The Following is an excerpt from The National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Johnson House.
The house at 3701 Kiamensi Avenue is the resource that best represents Johnson's productive life as a baseball player. Johnson resided at this house from 1934 until shortly before he passed away in 1989. The house is significant as the only house Johnson ever owned. Furthermore, the house represents
Johnson's professional career as a ball player, for he purchased the home while he was still playing ball with money earned from baseball. The house also represents the culmination of his playing career. Johnson owned this home during his last two regular seasons, the 1935 and 1936 seasons, when his team, the Pittsburgh Crawford Colored Giants, is considered to have been the best team in the history of the Negro Leagues. In 1935, Johnson was captain of the team and shared in managerial duties with Oscar Charleston. In 1936, Johnson was voted onto the All Star Team and the Crawfords won the NNL pennant. On one occasion, after the Crawfords played a game at Harlan Field in Wilmington, they drove the team bus to Johnson's house in Marshallton, parked the bus out front, and stayed for a home-cooked meal.
Photo below is from 2011
Below from 2012
Below is the c1845 Cranston House
before demolition
View of the site after demolition
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