The History of the Building
3711-3713,
3715: “Circa 1870,
three-story brick rowhouse with Circa 1890 Colonial Revival porch; first-floor
projecting bays (except for 315); segmental lintels. and bracketed wood
cornice”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1870:
Henry A. Story 50 Silver
finisher; born in N.Y.; real estate: $1.000; property: $1,000
Mary A. 42 Property: $4,500
Eva M 16 Born in N.Y.
(1st Enumeration: p 13; 2nd
Enumeration: p 14)
In
1860, they were living in New York City where he was a master silver
burnisher. Trow’s Directory of New York
City for 1857 lists their address as 63 Downing.
1880:
Robt. Rittersbach 27 Axel
manufacturer; father born in
Eva [Story] Rittersbach 26 Born in N.Y.
Hellen Rittersbach 2
Eva Rittersbach 1 month, born April, 1880
Henry A. Story 59 Boarder
[father-in-law]; retired silversmith; born in N.Y., father in Canada, mother in
N.Y; single
Ellen Hagerty 30 Servant;
parents born in
(ED 487, 1)
1887 Directory: Henry A. Story
1910:
Winfield S Woodward 55 Merchant
of feed and grain; married twice; owns with a mortgage
Annie Woodward 51 Married
once, 5 years, no children
Marion Woodward 24 Teacher
in public school
Thomas Woodward 26 Lawyer
Mary
R Woodward 16
(ED 492, 6A)
Revised: 1/29/2011