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1893Built by (source: Scientific American,Aug 1893)

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Ad: Miss Zentmayer's Kindergarten Reopened September 19, 1921, 125 Windsor Avenue
Our Town 26 November 1921, page 2.
group photo of 16 well-dressed children in 2 rows, an older woman standing in back row left
Miss Zentmayer's Kindergarten, photocopy of an undated photograph. Courtesy Elizabeth Gilroy; Victoria Donohoe collection

"Even in this egalitarian community, the school's existence soon created a social distinction among children as to whether or not they had attended it, regardless of whether they went on to public or private school." —Victoria Donohoe, A Cultural History of Narberth, unpublished as of 2026

grainy view of two large Victorian houses on corner of Windsor and North Essex, Narberth
125 Windsor Ave., 1906, from an announcement of the Misses Zentmayer's School & Kindergarten re-opening. Note the turret on 123 Windsor, removed many years ago, restored in 2024. Courtesy Keith G. Lockhart; Victoria Donohoe collection

Updated July 23, 2026.

U. S. Census

Census Name Relation Age Own Race Marital Birthplace Business Trade Apt # Note
1900Kathern Zentmayer Head69WhiteGermany
Josephine Zentmayer Daughter47WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Emma Zentmayer Daughter39WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Edward Zentmayer Son45WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaClerk
Frank Zentmayer Son37WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaClerk
William Zentmayer Son35WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaClerk
Mary Zentmayer Daughter28WhiteSinglePennsylvania
1910Frank Zentmayer Head47OwnWhiteSinglePennsylvaniaOpticianProprietor
William Zentmayer Brother45WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaEyeDoctor
Josephine Zentmayer Sister56WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaKindergardenTeacher
Emma Zentmayer Sister48WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaKindergardenTeacher
Mary Zentmayer Sister38WhiteSinglePennsylvania
1920William Zentmayer Head54OwnWhiteSinglePennsylvaniaGeneral PracticeOculist
Frank Zentmayer Brother57WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaOpticalProprietor
Josephine Zentmayer Sister66WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Emma Zentmayer Sister58WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaKindergartenTeacher
Mary Zentmayer Sister48WhiteSinglePennsylvania
1930William Zentmayer Head65OwnWhiteSinglePennsylvaniaGeneral PracticeOpthamology
Emma Zentmayer Sister68WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaPrivate KindergartenTeacher
Mary Zentmayer Sister57WhiteSinglePennsylvania
1940E Edward Gough Head35OwnWhiteSinglePennsylvaniaPrivateMedical Doctor
Katherine Gibney Housekeeper59WhiteWidowedPennsylvaniaPrivate FamilyHousekeeper
John J Gibney Housekeeper's son33WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaOil RefineryBookkeeper

No census records found 1900–1950.

Other resident listings

Main Line Board of Realtors listings 1949-90

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1955
125 Windsor Avenue real estate listing, 1955
1976
125 Windsor Avenue real estate listing, 1976

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