316 Valley Road
4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
Built between 1913 and 1929 in Center Hall Colonial revivalist style
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Samuel Craig Kane, Sr. & Emily Marsh Kane | fl. 1930–1935 |
| John Francis Tice & Lorraine Arnold Mills Tice | at least 1940–1943 |
| William F. Seals | c. 1944 |
| Ernest McClellan Moon & Grace Moon | fl. 1948–1950 |
| John C. Bannan | 1968–1996 |
| Howard K. Agran & Nicole C. Agran | 1996–2001 |
| Bryan O'Halloran & Ann O'Halloran | 2001–2017 |
History
The home was first shown extant in the 1929 map of Haverford.
1930 census: Northern Irish realtor Samuel is living with his wife.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel C. Kane | 53 | Head |
| Emily Kane | 50 | Wife |
The Kanes lived in the home at least until the death of Samuel in 1935.
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 19th, 1935, page 2
1940 census: New Jerseyite John is living with his family and Marylander maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| James Felix | 33 | Head |
| Thelma Felix | 30 | Wife |
| J. Gene Felix | 5 | Daughter |
| James P. Felix | 2 | Son |
The home went on sale in 1943, and was presumably sold to the Seals family. In 1944, their son, Private, First Class Francis Byron Seals, died while serving in the South Pacific in WWII.
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 7th, 1944, page 5
The Moon family lived in the home by 1948, when David Moon crashed his car in the Manoa section of Havertown.
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20th, 1948, page 25
1950 census: Paper manager Ernest is living with his wife.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Moon | 56 | Head |
| Grace Moon | 58 | Wife |
By 1968, the Bannan family was living in the home. They sold it in 1996 to the Agran family, who sold the home to the O'Hallorans in 2001. They lived in the home until 2017, before selling it to its current owners.