5 Tenby Road
5 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms
Built between 1897 and 1908
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| George Horace Paist & Florence Elizabeth Palmer Paist | at least 1910–1913 |
| John Kirk & Bertha Clack Kirk | fl. 1917–1941 |
| Arthur X. Williams | at least 1949–1950 |
| Lester Kaufmann & Charlotte Russell Kaufmann | at least 1958–1964 |
| Lillian Kaufmann | 1964–1967 |
| Harold B. Jamieson | 1967–1969 |
| Robert L. Sailing | 1969–1977 |
| Robert M. Rhoda & Jane H. Rhoda | 1977–1979 |
| Rinaldo A. Prestileo & Marsha Prestileo | 1979–2001 |
History
The home is not present on the 1897 atlas of Haverford, but is present on the 1908 map of the town. Its first known owners were the Paists, who lived in the home for the 1910 census, and are also present on the 1913 atlas under the name "F.E. Paist".
1910 census: Publisher George living with his family and Virginian maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| George H. Paist | 38 | Head |
| Florence E. Paist | 33 | Wife |
| Horace P. Paist | 11 | Son |
| Mary E. Palmer | 60 | Mother-in-law |
| Frances Boshic | 23 | Servant |
In 1913, George sold the home for $13,500. It was presumably sold to the Kirks, who lived in the home at least by 1917.
1920 census: Kirk family and Delawarean maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| John Kirk | 42 | Head |
| Bertha Kirk | 40 | Wife |
| Samuel Kirk | 14 | Son |
| Dorothy Kirk | 10 | Daughter |
| Sadie Best | 20 | Servant |
1930 census: Kirks
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| John Kirk | 53 | Head |
| Bertha E. Kirk | 50 | Wife |
| Samuel E. Kirk | 24 | Son |
| A. Dorothy Kirk | 20 | Daughter |
1940 census: Kirk family living alone
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| John Kirk | 62 | Head |
| Berthe E. Kirk | 60 | Wife |
John died in 1941. It is unclear how long the Kirks lived in the home after that; the home is not present on the 1950 census from what I could find. By 1949, the Williams family (originally of Ashley, Luzerne County) lived in the home. The next year, the home was listed for sale for $21,500.
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Octoebr 3rd, 1949, page 9
By 1958, the Russell family was living there at the time of Charlotte Russell (née Kaufmann) died. Her second husband, Lester, died in 1964. His daughter, Lillian, sold the home in 1967 to the Jamiesons for $23,500, who sold the home to the Sailings in 1969 for $26,000. They put the house on the market in 1974 for $52,990. It sold in 1977 to the Rhodas for $50,000.
In 1979, the Rhodas sold the home to the Prestileos for $58,500, and they sold the home in 2001 for $280,000.