113 Llandaff Road

4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Built around 1910
Inhabitants
Names | Years |
---|---|
Charles B. Fulton & Emma Bishop Fulton | 1909–at least 1913 |
James D. Martin & Anna C. Martin | fl. 1918–1920 |
Harry Shermer Lukens & Carrie Romain Hartman Lukens | c. 1930 |
Robert Samuel Beal, Sr. & Lillian Virginia Rudolph Beal | fl. 1942–1950 |
Daniel McKay & Anne Keaney McKay | fl. 1950–1955 |
Frank Van Gilder | at least 1964–1967 |
Timothy J. Sheehan | 1967–? |
History
In 1909, the plot of land the house would be built on was sold to Ella Fulton, the mother of the first family to own the property. It was purchased for $1,150, or $40,414.16 in 2025 dollars.
1910 census: Trolley superintendent Charles is living with his family.
Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
---|---|---|
Charles B. Fulton | 40 | Head |
Ella B. Fulton | 39 | Wife |
Marion H. Fulton | 16 | Daughter |
Elwyn P. Fulton | 15 | Son |
Emma Fulton | 11 | Daughter |
Bethel M. Fulton | 8 | Daughter |
C. Russell Fulton | 4 | Son |
Marshall F. Fulton | 0 | Son |
The Fultons are listed as the occupants on the 1913 atlas of Haverford Township. By 1918, the Martin family had moved onto the property.
1920 census: Contractor James is living with his wife and daughter.
Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
---|---|---|
James D. Martin | 37 | Head |
Anna C. Martin | 37 | Wife |
Nancy R. Martin | 9 | Daughter |
1940 census: Woolmingtons
Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
---|---|---|
Edgar F. Woolmington | 51 | Head |
Lillian H. Woolmington | 49 | Wife |
Merrill H. Woolmington | 21 | Son |
1930 census: Harry Lukens is living with his family, English boarder, and Georgian maid of African-American descent.
Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
---|---|---|
Harry S. Lukens | 52 | Head |
Caroline R. Lukens | 47 | Wife |
Elsie Lukens | 23 | Daughter |
Allen Murphy | 43 | Boarder |
Carrie Lloyd | 17 | Servant |
The Beal family was living in the home by 1942, and were living there in 1949 when their teenage son Robert hit a man with his car.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7th, 1949
1950 census: Telephone manager Robert is living with his family. The McKays, headed by proprietor of the restaurant where Skippy's is now, Daniel, lives there as well.
Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
---|---|---|
Robert S. Beal Sr | 46 | Head |
Lillian R. Beal | 46 | Wife |
Robert S. Beal Jr | 18 | Son |
Suzanna M. Beal | 15 | Daughter |
Nancy H. Beal | 9 | Daughter |
Daniel McKay | 48 | Head |
Anne McKay | 48 | Wife |
Anna Mae McKay | 16 | Daughter |
William McKay | 14 | Son |
John McKay | 13 | Son |
Bridget Canavan | 23 | Niece |
The McKays lived in the home at least to 1955. It was listed for sale in 1958, and the Van Gilders lived there by 1964. They sold to the Sheehans in 1967 for $20,500.