111 East Park Road
4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathroom
Built before 1913
This home, beautiful as it is, actually underwent large renovations (at least on the exterior) in the early-mid 2020s. An extension to the home was built on its right side as well and new side panelling was put in.
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| William Percival Johnson & Helen Good Connor Johnson | fl. 1913–1930 |
| Leon DeHirst Teal & Lillian Chambers Young Teal | fl. 1937–1940 |
| Herbert Chalmers Macmillan & Grace R. Barnes Macmillan | c. 1950 |
| Robert H. Harris & Joanna N. Harris | at least 1967–1983 |
| Harry Morjigian & Maria Morjigian | 1983–2021 |
History
The home was built as least as early as 1913, with its (probable) first owner living in the home according to the 1913 map of Haverford Township. The Johnsons originally lived in an unknown house on Davis Road prior to their arrival on Park.
1920 census: Builder W. Percival is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| W. Percival Johnson | 40 | Head |
| Helen C. Johnson | 39 | Wife |
| Margaret Johnson | 12 | Daughter |
| Joseph Johnson | 7 | Son |
| Mary Bonnor | 65 | Mother-in-law |
1930 census: Johnsons.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| W. Percival Johnson | 50 | Head |
| Helen C. Johnson | 49 | Wife |
| Joseph P. Johnson | 17 | Son |
By 1937, the Teal family was living in the home and the Johnson family moved to Upper Darby.
1940 census: Engineer Leon is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Teal | 47 | Head |
| Lillian Teal | 44 | Wife |
| Lee Teal | 18 | Son |
| John Teal | 15 | Son |
The house was lived in by the Macmillan family next. The family moved in sometime after 1942, as the father's WWII draft card still listed an Upper Darby address.
1950 census: Accountant Herbert is living with his wife and sister-in-law.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert C. Macmillan | 55 | Head |
| Grace Macmillan | 52 | Wife |
| E. Florence Barnes | 60 | Sister-in-law |
By 1967, the Harris family was living there. In 1983, they sold to the home to Harry Morjigian for $73,500. Harry's father, also named Harry, was a survivor of the 1915 Armenian genocide & immigrated to the United States from Erzengan (now Erzincan in Turkey). In 2021, the Morjigians sold the home for $600,000, after which the renovations and refacings to the home began.