The History of the Building
The south side of this block was developed by John Shedwick (see 3408 Race
St.). The first residents appear
toward the west end of the block in the 1862 directory (compiled in the fall of
1861) with the street listed as Hampton Place.
3720-22:
“Circa 1870,
three-story, Italianate double with bracketed flat overhanging roof, stuccoed.
1905 Colonial Revival porch; Circa 1950 colonial first-floor windows…. 3722 has
side projecting bay.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1862 Directory:
Jacob G. Fisler, clerk, living at 3722 Hampton Place
J. G. Fisler, clerk at Custom house, 3722
Baring St.
1864 Directory:
Jacob G. Fisler, clerk
The 1865 directory
listed him at 3702 Baring St.
1865 Directory: John
Gallagher
James Underwood, bookkeeper
1866 Directory:
John Gallagher
William Letford, broker at 40 S. 3rd St.
James Underwood, bookkeeper
1867 Directory:
William Letford, assessor
In
1870, he and his family lived at 3206
Hamilton St.
1880:
Joseph E. Hover 69 Manufacturer;
born in NJ
Sarah N. Hover 60
Anna R. Hover 35 Teacher of
drawing and painting
Martha
Hover 34
Adaline S. Hover 30
Kate D. Hover 21 School
teacher
Sarah Hover 20
Howard D. Hover 16 Clerk
(ED 489, 2)
1889-1891 Directories: James F. Prendergast,
physician
“M.D., 1884; dir. Bishop Laboratory;
author papers on blood pressure, 109 E. 61st St., New York, N.Y and Morton,
Del. Co., Pa.”
(General Alumni Catalogue of the University
of Pennsylvania, 1917)
1890 Blue Book: Dr. & Mrs. J. F. Prendergast. Receiving day
Thursday.
1895 Directory: M. Eugenia Hoffman
1900:
Eugeneia Hoffman 39 Single; mother born in MD; renter
Clara Hoffman 37 Sister
Julia Hoffman 33 Sister
Herbert T Garber 31 Brother-in-law;
coal dealer
Lily M Garber 29 Married 7
years, one child
Josephine Garber 5
Josephine B Garber 57 Mother;
Widowed, one child; born in Pa. [?]
(ED 549, 1a)
In
1906, Herbert and Lily Garber and his sisters lived at 201 N. 35th
St. In 1910, they were living at
1206 S. 46th St. In 1923,
Josephine Garber married John N. P. Easby, 3316
Powelton Ave.
1911: Miss Fannie McGill. Active Manager 1911-1912. (26th
Annual report of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital.)
1920:
Frederick P. Storch 47 Paper
hanger with own business; father born in Germany; owner with a mortgage
Mary L. Storch 45 Mother
born in Germany
Adila Storch 21 Typist
for chemical works
Elizabeth A. Storch 19
Mary Storch 11
Florence Storch 9
Ruth Storch 6
Francis Storch 1 year, 2 months
Malilda E. Wallie 73 Mother-in-law;
born in Germany
(ED 710, 7a)
In
1900, they lived at
1927 Directory: F. P. Storch.
1950 Directory: Frederick P. Storch
2009: current owner: Sara F. Mitchell
purchase date: 11/1999
Revised
12/30/2011