25 East Park Road
4 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms
Built around 1902
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Hugh Hayes Aikens & Edna May Freund Aikens | at least 1909–at least 1942 |
| Percy Pierucci & Evelyn Scipione Pierucci | fl. 1950–1955 |
| Donald Eugene Nestler & Helen Burgen Nestler | at least 1970–? |
| Donald David Nestler & Patti Cundiff Nestler | ?–2016 |
History
This home was probably built somewhere around the year 1902. Its first known owners, the Aikens, were living there at the time of their daughters' birth in 1909 (where it's also shown on the map), but after their marriage in 1907. A photograph from 1910 digitized by Keith Lockhart confirms its current structure was present at the time of its construction. It was definitely built after 1897, as it was part of Mary Alberton's property, and there was no house on the left side of the property according to Mueller's 1897 Atlas.
Attribution: Keith Lockhart of delawarecountyhistory.com (click to enlarge)
1910 census: Irish-descent railroad VP Hugh is living with his family and maid Bridget.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh H. Aikens | 33 | Head |
| Edna F. Aikens | 23 | Wife |
| Katharine F. Aikens | 1 | Daughter |
| Bridget Ohara | 38 | Servant |
1920 census: Aikens family & maid
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh A. Aikens | 43 | Head |
| Edna Aikens | 35 | Wife |
| Katherine Aikens | 11 | Daughter |
| Hugh Aikens | 7 | Son |
| Henry Aikens | 2 | Son |
| Bridget Ohara | 45 | Servant |
1930 census: Aikens family
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh H. Aikens | 53 | Head |
| Edna F. Aikens | 45 | Wife |
| Katherine F. Aikens | 21 | Daughter |
| Hugh H. Aikens | 17 | Son |
| Henry Aikens | 12 | Son |
1940 census: Aikens family sans Katherine
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh H. Aikens | 60 | Head |
| Edna F. Aikens | 56 | Wife |
| Hugh H. Aikens | 27 | Son |
| Henry Aikens | 22 | Son |
In 1942, after more than 3 decades of residency in Llanerch, Hugh died.
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 8th, 1942, page 33
1950 census: Businessowner Percy & family
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Percy Pierucci | 46 | Head |
| Evelyn Pierucci | 43 | Wife |
| Barbara Pierucci | 17 | Daughter |
| Virginia Pierucci | 10 | Daughter |
The Pierucci family lived in the home at least as late as 1955, and by 1970, Donald E. Nesler and his family lived there. The house passed to his son (also named Donald), and Donald sold the home in 2016 for $300,000.