Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-07

finishing for his sOn-in-aw and assistant acc.
teiary, John Davis, while the other side of
the cross street is the rather stiff looking
place, Enlightened up by deal of stained
glass, which Sta1ley Matthews bought when
once fairly seated on the supreme bench.
secretary Folgcr used to rent plain house
In block here, but since then he has m oved
,urlher east IN cheaper locality, where he
has pretty establishment near the house
built for the Chinese legation last year. At
torney General brewster still lives on the
avenue, in the white brick palace which Min.
lister Outry held high carnival in, when he
was tho French minister. II costs him
SoVO0 year, but he is rich. Below, facing
Farragut square, is the really magnificent
row of three houses, built by Halett Xii.
bourne, Governor Shepard and Star.router
Brady In their happy days. Brady alone
holds the ground, the others have gone away
ana tho Russian minister gives entertain
ments in the Shepard mansion.
>, secretary Frelnghuysen has to entertain.
lie lives in big house beyond Connecticut
avenue, ana gives weekly receptions. Furth.
or along the same street is Secretary Chan
dler's. He has a very pretty brick house.
setting back little from the street. bought
years ago and much improved. Next door,
General Butler lived while in Congress. Ii
is boarding establishment now. Two doors
beyond MIR. Chambers, Chief Justice Waite
mas Dullt himself tall, narrow house. There
is nothing handsome about it, but then he
is poor man, and only gives dinner occa.
sionally. lie lays up something every year
out OF his So, 900 salary, and that does not
give room for much display. Next him is a
little negro shanty, and then big, square
mansard rooted house. 1t belongs to Mr..
Foster, our minister to Spain, but occupied
now by Postmaster-General Gresham. Mr.
Robinson lives in about such place at
Chicopee. so docs Secretary Teller here,
but in not Sd fashionable part as his col
!leguc. MIR. Lincoln's quiet ways keep him
osc4 In soclcty as well as in politics. Not
one person In hundred knows where he
lVes. IL Is In plain house near Thomas
circle. Nearly opposite is the great barn
IKE orick affair, where lives Judge Wylie,
OF otar-roule fame. 1t is worth S25, 900 and
he took it as counsel fec dozen years ago.
when Thomas circle was out in the country
NOW on the upper side. in terrace well
back from the street, three adjoining houses
are those OF Senators Edmunds and Bayari,
and justice Miller OF the Supreme court.
They. are oil handsome places. Sena-
tor Morrill,, across the circle, has a large
lot, aud matter Of fact place. lie built it
for $4,000 few years ago, and refused
twice that sum within few weeks Colonel
Lyman of Massachusetts has bought q resi-
dence few doors from Mr.. Edmunds,
which is being lavishlY improved for the
Winters sason
But tue most stylish places are farther
west, half way to Mr.. Blaine's. Close to-
gether are Don Cameron's great structure,
which no one will occupy this winter, and
across the street Mr.. Wiudom's more al
tractive house, where Senator Palmer will
dispense hospitality. Both are on corners.
Cameron's cost abou $50, 200 and Window s
so, 900. Near by, Professor Bell, the ,elc-
phone magnaie, has built himself really
handsome residence. Down the street arc
other nice places, belonging to Justice Gray,
Senator PeEdlcton, Mr.. Robson and others,
but they are only money displayad in bricks
and mortar, nothing more.
Opposite Wormley's hotel is the sober
looking square house which Zach Chandler
gave Senator Hale. Charles Summers house,
now hotel annex, Is few steps beyond,
and the room where he died was last accu.
pied by the Corcan minister. The next
square Is entirely occupied by the grounds of
Mr. ". w. Corcoran. A high brick wall
surrounds the gardens, where the rarest
roses in the city bloom. In May and June
their fragrance cannot be held by walls
ana the streets are redo.ent with
it, In striking contrast with the tur
reted and fancy architecture of to-day is the
plain Old house, with high gables and little
windows which John Quincy Adams built
for himself half century since. Il stands
back OF Mr. Corcoran's waiting a tenant.
Bradley Barlow of Vermont owned and lived
In 1t while Star-roule contractor, and after.
wards as Congressman. Other historic
homes have lost their identity. Edward
Eyeretts is occupied by war department
office. So is the famous Rogers place, where
Sickles shot Key, and Secretary Seward was
nearly murdered by Payne the night Presi
dent Lincoln was shot. 'Edgewood, ;
OF which Salmon p. Chase was 50 proud
stands deserted. Where Secretary Stanton
lived IS now boarding house. A beer sa-
loon fills the lower floor where Webster lived
we have not many lannon's women in
washington. II is essentially a mems city
Mrs. Burnett lives here, winters, 10 pretty'
little house, aud gives receptions. Mrs.
Hoxie bnilt house facing the Farragut
monument, with the financial proceeds Of
that work OF art, but her children keep her
from modelling. Over on Capitol Hill Mrs.
Mary Clemmer Hudson has pleasant home,
and another literary woman, Mrs. Dahlgren,
inherited nnc place near Thomas circle.
But since the publication of "a Washington
Winter, she has rented it to Ex-Governor
Curtin of Pennsylvania, and is now living
near South Mountain, Va, and wants to sell
her house to build a catholic chapel out
there.
a little money goes good way in house
building in Washington. None OF those |
have mentioned cost over $4,000, except
MIR. Blaiue's But they are for the most
part, on handsome sites, where their lines
show of to advantage. The triangular lots
where the diagonal avenues intsrsect the
streets, give open views on every side, and
gives the architects fair field for effort.