History of Llanerch, Pennsylvania

A (fairly) comprehensive history of the historic homes of Llanerch in Haverford Township

103 Llandaff Road: History of Llanerch, Pennsylvania

103 Llandaff Road

103 Llandaff Road

4+ Bedrooms, 3+ Bathrooms?

Built between 1913 and 1929


Inhabitants

Names Years
Victor Allen Hengst & Ethel Macmullen Hengst at least 1930–1967
Joseph Pierce Litzenberg & Mary Osborne Litzenberg c. 1930
Charles A. Wilson & Jeanetta Russell Wilson c. 1940
Russell Ames Lucas & Mary E. Lucas fl. 1950–1969
Martin J. Cappelletti & Joyce A. Cappelletti ?–2001
Michael J. Gorman 2001–2016
Zhou Jianyou 2016–2020

History

The plot of land 103 Llandaff is located on was empty as of the 1913 census, and was probably still nonexistent by the 1920 census. It is present on the 1929 map of Haverford, its earliest mention.

1930 census: Railway claim adjuster Victor and his wife are living in one section of the home. In another unit, retiree Joseph is living with his wife.

Name Age Relation to Head of Household
Victor A. Hengst45Head
Ethel M. Hengst43Wife
Joseph B. Litzenberg77Head
Mary O. Litzenberg75Wife

1940 census: The Hengsts are still living there, and another unit houses salesman Charles and his wife.

Name Age Relation to Head of Household
Victor Hengst58Head
Ethel Hengst56Wife
Charles Wilson52Head
Jeanetta Wilson50Wife

1950 census: Widowed Victor is living with his sister, and another unit contains electrical engineer Russell and his wife.

Name Age Relation to Head of Household
Victor Hengst69Head
Frances H. Nordland71Wife
Russell A. Lucas59Head
Mary E. Lucas59Wife

Frances died in 1954, and Victor died in 1967. Russell passed away in 1969.

The cappellettis purchased the home at some point, and in 1984 subdivided the property to help build 101 Llandaff Road, and owned it until until their sale in 2001 to Michael Gorman, who may have been the first "landlord" to not live on the property, for $210,000. He sold the home to Zhou Jianyou in 2016 for $465,000, and he sold the home to its current owner in 2020 for $555,000.