“three-story, four-register Italianate
style double with smooth stuccoed facade over brick
construction and stone foundation. The building has its originally
ornately-carved scrolls beneath the wood cornice of the overhanging flat roof.
200 has its original wood porch, the porch of 202 has been removed and the area
enclosed in the attic.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History
1863, May
IRS income list: J. P. Butler, 35th & Race
The 1861 Directory lists him living
at the northwest corner of 34th
and Baring St.
The 1860 Census lists them living in
the Spring Garden Ward. His first wife,
Emma Matilda Butler, died in 1858 at age 33.
She was the daughter of Frederick Foering. (Phila. Inquirer, 3-18-1858).
1866 Directory: James P. Butler, bookkeeper,
1870:
James P. Butler 46 Manufacturer
of silverware; born in Conn.; real estate: $30,000; personal: $7,500
Mary Butler 40 Born in Conn. [sic.]
Mary Butler 16 Born in Conn. [sic.]
Fanny Butler 13 Born in Conn. [sic.]
(ED 77, 18; 2nd
enum.:
p3)
The 1900 census states that James
and Mary Butler were married about 1860 and that she had no children.
About 1871: Marriage of Mary Ella Butler to
Joseph H. Dent
In 1870, he was a boarder at 3322
Bridge (Spring Garden) St. He was 20
years old and working as a clerk in a milling store. They lost an infant son, Samuel, in May,
1976.
1879: Sudden death of Joseph H. Dent, 30 years old; funeral at
the home of his father-in-law, 202 N. 35th St.
1880:
James P.
Butler 56 Silversmith; born in
Mary Butler 50
Fanny E. Butler
23
Mary E. Dent 26 Daughter;
widowed
Mary E. Dent 8 Granddaughter
Harry J. Dent 7 Grandson
Ella H. Dent 2 Granddaughter
Julia Tavis 25
Servant; born in
(ED 489; 3)
1895 Directory: James P. Butler
Joseph H. Dent [Jr.], clerk
Mary E. Dent, widow of Joseph H. [Sr.]
1900:
James P. Butler
77 Retired merchant; born Aug., 1822
Mary Butler 80
Mary E. Dent 46 Daughter
Mary E. Dent 27 Granddaughter
Ella H. Dent 22 Granddaughter
(ED 543, 3B)
In 1900, Joseph H. Dent, Jr. was a 2nd
Lieutenant serving in the Philippines.
His age was listed as 29 and he was single. He gave his home addresses as 202 N. 35th
St., Philadelphia. In August, 1902, the New York Times reported that “Lieut. Joseph
H. Dent of the Forty-seventh Infantry, United States Army, who returned from
the Philippine Islands, came to Atlantic City to-day to claim his bride, Miss.
Anna E. C. Savage.” He was promoted in
1909. In 1920, they were living in Baltimore where he was an auditor.
Anna Savage’s family lived across
the street at 3425 Race
St. She was only 17 when they
married.
1901, April 25: Death of James P. Butler; funeral services at
his late residence, 202 N. 35th St
1903, May 28: Death of Mary Baker Butler, widow of James P.
Butler; funeral services at her late residence, 202 N. 35th. St.
1920:
Mary Butler
Dent 65 Widowed; father born in Conn.; owner
with a mortgage
Mary Emma Dent 47 Teacher in
public school
Ella Hansell
Dent 41
Letty Luther Riss 27 Lodger;
civil engineer; born in
Rebbecca Barley 52
Lodger; proofreader at newspaper
(ED 687, 3B)
1930:
Mary Butler
Dent 76
Widowed; father born in Conn.; owner,
house valued at $2,000
Mary Emma Dent 54 Clerk
in office of Board of Education
Ella Hansell Dent 53
(ED 397, 1A)
1950 Directory: Mary E. Dent
In 1950, her sister-in-law, Anna
Dent, lived across the street at 3425 Race
St.
1971, Sept. 3: A deed transfer was registered between Mary E.
Dent and the Andemir Corp. (354, 366). (This is assumed to be the transfer of the
deed for this house, but this has to be verified.)
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