The History of the Building
3614-16: “Circa
1875, three-story, Victorian double, brick with stone facade, flat roof with
elaborate wood cornice; Victorian wood
porch; incised stone lintels”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
1880:
George
Morris 52 Merchant; parents born in Del.
Mary
Morris 51 Parents born in N.J.
William Morris 29 Son;
lawyer
Robert Morris 44 Brother;
marines
Edward G. Keen 29 Son-in-law;
merchant
Elizabeth M. Keen 24 Daughter
Clara N. Keen 2 Granddaughter
George M. Keen 4 months Grandson
Catharine
Ella Daley 18 Servant; born in
(ED 487, 16)
In 1870, Edward Keen lived at 3324
In 1900, they lived at
1881 Directory: George Morris of Morris & Lewis
Edward G. Keen
1887 Directory: Frank J. Auza
Francisco J. Auza
was a wealthy sugar planter from Santiago, Cuba. He was born in 1862 in St. Jago, Cuba. He
immigrated to the U.S. in 1878 and was naturalized as a citizen in 1884.
1890 Directory: Frank J. Auza
Paul J. Auza
Sebastian M. Auza
Sabastian Auza was born in 1870
in Santiago, Cuba. He immigrated to the
U.S. in 1880 and was naturalized as a citizen.
He entered the University of Pennsylvania with the Class of 1892, but
apparently did not graduate. In 1898, he
married Georgia Chatham.
1895 Directory: Francisco J. Auza
J. Pablo Auza
Pedro M. Auza
Sebastian M. Auza
1895, Sept. 26: Death of Maria Auza, 23
years old, of 3616 Baring St. She was
born in Cuba and never married. She was
the daughter of Francisco J. and Dolores Auza. Requium High Mass at St. Agatha's Church. Burial at Cathedral cemetery.
1899: Arthur Girard Cranch. Freshman:
Arts and Sciences. (Catalogue
of the U. of P. 1899.)
1901: Miss Anna Gannon. Member:
Anna Gannon. Author;
b. Phila. 6/6/1876. Girls’ High School and Academy of
Notre Dame. Contributor of mags., periodicals and the press generally. (Who’s
Who in America, 1901.)
1910:
Louise A.
Sadler 49 Manages apartment house; married 26
years with 2 children; born in Del., father born in Del., mother in Pa.
Kendall C.
Sadler 25 Son; machinery salesman; born in
Maude Sadler 18 Daughter; born in
Samuel C. Hanington 37 Brother; clerk for railroad; born in
George N. Plark 23 Cousin; clergyman
George W. Clark
52 Cousin; sells horses; widowed; born in
—next household
Elizabeth Longnecker 77 Boarder; widowed, 6 children, 5
surviving
Ella Longnecker 41 Daughter; clerk for manufacturer
---
Florence E.
Ware 31 Boarder; bookkeeper in bank; single;
born in
Elizabeth Ware 59 Widowed, 4 children, 2 surviving
---
Williams W.
Williams 67 Boarder; widowed; newspaper printer;
born in
---
Mary Holden 73 Boarder; widowed, 12 children, 8
surviving; born in
Helen Holden 38 Boarder; single; stenographer in manufacturing;
father born in
(ED 492, 5B)
1920:
Ernest
Cooper 40 Traveling salesman; born in
Mathilde Cooper 48 Wife; born in
James H. Cooper
17 Son; inside salesman; born in
Margareta
Cooper 15 Daughter; born in
Ernest Arthur
Cooper 5 Son;
born in
— next household
Robert J.
Robinson 23 Clerk in a restaurant; born in
Margaret J.
Robinson 22 Wife;
parents born in
Robert J.
Robinson 7 months
Mary V. McElwee 18 Sister-in-law; clerk in an iron foundry;
parents born in
---
Ellen G.
Davis 65 Single
---
Robert R. Hindman 33 Carpentry foreman; born in
Martha W. Hindman 32 Wife
(ED 686, 5A)
1927 Directory: E. Cooper
1950 Directory: John J. Fitzgerald
In 1930, John J. and
Mary Fitzgerald lived with their son, John J., Jr., at
Hilary Henninger
Elizabeth Kerns
William Morris, lawyer,
office: 32 S 3rd St.
Kent B. Yeager
2009: owner: Sheldon Schwartz
purchase
date: 7/1999
Revised
1/23/2012 About Powelton Village