201 Forrest Avenue

Timeline

1896	Built by (source: Atlas of Lower Merion, A. H. Mueller, 1896)

Years may be approximate. Where do we get these years?

Deeds

1890-09-02	Book 349, page 187	Warner Davis to Frederick H Harjes
1918-06-14	Book 769, page 205	Anna B, Frederick H Harjes Jr to Romaine C Hoffman

These deeds likely describe this property, but may not be confirmed. This is not intended as a complete list. Source: Montgomery County, Pa. Recorder of Deeds.

3-story house with a turret on a street corner; two flights of steps lead to its front porch — By 1951, like so many of Narberth's 1890s houses, 201 Forrest had been converted into apartments. Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA

Updated November 2, 2026.

U. S. Census

Census	Name	Relation	Age	Own	Race	Marital	Birthplace	Business	Trade	Apt #	Note
1900	Frederick H Harjes	Head	56	Own	White	Married	Germany		Commission Broker
	Adelheid Harjes	Wife	56		White	Married	Germany
	Helen G Harjes	Daughter	27		White	Single	Germany
	Frederick H Harjes	Son	24		White	Single	Germany		Salesman
	Sydney Coghill	Servant	24		Black	Single	Virginia		Servant
1910	Frederick H Harjes	Head	64	Own	White	Married	Germany	Dry Goods	Wholesale
	Adelheid Harjes	Wife	64		White	Married	Germany
	Frederick H Harjes	Son	34		White	Married	Germany
	Anna Harjes	Daughter-in-law	32		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Annie Burk	Servant	45		White	Single	Ireland	Private family	Servant
1920	Romaine Crawford Hoffman	Head	36	Own	White	Married	New York	Medical	Physician
	Nellie P Hoffman	Wife	37		White	Married	Massachusetts
	Elizabeth R Hoffman	Daughter	4		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Daniel S Faile	Stepson	15		White	Single	Illinois
	Helen Faile	Stepdaughter	11		White	Single	New Jersey
	William C Poor	Father-in-law	72		White	Widowed	Maine
	James R Bell	Servant	27		Black	Married	Texas	Private family	Servant
	Minnie Bell	Servant	26		Black	Married	Pennsylvania	Private family	Servant
1930	Romaine Crawford Hoffman	Head	47	Own	White	Married	New York		Physician
	Nellie P Hoffman	Wife	46		White	Married	Connecticut
	Helen Faile	Daughter	21		White	Single	New Jersey
	Elizabeth R Hoffman	Daughter	14		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Lottie McNair	Servant	42		Negro	Married	Virginia		Cook
1940	Romaine Crawford Hoffman	Head	56	Own	White	Married	New York	Private Practice	Medical Doctor
	Nellie P Hoffman	Wife	54		White	Married	Massachusetts
	Elizabeth R Hoffman	Daughter	24		White	Single	Pennsylvania
1950	Lydia S Mason	Head	67		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	for herself	baby sitting
	Frederick J Todd	Head	71		White	Married	England	His Own Business	Repairing Microscopes	1st fl
	Mary Todd	Wife	77		White	Married	Pennsylvania			1st fl
	Esther Stevenson	Daughter	43		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	Baptist Seminary	Assistant Teacher	1st fl
	Pricilla A Stevenson	Granddaughter	17		White	Never	New Jersey			1st fl
	George M Black	Lodger	80		White	Widowed				1st fl	gone to Florida for 1 month. No one able to give income, etc.

No census records found 1900–1950.

Other resident listings

1946

Francis Benedict Lanahan

Narberth Roll of Honor

Main Line Board of Realtors listings 1949-90

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201 Forrest Avenue real estate listing, 1960 — 1960

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