3621 Powelton Avenue
3621-3623: “Circa 1870, three-story, double, original
porches removed; 3621 - 'now have oversized mansarded
canopy. It also has had its original cornice removed and covered with aluminum.
3623 has its original cornice with applied decorative wood soffit, fascia and
brackets.”
(Inventory
of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of
Historic Places, 1985)
History
1880:
T. B.
Langton 39 Teacher; father born in England
Jane F.
Langton 42
Mabel
Langton 9
Florence
Langton 7
Mary Langton 4
(ED 487, 14)
The 1867 directory lists T. Brantley
Langton of Langton & [Oswald] Seidensticker’s
English and Classical Academy, 1009 & 1011 Chestnut; home, 142 N. 10th St.
1881 Directory: T. Bentley Langton, teacher at 1613 Chestnut
Amos A. Huake,
insurance agent
1887 Directory: Amos A. Huake,
insurance agent
1891 Directory: George B. Evans, druggist, 1106 Chestnut &
2230 N. Front St., h 3621 Powelton
Evans and his family probably only
lived here briefly. In December, 1891,
they purchased 206 N. 34th
St. and moved there. They moved to 223 N. 34th
St. by 1900. (See his biographical information
there.)
1895 Directory: Charles P. Keech,
foreman
1900:
Eleanor M
Ramsey 67 Widowed, 4 children, 1 surviving; father
born in Ireland; renting
Bessie E
Ramsey 35 Daughter; buyer at Gimbles; single
Eleanor M Ramsey 18 Granddaughter
John M
Ramsey 15 Grandson; office boy
Mary C Hayes 81 Boarder;
widowed, no children
Elizabeth B
Moore 55 Boarder; single; parents born in Ireland
(ED 543, 7B)
In 1880, Eleanor, Bessie and another
of Eleanor's daughters, Mary Maud Montgomery, lived at 3816 Lancaster Ave. Eleanor was a nurse and Bessie was a
saleslady. (ED 489, 24) The 1895
directory lists Elinor M. Ramsey, nurse, living at
3750 Lancaster Ave. In 1870, they lived
with Eleanor's husband, John, who was a carpenter. (Ward 26, ED 85, 72) In 1920, Bessie was still a saleslady in a
department store and living in an apartment at 229 S. 45th St. She was 57.
1910:
Gloria
Robinson 45 Widowed; born in Mass.; renting
--- next household
Horace W.
Baker 37 Plaster contractor
Lanette C. Baker 37 Married 14
years, 1 child; born in Mass.
Ethel Baker 12
---
Susan A.
Long 42 Divorced, 1 child, no decease; born
in Wisconsin, father in England, mother in Pa.
(ED 492, 6B)
Horace W. Baker was the son of Henry
A. and Mary A. Baker. Henry was a seaman
whose father was born in England. Mary
was born in N.Y. In 1880, they lived at
15 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia. In
1900, George, Lanette and Ethel were boarders at 6068
Girard Ave. George was an architecture
sculptor. In 1920, Horace and his mother
were living with his cousin, George Knight, and his family at 422 Courtland
St. Horace was still married, but not
living with his wife. He was a model
maker.
1920:
Margaret M.
Conway 36 Contract clerkly [clerical?] goods; single; parents born in
Ireland; owner with a mortgage
Mrs. Stemble 48 Lodger; department store saleslady;
single; born in U.S.
(ED 687, 1B)
In 1930, Margaret Conway lived at
1508 N. 13th St. with her brother, Peter, who was a lawyer and their sister
Bridget. That census states they were
born in Northern Ireland.
1930:
Michael
Campbell 62 Watchman at department store; married at age 31; born in N.
Ireland, immigrated in 1887; renting for $60 per month
Elizabeth
Campbell 51 Married at age 26; born in N. Ireland, immigrated in 1879
Margaret
Campbell 22 Saleslady at department store
Thomas
Campbell 21 Chauffeur for fruit and flowers
Rose Kelly 23 Lodger; stenographer at a law office; parents born in Irish
Free State
Catherine
[?] 52 Lodger; born in N. Ireland, immigrated in 1889
(ED 398,
19B)
1941: William Henry Fry (b 12/8/1854), died 1/14/1941 in 3621
Powelton Ave. His wife, Cornelia Clark Goodier (1851-1931) died in Roslyn, Montgomery Co.
Their son lived at 3419
Baring St. from about1919 to 1959.
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revised: 12/3/2010