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:
Frank C. Garrigues, bookkeeper at 135 S. Front St.,
living at 38th & Baring
In the 1860 and 1870
censuses, he was listed in Ward 10 working at the U.S. Mint. In 1870, he lived at 250 N. 15th
St.
1865 Directory:
Edward H. Pugh, commission merchant at 1731 Market St., living at Baring near
38th St.
The 1864 directory lists
him living on Warren below 40th St. The
1860 census listed him at age 30 living with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two
daughters, Sallie (age 5) and Lizzie (5 months). The second enumeration of the 1870 census (in
November) lists them at 3926 Walnut St.
In 1880, they were living in Radnor, Del. Co. His mother, Mary Pugh, was living with them.
1867 Directory:
Edward H. Pugh, merchant at 1731 Market St.
1875: Annual Report. Dept. of Internal Affairs,
West
Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co.
Samuel
P. Huhn, Treasurer No. 3726 Baring street,
Philadelphia.
The 1870 census has him living in
Ward 27 (West Phila. South of Market St.) with his wife Emma.
He was 33 years old and claimed personal property worth $10,000. Emma was 32.
They had a daughter, Helen (age 7) and a son, John (2 months). In 1880, Emma Huhn
and the children were living with her parents, Francis and Jane Newland, at
1604 Bouvier St.
1880:
M.E.
Smith 35 Born in Barbados, W.I.
J.R.S. Marshall
66 Father-in-law; bookkeeper; born in
C.B. Marshall 28 Sister-in-law; milliner; born in
(ED 489, 2-3)
1884
1887 Directory: William E. Hughes, physician
1890 Directory: William E. Hughes
Joseph B. Hileman,
Jr.
Hileman was from Altoona, Pa. He became a physician and returned to
Allegheny Co.
1889-90 Blue Book: Dr.
& Mrs. William E. Hughes.
1892-‘93 William E.
Hughes, M.D., Instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Univ. of
1896:
1897 Active Members of the
1900:
Robert Gilmore 45 Machinist; born in NY, father in
Mary Gilmore 45 Married
25 years, 4 children, 3 surviving; parents born in
Madge Getmore 22
Elizabeth Getmore 20
Charles R Getmore 20 Shipping clerk
Albert A
Blackburn 38 Boarder; physician
Wm Myatt 26 Boarder; insurance agent; born in
Lizzie Gover 32 Servant, born in MD
(ED 549, 1A-1B)
1906 Blue Book: Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Blackburn.
1912 Obituary: “League--4th inst,
Henry Carr, son of late George B and Ellen Siater League,
residence son 3726 Baring st. Services and
incineration private Wed a.m.”
(Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 1912.(http://www.phillygenweb.org/ObituariesL.htm)
The 1891 City Dir. lists him living
at 3616
Hamilton St.
1918: Dr. Albert E. Blackburn reappointed by Gov. Brumbaugh member of St. Bd. Of Examiners
for Registration of Nurses. He has been a member of the board since
1909. (PA. Medical Journal.
Vol. 21, 1918. Pg 712)
1920:
Henry M League 46 President of iron works; father born in
Md.
Minnie R League
46
Mary R League 20
Louie N League 17
Harriett M
League 14
(ED 710, 7A)
In 1880, Harry lived at 3706 Hamilton
St. In 1895, Henry lived at 3702
Hamilton St. In 1900, they lived at 3716
Baring St.
1927 Directory: H. J. Wolfington.
1930:
Harry J Wolfington 57 Manufacturer of auto bodies; he married
at age 25; father born in
Martha Wolfington
55 Married
at age 23
Agnes Wolfington
29 Stenographer
at auto body co.
Mildred Wolfington
27 Bookkeeper
at auto body co.
Eustace Wolfington
23 Salesman
at auto body co.
Ellis Wolfington
21 Salesman at auto body co.
Rita Wolfington 13
Frank Wolfington 16
Ignatius Wolfington 11
(ED 398, 22A)
In 1920, they lived at
In 1991, Frank Wolfington
and his sister Mildred (apparently single) lived at
1950 Directory: Alex J. Wolfington
H. J. Wolfington
“The Wolfington
tradition all started in 1876, when the young British immigrant Alexander J. Wolfington set out to apply his skill as a blacksmith to
carriage building…. Eventually the company was called upon to make the ultimate
carriage of the 1890s, the Brougham - a private, four-wheeled, closed carriage
drawn by a single horse and driven by a coachman. The superb craftsmanship of
the Wolfington Brougham gave Wolfington
a national reputation…. when the horseless carriage came on to the scene.. he couldn't ignore them…. Since the first car manufacturers
produced only a chassis with an engine attached, the new owner had to find
someone to put a body on his new contraption. Naturally, the new car owners
went to their carriage builders for help. Thus Alex Wolfington
and his son Harry J., entered the motorized
transportation era by adding bodies to the bare chassis…. [By 1910, auto manufacturers controlled who
built the chassis.] In
2009: current owner: Claude and Sandra Boni
purchase date: 4/1984