311 Lansdowne Road

6 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms

Built by 1908

Inhabitants

History

The home initially had a white façade, but it was changed sometime after 2018. This is what the home looked like prior to its refacing.

309 Lansdowne was built sometime before 1909, since it's featured on the 1908 map of Haverford. The Rawson family was the first to live there, and they lived there at least by 1909, when James is listed as treasurer for the Citizens' Association of Llanerch in a plan to "banish mosquitoes".

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9th, 1909, page 10

1910 census: James is living with his family and Delaware-origin maid of African-American descent.

1920 census: Physician supplies salesman Charles is living with his family and Jamaican-origin maid of "mulatto" descent. (Mulatto is a now-outdated term to refer to someone of mixed-race ancestry.)

Martha died in 1923; the family continued to live in the home.

1930 census: Haven-Rawson clan

Although not related to the history of the home, Charles submitted a funny entry to the "Grievance Committee" section of the paper that is oddly contemporary in its qualms.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10th, 1937, page 21

1940 census: The Haven family is living with their maid.

In 1932, Emily, died, widowing Charles.

1950 census: Havens

Charles died in 1954. The house transferred to Ethel following his death. The home was sold in 2008 to Jae Hyek Lee for $320,000, and later to realtor developer Jonathan Anyumba in 2010 for $365,000.