Dr. William P. + Margaret Painter

1016 Main Street, Darby, PA

1890 | Residence | Extant

“Parker…has made plans for a house for Dr. W.P. Painter, to be two-and-a-half stories high, local stone, slate roof, shingle gables, hard-wood finish, heat not yet decided on, stained and plate glass windows. The owner will erect by sub-contract system and award individually.” (April 23, 1890)

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A native of Delaware County, Dr. William Painter attended Jefferson Medical School and graduated with a Doctor of Medicine in 1875. He practiced in Delaware County, California, and Arizona—including two years as post surgeon in Fort Yuma, Arizona—before returning to southeast Pennsylvania. He married Margaret Middleton in 1886; four years later, they commissioned a house from Minerva.