Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-16

bringing passengers and mail from the north
used to rattle down Pennsylvania avenue, rails
ing the dust as Ii sped along and this arrival
constituted the most stirring event in the daily
routine of lite. In those DAYS the British inva-
sion was an occurrence still talked about, and
was as fresh in the memory as is the centennial
year In the memory of the present generation.
A copy of this first directory is now in the pos
session of Mr.. j. I. c. Clark.
Upon the title page is printed the following:
The " aSnington Directory,
Showing
The Name, Occupation and Residence
Oh each
Head of a Family and Person in Business,
The Names of
The Members of Congress-
And Where They Board,
Together
With Other Useful Information.
By Judah Delano,
Washington.
Printed by William Duncan, Twelfth street west
lS22.
The book is a small duodecimo volume. con-
tanning l42 pages. OF this number ~ are given
up TO names. there being single column on
each page, and about 1000 names in all, corr
priSing only residents of ashingtou city as it
was then known, excluding Georgetown and
the county. The remainder of the volume is
devoted to useful Information, under which
head is published an abstract OF the charter of
the city and various matters pertaining to the
government of the city. The houses pf the city
We're not numbered, and the locations We're
described in the directory by reference to some
WeiLknown landmark. as Next door 10 the
theater, Opposite Browns hotel. or, as in
one case, ''>outh side of the Tiber, opposite the
Center market Else the streets were given as
"E street, between 9th and Ith.''
THE CITY'S BOARDING HOUSES.
Washington is sometimes styled in derision,
the city of boarding houses. The directory OF
1922 shows that the city was worthy of the
title then as at present, for large proportion
OF the good DANES of that day are described as
presiding over boarding houses. Capitol Hill
was the chief abode of Senator'S and Represent
atives. OF the AZ Senators whose residences
are given twenty live,i in boarding houses on
Capitol Hill. There We're also .5 Representa-
tives quartered on Capitol Hill. The Vice Pres
fdent, Hon. Daniel ID. Tompkins, of New York:
five Senators, including ThOs. III. Benton, of
Missouri, and ten Representatives, including
John Randolph, of Roanoake, dwelt together in
one boarding house-Mr. Alfred r. Dowson's
which was located on A street north. and
grounds extended only one square north ami
south from East Capitol street. Other boarding
houses on Capitol Hill, which now live only in
tradition, seem to have been favorite harlrits of
Congressman. Notable among these were the
widow Claxton's, on street south, between
New Jersey avenue and LIST; John t. Frost's on
New Jersey avenue, between b and G. so-lth:
Henry Tins, on A street south, fronting the
Capitol square; Capt. Coyles, on B south, be-
tween New Jersey avenue and list: VIM
Emacks, who kept a boarding house in con-
junction with his grocery store on East Capitol
street, near the old eastern market: and the
widow Hamilton's on LIST street, facing the
Capitol square. Down town there was Mrs
Peytons, on e street, near the City Hall: Miss
L, IT..
Michael SardOs, at the southwest corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and 10th street, which
must have been pretty good boarding houses if
Congressional patronage goes for anything
Quite number of Senators and Representa-
tives, including Martin Van Buren,, of New
York, ivedin Peck's hotel, Georgetown The
principal hotels Of the city were Browns Indian
Queen hotel, where the Metropolitan now
stands; Strother's Mansion hotel, at the corner
site of the present Wizards hotel: VIM
ONeale's Franklin hotel, on Pennsylvania ave
nue., between list and 22d streets west; and
Queens hotel, on 1st street east between East
Capitol and A streets southeast.
Hon. John G. Calhoun, Secretary of War,
lived on street, between 9th and 9TH west
Near him. on the same square, lived Michael
Cation. the PRIMER. who died q few DAYS ago at
an advanced age. Hon. Return J. Me gs, jr.,
Postmaster General, lived at Rev.O. B. Browns
near the Post Office. Joseph Gales, jr. one of
the publishers of the Nutionut InteuioenceY
lived in q house at the northwest corner of 9th
and f streets; and W. W. Seaton. his associate
lived on street, opposite the Post Office Geo.
