3714 Baring Street

 

 

 

The History of the Building

 

3704-3718: ÒCirca 1870, three-story Italianate doubles, with bracketed flat overhanging roof, stuccoed; side projecting baysÉ  3714 - Circa 1930 second-floor addition with later permastone; porch alteredÉÓ

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

 

Previous Residents

 

1870:

Charles Jenkins            30        Dry goods dealer; no real estate (apparently renting) personal: $1,500.

Emma Jenkins             22

Gertrude Jenkins           6

Louisa Jenkins               4

Alice Jenkins               8 months

Catharine Karels          24        Domestic servant; born in Ireland

Massey Smith              56        Domestic servant; black; born in Va.

(ED 77, 115; 2nd enum.: 53)

            In 1900 and 1910, they lived at 3602 Hamilton St.

 

1880:

Stephen C. Foulk         60        Carpet dealer; born in Del.

Emily Foulk                50

Robert F. Foulk           21        Clerk

Emily R. Foulk              7        daughter

Sarah Flanery               28        Servant

(ED 489, 2)

 

1881 Directory: Foulk, Stephen C., carpets, 19 S 2nd, h 3714 Baring.

 

1887 Directory: Stevenson Thomas L., shoes

                          Stevenson, John F., salesman

                          Stevenson, John L., supt.

 

1890 Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Stewart & daughters.

 

1892-Ô93 Univ. of Pennsylvania List of Students:

Henry Dawes Oliver   Sc. 3    [Home:] Montrose       [address:] 3714 Baring

 

1900:

J C Potteiger                43        Horse dealer; renting

Lily Potteiger               35        Married 16 years, 3 children, 2 surviving

Earl Potteiger                8

Esther Potteiger            6

Ella Dressler                34        Servant; single

(ED 549, 3A)

 

1920:

Pauline Ernst               49        Born in Germany, immigrated 1905; renting

Otto Ernst                   32        Son; works for newspaper; born in Germany, immigrated 1905

August Ernst               31        Son; bookkeeper in bank; born in Germany, immigrated 1905

Clara Ernst                  25        Daughter; artist with own shop; born in Germany, immigrated 1905

Erna Ernst                   24        Daughter; stenographer for a publisher; born in Germany, immigrated 1905

Margaret Ernst            23        Daughter; bookkeeper for manufacturing co.; born in Germany, immigrated 1905

Hilda Ernst                  17        Daughter; born in Germany, immigrated 1905

Frederick Ernst           13        Son; born in Pa.

Eleanor Ernst              11        Daughter; born in Pa.

(ED 710, 6B-7A)

            In 1930, they lived at 4616 Sansom St..

 

1920-1924: Arthur M. Flack, D. O. Dean, Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. (PattersonÕs American Education Directory)

 

1921: Miss Pauline Ernst. Listed as a social worker on the staff of  Phipps Institute. (Catalogue of U. of P.)

 

1927: J. P. Simmons. (Bell Telephone SubscriberÕs List)

 

1950 Directory: Simons, Mary A.

 

2009: current owners: Marla I. Brown and Yvonne C. Brown

Purchase date 11/1992

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