312 Lansdowne Road
4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Built between 1913 and 1929
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Winfield Wallace Powell & Isabell Gamble Gray Powell | at least 1930–1959 |
| George M. Gaskill & Marion Moore Gaskill | 1959–at least 1961 |
| Dr. David Warren Christensen, Elsbeth Heidi Christensen, & June Florence Copenhaver Christensen | at least 1975–1978 |
| Frank T. Heller & Janet M. Heller | 1978–1984 |
| John Carol Janos | 1984–2018 |
History
It's unclear when exactly the home was first built. It definitely existed by 1929 (as it's listed on the 1929 map of Haverford Township). Its first known inhabitants that I could track are the Powell family, formerly of 323 Davis Road.
1930 census: New Yorker of Northern Irish descent, dentist Winfield is living with his family and Marylander maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield W. Powell | 52 | Head |
| Isabel G. Powell | 47 | Wife |
| Lorraine M. Powell | 16 | Daughter |
| Ella Thompson | 38 | Servant |
1940 census: Powells are living with their daughter.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield W. Powell | 63 | Head |
| Isabel G. Powell | 58 | Wife |
| Lorraine M. Fenstermacher | 26 | Daughter |
1950 census: Powells
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield W. Powell | 73 | Head |
| Isabel G. Powell | 68 | Wife |
Winfield died in 1954. His estate was transferred to his wife. Isobel died in 1959.
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 30th, 1954, page 17
The home then went to the Gaskill family, who lived in the home at least until George Gaskill's death in 1961.
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6th, 1961, page 4
The Christensen family owned the home from at least 1975 until 1978, during which Dr. David Christensen, after being widowed, remarried to June Copenhaver. It was then sold in 1978 to the Heller family for $65,000. They sold the home to the Janos family for $90,000 in 1984. The Janos family sold the home in 2018 for $619,000.
