles H. (Alexander Bros.)  h 3626 Baring

                         Alexander Bros. (Charles H., Henry W., & Edward P.) leather belting, 410 N 3d

                         Alexander Edward P. (Alexander Bros.), h 306 N 35th.

                         Henry W. (Alexander Bros.) h Haverford

 

            During World War I, architectural work in America largely ceased except for priority industries.  Alexander Brothers Leather Belting Company was such a manufacturer.  Prior to the application of individual electric motors, most industrial machinery was driven from a central power plant by long, churning lengths of leather belting.  Alexander Brothers, which eventually acquired another firm called the Charlotte Leather Company and changed name of the larger enterprise to International Leather Belting Corporation. (http://www.organica.org/PEJN333.htm)

 

1895 Directory: Samuel Latta, physician

            Between 1887 and 1893, he and his family lived at 201 N. 35th St.  For earlier and later addresses, see the page for 3500 Hamilton St. where he lived with his mother and siblings in 1880.

 

1895: Samuel W. Latta nominated to the Board of Medical Examiners representing the Medical Soc. of the State of PA.

           

1900:

Samuel W. Latta          51        Physician

Anna A. Latta              52        Married 27 years, no children

Annie Lathenbury [?]   39        Servant; black; born in Md.

Clarence Short             18        Servant; black; born in Md.

(ED 543, 8A)

 

1906 Blue Book: Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Latta

 

1910:

Harry J Menich            50        Owner, free of mortgage

Emma C Menich         50        Married 32 years, 6 children, 5 surviving

Harry E Menich           29        Born in Tenn.

Estella M Menich        25        Bookkeeper; born in Tenn.

Ruby C Menich            23        Born in Fla.

Bertrand Menich          22        Stenographer for insurance co.; born in Fla.

Ralph P Menich           20        Architect; born in Fla.

(ED 492, 6A)

            In 1900, they lived in Columbia, Lancaster Co.

            In 1930 some of them lived in Radnor

 

2009: current owner: Melvin Williams and Sandra Williams, purchased 2/2003

 

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