Updated September 30, 2025.
103 Chestnut Avenue
Timeline
| 1908 | Built by (source: Atlas of Properties on Main Line Pennsylvania Railroad, A. H. Mueller, 1908) |
Years may be approximate. Where do we get these years?
Deeds
| 1899-06-15 | Book 449, page 264 | Robert T Paine Jr to Elizabeth A Needham |
This deed likely describes this property, but may not be confirmed. This is not intended as a complete list. Source: Montgomery County, Pa. Recorder of Deeds.
U. S. Census
| Census | Name | Relation | Age | Own | Race | Marital | Birthplace | Business | Trade | Apt # | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Albert Woodbury Needham | Head | 40 | Own | White | Married | Massachusetts | Electric Co. | Electrician | ||
| Linda Smith Needham | Wife | 35 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Aileen E Needham | Daughter | 10 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Emily A Needham | Daughter | 6 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Anabel Needham | Daughter | 2 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Elizabeth Annable Needham | Mother | 71 | White | Widowed | Massachusetts | ||||||
| 1920 | Albert Woodbury Needham | Head | 50 | Own | White | Married | Massachusetts | Auto | Electrician | ||
| Linda Smith Needham | Wife | 46 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Aileen E Needham | Daughter | 20 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Emily A Needham | Daughter | 16 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Anabel Needham | Daughter | 11 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Bettie Needham | Daughter | 8 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1930 | Albert Woodbury Needham | Head | 60 | Own | White | Married | Massachusetts | auto mfg | electrician | ||
| Linda Smith Needham | Wife | 55 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Anabel Needham | Daughter | 21 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | steam railroad | typist | ||||
| Bettie Needham | Daughter | 18 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Robert L Russell | Head | 37 | Rent | White | Married | Pennsylvania | Veterans bureau | insurance interviewer | |||
Margaret Eyre Russell  | Wife | 30 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | Veterans bureau | personel worker | ||||
| Archibald De B Johnson | Head | 31 | Rent | White | Single | Mexico | bank | security agent | |||
| 1940 | May McMillen | Head | 65 | Rent | White | Widowed | West Virginia | ||||
| Esther McMillen | Daughter | 40 | White | Single | West Virginia | Y.W.C.A. | Health educator | ||||
| James T Howenstein | Head | 70 | Rent | White | Married | District of Columbia | James Theodore Howenstein, Jr 119 Essex, 1930 census | ||||
| Elizabeth Howenstein | Wife | 71 | White | Married | Maryland | Elizabeth Howenstein 119 Essex, 1930 | |||||
| Albert Woodbury Needham | Head | 70 | Rent | White | Married | Massachusetts | |||||
| Linda Smith Needham | Wife | 68 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Peter Roberts | Grandson | 11 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1950 | Richard Albert Burgstresser | Head | 31 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | Building Contractor | Carpenter | 1st fl | ||
| Mildred J Burgstresser | Wife | 32 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | 1st fl | |||||
| Jane P Burgstresser | Daughter | 4 | White | Never | Pennsylvania | 1st fl | |||||
| James T Howenstein | Head | 79 | White | Married | Missouri | 2nd fl | |||||
| Elizabeth Howenstein | Wife | 81 | White | Married | Maryland | 2nd fl | |||||
| Robert T Paine | Head | 26 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | Rope, Paper, Twine Mfgr. | Salesman | 2nd fl | |||
| Mary Paine | Wife | 27 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | Broadcasting Co | Secretary | 2nd fl |
No census records found 1900–1950.
Other resident listings
| 1944 | Anthony Wayne Robinson III | Narberth Roll of Honor |
Main Line Board of Realtors listings 1949-90
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