311 Davis Road
5 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Built around 1914 in the Victorian Style
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Cavender Kibler & Mabel P. Kibler | c. 1914–1923 |
| James Fortune Tait & Eva McMillan Tait | fl. 1930 |
| Leslie Ray Trudgeon & Dorothy Helen Trimble Trudgeon | at least 1949–1963 |
| Ewen K. Cameron & Elizabeth Cameron | fl. 1963–1967 |
| Clinton T. Tinsley & Catherine Tinsley | 1984–1988 |
| Robert Hickey & Mary Hickey | 1988–1991 |
| Arthur Schiavo & Mary Calabro | 1991–2019 |
History
The home was built around 1914. A Delaware County Daily Times article from 1914 describes that the Kiblers are planning the "erection of a handsome dwelling" in Llanerch, and that it was being prepared by F.O. Lobb.
1920 census: Maryland-origin jeweler Thomas is living with his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas C. Kibler | 46 | Head |
| Mabel P. Kibler | 32 | Wife |
| Virginia Kibler | 3 | Daughter |
| Hannah A. Pye | 1 | Mother-in-law |
Thomas died in 1923 from anemia and was buried in Bethel Cemetery in Maryland. His family did not live in the house to 1930.
1930 census: Scottish excavator James is living with his wife, son, and Delaware-origin maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| James F. Tait | 42 | Head |
| Eva M. Tait | 43 | Wife |
| James M. Tait | 16 | Son |
| Margaret Ingram | 47 | Servant |
The house is not present on the 1940 census. By 1949, the Trudgeon family was living there. In 1949, the family's eldest son, Charles Ray, was arrested for what now might be considered a minor offense but was apparently illegal in the 1940s. He drove through Lansdale, Pennsylvania in a motor truck "too loudly" and also was driving without his glasses.
Lansdale Rerporter, October 24th, 1949, page 1
1950 census: Michigan-origin ink salesman Ray is living with his wife and children.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Ray L. Trudgeon | 44 | Head |
| Dorothy H. Trudgeon | 41 | Wife |
| Ray C. Trudgeon | 23 | Son |
| Richard J. Trudgeon | 17 | Son |
| Sandra J. Trudgeon | 3 | Daughter |
| Dorothy L. Trudgeon | 9 | Daughter |
| Thomas W. Trudgeon | 4 | Son |
In 1963, Leslie Ray sold the house to Ewen K. Cameron for $18,500. The Camerons lived there as least as late as 1967, but would later live at 315 Davis Road. In 1984, the Tinsley family began living in the home and built a swimming pool and a fence for the property in 1986 and 1987 respectively. The house went on the market initially in July 1988 for $149,000, and the Tinsleys sold to Robert & Mary Hickey for $145,000 that December. The Hickeys put the house on the market in February 1991 for $168,900 and sold the house that July to Arthur Schiavo and Mary Calabro for $151,000. A yard sale at the house was posted in 1998 asking for people to bring Beanie Babies for trade or sale. They sold the home in 2019 for $430,000.