The History of the Building
“Italianate,
stuccoed, three-story house with large S-shaped
brackets below flat overhanging roof; Circa 1905 Colonial Revival porch and pedimented windowhead.
Second-floor middle register filled in.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3507 Baring Street
1859,
December: Deed transferred from Albert S. Ashmead to Henry Cochran, Trustee for
Amelia D. Andrews.
1860:
Alex J. Andrews 48 Commercial merchant
Amelia Andrews 48 Real estate: $8,000; personal: $1,000;
[born in N.Y.]
Lori Andrews 13 Born in R.I.
Fred Andrews 9 Born
in Pa.
Euretta Andrews 7 Born
in R.I.
Henry H Vanamringe 60 Baptist
Clergyman; born in R.I. [Amelia’s
brother?]
Elize Manags 20 Servant; born in Ireland
(Ward 24, Precinct 7, p 100-1)
The 1859 directory
(compiled in the fall of 1858) listed A. J. Andrews, commercial merchant,
Bridge near 34th.
The Powelton History
Blog includes a piece on the descendants of Alexander
and Amelia Andrews and their relationship to the Northminster
Presbyterian Church. They had
grandchildren and great-grandchildren born in Powelton.
1861 Directory:
Andrews A.J. “Baring ab 35th”
1864 IRS: A.J. Andrews, Baring W. of 35th
1865, October: Deed for 3504 Hamilton
St. transferred from Isaac Rozell to Henry Cochran,
Trustee for Amelia D. Andrews. The two
properties were combined into a single lot.
1866, July 10: Louisa E. Andrews
married Rev. Henry A. Smith, D.D.
He was Pastor of the New School
Presbyterian Church at 36th & Spring Garden which, under his
leadership, became the Northminster
Presbyterian Church. In 1866, he
lived at 329
(407) N. 33rd St. In 1870, Henry and
Louisa lived at 3413
Hamilton St.
1870:
Alexander Andrews 54 Wholesale grain merchant; his parents
were foreign born; real estate: $25,000, personal: $25,000
Amelia D. Andrews 54 Clerk in a grain store; born in N.Y.;
her parents were born abroad
Frederick Andrews 19 Clerk in a grain store
Euretta
Andrews 16 Born in R.I.;
in school
Maggie Daily 19 Domestic
servant; born in
Elvia Van Amringe 54 Her
parents were born abroad
(1870: 1st enumeration: p 21;
2nd enumeration: 20)
In
1880, Frederick was living at 3409 Race
St. with his wife and infant daughter.
Amelia
and Alexander Andrews
1874: Euretta
Andrews married Edward P. Alexander. In
1870, he lived with his brothers at 3626
Baring St. Euretta
and Edward later lived at 306 N. 35th
St.
1878 map: H.S.Cochran - 3507 Baring & lot behind it
[although he was only acting as Trustee].
1878, October: Deed transferred from
Frederick H. Andrews to T. Ellwood Potts.
The
1881 directory lists T. Ellwood Potts, conveyancer, 524 Walnut, h 1723 Norris.
1878, October: Deed transferred from T.
Ellwood Potts to Mary S. Andrews.
1880:
Alex J.
Andrews 68 Commercial merchant; widowed, father
born in Scotland, mother in Ireland
Elizabeth van Aringe 70 Sister-in-law; single; father born in
Holland, mother in England
Rosa Dolly 21 Servant, born in Ireland
(ED 487, 18)
1882, August: Deed transferred from
Edward P. & Euretta M. Alexander, and Frederick
H. & Mary S. Andrews to George W. Kendrick.
Alexander Andrews died in 1887
1887: George W. Kendrick, Jr. (Carver W. Reed
7 Co.), (E. Y. Eltonhead & Co.), (P.B. Calvert
& Co.), & pawnbroker, 601 S 3rd
1890 Directory: George W. Kendrick, Jr. (P. B. Calvert & Co.), storage 1317
Brown St., h 3507 Baring
1892: George Washington Kendrick, 3rd
Samuel
Murdock Kendrick
(Catalog of
1892: George W. Kendrick, Jr. joined a law suit aimed at stopping
the introduction of electric trolleys on Baring St. to replace the old
horse-drawn streetcars. (See the Powelton
History Blog for details.)
