300 Valley Road
4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
Built between 1913 and 1929 in Tudor Revivalist style
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| William Monroe Roberts Young & Dorothy Elizabeth Fleming Young | fl. 1930–1940 |
| Fred Dickson Wood, Jr. & Gladys Cameron Clark Wood | fl. 1942–1950 |
| Alfred Hering & Myrtle Hering | fl. 1956–1965 |
| William J. Kelly | fl. 1967–1968 |
| Robert G. Jervis | ?–1970 |
| Aaron Kopkin | 1970–1971? |
| Michael L. Bookspan & Shirley E. Bookspan | 1971–2001 |
History
The home is first recorded as extant on the 1929 map of Haverford Township.
1930 census: Coal and lumber partner William is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| William M. Young | 29 | Head |
| Dorothea E. Young | 27 | Wife |
| Dorothea E. Young | 1 | Daughter |
1940 census: Youngs with Virginian-Georgian Butler-Maid pair of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| William M. Young | 39 | Head |
| Dorothea Young | 37 | Wife |
| Dorothea Young | 11 | Daughter |
| Joseph Woodley | 27 | Butler |
| Ida Woodley | 23 | Maid |
1950 census: Louisianan veterinarian Fred is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Fred D. Wood | 56 | Head |
| Gladys C. Wood | 40 | Wife |
| Fred Wood | 15 | Son |
| Carol Wood | 13 | Daughter |
The Herings lived in the home at least between 1956 and 1965. The Kellys lived in the home in the late 1960s, and in 1970, the Jervis family sold the home to the Kopkins for $38,500, however online realty records say that the Bookspans purchased the home in 1971. They sold the home in 2001 for $336,000.