22 Tenby Road
5 Bedrooms & 3 Bathrooms
Built between 1908 and 1910
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Elliott Curtiss & Caroline Augustin Turner Curtiss | at least 1910–1913 |
| Thomas Ross Topley & Mary Louise Moore Topley | 1913–at least 1942 |
| Frank Winters Gaskill & Lorena Bell Kellihan Gaskill | c. 1950 |
| Fulmer P. Butler & Kathryn Butler | fl. 1954–1957 |
| Joseph R. Ashman | fl. 1958–1971 |
| Elise H. Reuss | c. 1970s? |
| Jeffrey W. Epstein & Barbara Epstein | 1979–2020 |
History
The home is absent from the 1908 map of Haverford and Lower Merion, but is present by the 1910 census with the Curtiss family.
1910 census: Secretary Elliott is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Elliott Curtiss | 30 | Head |
| Caroline Curtiss | 28 | Wife |
| Elliott Curtiss Jr | 5 | Son |
| Helen F. Curtiss | 3 | Daughter |
| Alfred C. Curtiss | 0 | Son |
In 1913, the Curtiss family sold the home to the Topleys for $7,500.
1920 census: Topley family
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| T. Ross Topley | 34 | Head |
| Mary L. Topley | 35 | Wife |
| Isabelle L. Topley | 57 | Mother |
The home was listed for sale in 1926, but never sold.
1930 census: Topleys
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| T. Ross Topley | 44 | Head |
| M. Louise Topley | 45 | Wife |
| Isabelle Topley | 65 | Mother |
The Topley family lived in the home at least until 1942 at the time of the draft.
1950 census: Gaskills (originally of West Langhorne Avenue, Haverford)
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Frank W. Gaskill | 53 | Head |
| Lorena B. Gaskill | 47 | Wife |
| Frank W. Gaskill, Jr. | 19 | Son |
| Martin L. Kellihan | 83 | Father |
| Carrie L. Schaefer | 49 | Sister |
The residence was the home of the Butlers by the time of the death of Fulmer Butler in 1954 and at least through 1957. The Ashmans lived in the home at least between 1958 and 1971 before belonging to the Reuss family, who sold it in 1979 to the Epsteins for $59,000. The Epsteins lived in the home until 2020, selling it for $535,000.