The History of the Building
3205-3207:
“Circa 1865,
Italianate-style three-story double, rough casting over brick. construction;
rusticated quoins; porch removed. First-floor full-height windows; third-floor paired
arcuated windows below large double bracketed wood
cornice sheathed in metal. Flat, overhanging roof.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1866
Directory: R. A. Pancoast, gentlewoman, Baring near
32nd
In
the 1856 Directory, Rachel Ann Pancoast was listed at
25
1869,
September: Deed transferred from Hugh McIlvaine to
Rachel A. J. Pancoast.
1870:
Rachel Pancoast 46 Real estate: $25,000, personal: $1,500
Cameron J. Pancoast
21 Clerk
in clothing (?) house
Edward J. Pancoast
19 Apprentice
carpenter
William E. Murphy 20 Clerk
in iron works; real estate: $10,000
Minnie Murphy 21
Charles White 25 Superintendent
at car work; personal property: $2,000
Alexander H. Weis 23 Doctor
of divinity; born in N.J.; personal property: $1,500
John P. Griffith 50 Clerk in a
shipping house ; personal property: $7,500
Albino
Ida Griffith 17
Jenny Parker 23 Clerk
for photographer
Mary Wilson 50 Domestic
servant; black
(ED 77, 37-38; 2nd enum. 17)
In
1880, the Pancoasts and the Griffiths lived at 3700
Hamilton St.
1880:
Henry Mc
Connell 39 Coal business
Helena Mc
Connell 32
Bessie Mc
Connell 11 At school
Kate Mc Connell
9 At
school
Joseph Mc
Connell 8 At
school
Thomas A. Miller 40 Cousin;
conductor for the Penna. RR
(ED 483, 22)
In
1900, Henry, Helena and Elizabeth (Bessie) McConnell lived in East Brandywine,
Chester Co., Pa. where he was a farmer.
Kate married James B. Ramsey in 1894.
In 1900, they live at 436 N. 33rd
St.
1887 Directory: George C. Newman, frames,
806 Market, h 3207 Baring
He
founded the Newman Galleries
which are now run by the fifth generation of descendants of Adolph Newman at
1625 Walnut St.
In
1880, they lived at 333 (now
411) N. 33rd St. (See that address
for more information.)
1895 Directory: George C. Newman, pictures,
806 Market, h 3207 Baring
1898 Blue Book: George C. Newman was a
member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton
History Blog.)
1900:
George Hewlett 54 Real estate
agent; born in N.Y.; renting
Jennie M. Hewlett 53 Married
33 years, 2 children; born in N.Y.
Elisabeth E. Hewlett 31 Elocution
teacher; born in N.Y.
Frank M. Hewlett 24 Commercial
traveling salesman; born in N.Y.
Alfred S. Harris 35 Boarder; wholesale
meat dealer; born in Del.
Annie G. Harris 28 Boarder;
born in Del.
Myrtle Harris 9 Boarder;
born in Del.
Joseph Lapoint 32 Boarder; marble fabricator; born in
Vermont, father born in France, mother in England
Edward Eares 21 Boarder;
grocery manager; born in Conn.
William Glenn 21 Boarder;
grocery supervisor; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1892
John Glenn 19 Boarder;
grocery salesman; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1894
Edwin Tharp 31 Boarder;
tailor’s model
Hazzie Walker 24 Servant; born in Va.
Rusan Harris 17 Servant; born in Va.
(ED 539, 11A)
In
1880, the Hewlett family lived in Torrey, Yates Co., N.Y. where George was a
farmer. The 1895 directory for
Philadelphia lists him living at 519 N. 35th St.
Alfred
S. Harris and Ann G. McCall were married in the Presbyterian Church in Delaware
City, New Castle Co., Del. on March 13, 1890.
He was 23, the son of Amos and Eliza Harris of N.J. She was 18 and the daughter of Samuel and
Susan McCall of Del. In 1920, they lived
at 219 N. 35th St.
Revised 5/3/2012