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.
3724-26: “Circa
1870, three-story Italianate double with bracketed flat overhanging roof; stuccoed; Circa 1905 Colonial Revival porch.”
Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1864 Directory: W.
B. R. Smith, clerk at S.E. corner of Dock and Walnut Sts.
In the 1863 directory,
he is listed at 3721 Baring St. In 1880,
he lived at 3613 Baring St.
1880:
E[lizabeth]
M. Chichester 42 Teacher; father born in Conn.
Benjamin C. Pole 35 Boarder; civil engineer; born in Maine
Helen C Pole 32 Boarder; born in D.C.
M. C. Pole 11 Boarder; born in D.C.
T. C. Pole 9 Boarder;
born in D.C.
H. C. Pole 5 Boarder;
born in D.C.
Harry Pole 4 mons Boarder
A. M. Mitchell 15 Boarder; born in Conn.
M. Kimmel 19 Servant
(ED 489, 2)
“April
30 [1889] Em Chichester
died to day.” (Journals
of Mary Ann Purdy 1853-1903 http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/dutchess/history/purdydiary6.txt)
1887 Directory: Elizabeth M. Chichester, [occupation:] school
Klapp, Joseph,
paints, 3525 & 4087 Market
1890 Directory Armitage Benjamin, architect
1927 Bell Telephone Subscriber’s List:
L.
Bell
Mrs. M. E. Kramer
J. B. R. McClure
1950 Directory: J. B. R.
McClure
Letitia B. Meredith
Ethel S. Warner
2009: current owner: Vaughn J. Cook
purchase
date: 6/1996
Revised
8/5/2011