100 Tenby Road
3 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms
Built in 1907 and 1908 in Colonial revivalist style
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Lewis Grant Spohn, Sr. & Susan M. Derr Spohn & Mary Tier Spohn | 1907–1937 |
| Isidoros Costalas & Zoitsa Costalas | fl. 1950–1983 |
| Elise Ruess | 1984–1995? |
History
Between 1907 and 1908, 100 Tenby Road was personally constructed by architect Henry L. Reinhold, Jr. for the Spohn family to live in.
1910 census: Department store salesman Lewis is living with his family and Polish maid.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis G. Spohn | 44 | Head |
| Susan M. Spohn | 41 | Wife |
| Frank M. Spohn | 20 | Son |
| Ethel M. Spohn | 16 | Daughter |
| Lewis G. Spohn Jr | 13 | Son |
| William P. Spohn | 7 | Son |
| Mary A. Derr | 74 | Mother-in-law |
| Josephine Gilenski | 19 | Servant |
1920 census: Spohn family is living with widowed Delawarean maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Spohn | 53 | Head |
| Susie Spohn | 49 | Wife |
| Frank Spohn | 29 | Son |
| Lewis Spohn | 22 | Son |
| William Spohn | 19 | Son |
| Ethel Spohn | 23 | Daughter |
| Martha Jackson | 55 | Servant |
1930 census: Spohns
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis G. Spohn | 58 | Head |
| Mary T. Spohn | 46 | Wife |
The home was listed for rent in 1932, although it's unclear if there were any takers. In 1936, Lewis and his daughter-in-law were injured in a car crash caused by the driver of a car in which they were passengers.
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29th, 1936, page 21
Lewis died in 1936. He was a former trustee of the board of the St. Andrew's Methodist Episcopalian Church. The following year, to settle his estate, the home was rented out by R.H. MacBride.
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 8th, 1937, page 7
By the 1940 census, 14 different people were living in the home. I'm not finding the household data for each unit of the home so I'm just going to display their names here.
1940 Census, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Haverford, 23-96, Sheet 62B
1950 census: Chios-origin & restaranteur immigrant Isidoros is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Isidoros Costalas | 56 | Head |
| Zoitsa Costalas | 48 | Wife |
| Marcella Costalas | 19 | Daughter |
| Efterpe Costalas | 15 | Daughter |
| Constantino Costalas | 14 | Son |
| Maria Costalas | 11 | Daughter |
The Costalas family lived in the home until around 1983. The Ruess family lived in the home by 1984 and had purchased it for $75,000.