Watterston, the librarian of Congress, lived in
the house still standing on I'd street east. be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and street south
Gen. Roger T.. Wcightnan lived at the north
east corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 9th
street. where the National hotel now stands
Hon. William Writ. Attorney General resided
on 9 street, between 18th and 18th streets
west Capt. David Porter, L. $. N. navy COM
missioner. lived ON Meridian hill. north of the
Presidents house. Gen. John =. Van Ness a
wealthy citizen OF " a>hington, and then presi-
dent OF the bank Of the Metropolis occupied
the Van Ness mansion. on eth street, near the
r1ver, a place ROW given over to picnicS Mr.
Nicholas Callan is put down q grocer doing
business on street. between 14th and 10Th
streets west Among other well remembered
names which appear OH the pages OF the di-
rectory are those of Lewis Clephane, portrait
painter. and James Clephane printer who re-
sided on q street. between 18th and 18th west
solomon Drew. tailor. 9Th street west. between
PennsylNan1a avenue an street north. Robt
W. Fenwick, near the Patent Office. Peter
Force. OF the firm OF Davis & Force. printers
near Brown hotel VIM Ciunton. apothecary
northwest I'll
and 9th street. ThOs. Haventr baker C. street
north between AZ and 9th streets west. Peter
Lenox. chief carpenter at the Capitol. south side
of Marvland avenue, near Washington bridge
and VI = Lenthall, widow, F street between 18th
and 18th. where the lady still lives.
THE FOREIGN LEGATIONS
Great Britain. Mexico, France, and Sweden
were then represented at Washington by for
eign ministers. The British legation was on
the north side OfPennSylvania avenue near the
Western market, while the British consulate
was located further west, on Pennsylvania ave
nue. nea. Georgetown. The Mexican legation
was established at Strothers hotel: the French
ehsrge des ondires resided the west side OF
the Presidents square, and the swedish minis
ter lived on Pennsylvania avenue, between
18th and 18th streets.
The State and Treasury departments were
situated near each other, a little east of the
Presidents house. and the War and Navy de-
partments west of the Presidents house The
Attorney General occupied office in the War
department building The General Post Office
occupied a building on the site where the
present General Post Office building now stands.
The second floor of this building was given up
to the Patent Office. The offices attached to the
Circuit Court OF the Distric, were located at the
corner OF LIST and streets northeast Al the
southern termination OF Goth street west was
structure known as 1.-THE glass house to which
frequent reference is made. Carusi's Washing
ton Assembly rooms, where nearly all the
grand balls and entertainments OF that day
were given. are described as located on the east
side OF 11th street. between PENNSYLVANIA q ye-
nue. and the Tiber.
THE CORPORATION OFFICERS
named are the mayor, the register, boards OF
aldermen and common council, board of guar
dams of the poor, board OF health, city commits
stoners, board OF appeal. commissioners for
building city hall, commissioners for draining
low grounds, &c; collectors OF taxes, six police
eonstables, clerks OF the markets. managers OF
the city lotteries, commissioners Of the burial
grounds, trustees of the public schools, wood
corders, coal measurers, HAY weigherS, chimney
sweeps, ana scayengers. The managers of the
city lotteries were charged with the duty o
arranging q scheme of lottery in order tC
raise a fund for building and establishing two
pubic schools, a penitentiary and Il city hall
In addition 10 the officers named there was 9
surveS or, an Inspector of tobacco, a seaer o
two gaugers OF liquors
The city was then divided into six wards
whose divisions are still recognized by old resi-
dents as convenient in describing various sec
defined a. follows:
First Ward-All that part O! the city to tn,
westward OF 10th street west.
second Ward-That part OF the city between
1oIh and 10th streets west.
Third Ward-rhat part OF the city between
south
Fourth ward-That part of the city between