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 26, 1893
1898 Blue Book: G. W. Kendrick, Jr., G. W. Kendrick, 3rd,
and S. Murdoch Kendrick were members of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history
of the club, see the Powelton
History Blog.)
Alterations and/or additions to property by Wilson
Brothers for G. W. Kendrick.
1900:
George W. Kendrick, Jr. 58 No
occupation; mother born in
Minnie M. Kendrick 50
George W. Kendrick 3rd 28 Metal
& Brass
Murdoch Kendrick 26 Lawyer
Annie C. Mulville
33 Waitress
Jennie McDonald 21 Servant
Mary McCann 44 Cook
(ED 543, 12A)
In
1880, they lived at 3404
Hamilton St.
Minnie Murdoch
Kendrick and George W. Kendrick, Jr.
1902, December 10: Marriage of Murdoch
Kendrick to Ethel Christine Smith, daughter of F. Percy and Katherine A. Smith,
in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Walnut streets.
“Murdoch
Kendrick… was born in Philadelphia, October 4, 1873. He prepared for college at Rugby Academy
[1415 Locust st.], and entered the University of
Pennsylvania in 1889, graduating in the class of 1893 with the degree of
bachelor of Arts, and entering the Law department of the same institution
receiving his degree of Bachelor of Law in 1896…. He was assistant district attourney for Philadelphia from November 1902 to January
1907…. Mr. Kendrick is eligible for membership in the Pennsylvania Society of
the Sons of the Revolution, in right of descent from [an ancestor of his
mother’s] Captain Matthias Slaymaker…”
(Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania.
John W. Jordan. 1911. P. 628.)
1903, May 19: Death of Minnie Murdoch Kendrick,
wife of George W. Kendrick of 3507 Baring St. Services held at the Northminster
Presbyterian Church.
1916, Feb. 26: Death of George W. Kendrick,
Jr. of 3507 Baring St. Internment at Central Laurel Hill Cemetery. “Automobile funeral. Please omit flowers.”
1916, September: Deed transferred from George W. Kendrick III
& Murdoch W. Kendrick Jr. (exrs of will of George
W. Kendrick) to Hamill D. Swing.
1920:
R. Hamill D. Swing 54 Dentist; born in N.J.; owner with a
mortgage
Anna Swing 50
E. C. Kirk Swing 20 Dental student
Albert Swing 15
(ED 686, 2B)
They also had a son
Hamill D. Swing, Jr. (30), who lived in Radnor.
By 1930 they had moved to Lower Merion.
He was on the faculty of
the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry where he taught
anesthesiology (Catalogue of the Univ. of
Pennsylvania, 1913-14.)
1930:
Frank C.
Hornbeck 43 Retail automobile
merchant; married at age 27; parents born in N.Y.; owner, house valued at
$10,000
Elsie
Hornbeck 45 Married at age 29; born in N.J.
Joseph Hornbeck
16
Berle Hornbeck 14
Seab Hornbeck 69 Father;
laborer in automotive co.; widowed; born in N.Y.
–2nd household
Albina Smith 82 Widowed; renting for $55 per month
Ida
Griffith 76 Sister; church secretary; single
Henry Betty
67 Lodger; editor for magazine publisher; single
(ED 396, 3B)
1950 Directory: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, Drexel University
1951 Drexel University Yearbook: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity –
“3507 Baring Street was the scene of numerous improvements during the year, the
major change being the decoration of the basement. The new rumpus room, formally opened for the
Alumni following the annual Alumni banquet on April 21, boasts pine-paneled
walls, a built-in serving bar, and a tile floor. This nearly completes the remodeling project
which included the entire first floor and basement.” The following photo shows a few of the
fraternity brothers.
Revised 1/1/2012