Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19

s9I ~ - nearly its entire length
the grade has been
III I.sIE& raised. II Was supposed
-st- ~ = at the time to be paved
with cobDiestOne. bit
so great had been the
- travel over 1t By gov
srnment wagons and teams. batteries of arill-
lcrv. &c.. that in comparison with it, condition
today It Was simply miserable In muddy
weather il vas at times so cut Up as 80 De
almost impossible. Then the sidewalks were
almost exclusively Of brick and IN many places
n bad order. The Capitoi grounds were then
surrounded by an iron railing set on wall
and having stone gateways. Some of this rail-
ing las since been utilized to form the north
boundary of the Smithsonian and Agricultural
grounds. and at the National cemetery at
Arlington the ga;eways have been reset.
SEAE THE CAPITOL
CONNIE rcing az LIST street west. where the
Peace monument now stands. that portion of the
south side of the avenue occupied by the
Botanical Garden was much the same as now.
The circle in which The Peace monument IS
located had no. been made. the west side of
lst street and north side of the avenue forming
sn acute angle. There a three-story
building az the corner, where
three-story bricks mostly used as boarding
houses and restaurants. About the center OF
the square were one or two old frame buildings
and some vacant lots. and at the corner of 2d
street. where the waters of the Ti5er were
exposed. was tkree-stOry brick. built originally
for the public printing. West of I'd street TO
The corner OF 90 the iron-front building of the
Adams Express Company was the principal
nj he of Z rbsG
Charles Hotel. then kept by seth Lamb. At
the northwest corner of Sd street and the
avenue was the Washington House, conducted
BY Mrs. A. F. Beveridge. a three-storv building
with the main entrance on the second floor.
reached by stone steps. the lower story on the
avenue being occupied by stores. The site is
At present occupied by the Hotel Belvidere.
On the south side was frame structure,
occupied as a restaurant and hotel. and west
ward was the IIcDermot: coach factory, the
wood and coal yard of Mr.. George l.. Sheriff
and few boarding houses of three stories.
On the north SIDE % this square Was PUlnans
Hotel and the United States Hotel. the Con-
gress!onal Globe ONCE and number of res
tsnrants, and at the corner of A. street. north
slde, the building known now the OdeOn
Hall. where the late Jos. Shilhngton. bookseller
and stltloner, was located for many years.
There were several hotels and restaurants
westward ON the square between & and 9th
streets. and bU: little change has tasen place in
The buildings ON either side, except ne.r 9th.
THE OLD MARKET.
The Center make: then was composed Of
long sheds extending from 9Th to 9th streets.
and the 'front.' was open. as WIS also the north
side. the reservation not having been iucIosed.
On The north side OF Market space at 7th street
was .he Avenue House. aIoar-s:oTy brick build
Ing. occupying the site where S1ks is now To-
Gated rs now, business places. mostly dry
goods. frOnted the space extending ito g:h
street. where Perry 4 Brother conducted the
dry goods business in plain twO-s:ory brick.
The Canton property. on the northwest corner
Ct SIN street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. an old
fa-AIoncd two-story brick. WIS occupied for
tie drug business. Westward were sOI.e old
fashioned bucks Of two and three stories.
nearly all OF winch have been torn down or
have been remode!cd The most prominent
tui! ding ON the square Was the iron hall build
ing erected originally place Of amusement
and aoU occupied IL part by Edward Droop.
Near the corner OF 10Th stree. the sG;.are was
ended BY row OF three-story bricks. that at
the corner being used IS the Lewis johnson
bAnkis.s house. On tho south side OF tie ave-
nue.. where the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany1s marble buliGIuS now stauds. were soale
old-fLshlOned brick houses. the first stories
being used for business purposes. TIE Shep-
herd building had not then been built and
westward the houses were iaOdss; in size and
sty.e. The square westward on the south side
has undergone but few changes as 10 buildings
untii thc western part has been reecLed in
place VI the building now occupied hy Harvey
there was an ordinary brick bu lding al tn,
corner. On the north side of the avenue be-
tween Io:h and IltE st.ce:s the buildings were
much the same at present. At the corner Of
lin street west. the building now occupied BY
1HE STAK Company we're some smaller build
Ing. old-fashiOned two-stOry buildings occr-
pyinG The sroard up TO the present site CT the
Ialals Royal. where the klrkwood House a
PLAIN unFretentious three-storlel hotel. stood
The kirkwood House was then quite aspopular
hote- II was IN that house that Andrew John
Bon took the oath of Office as President after
the assassination OF President Lincoln. The
nOrth ir0nt OF the square which tine new
elty post othce - being erected was then Oceu-
pied by tkrec-storied brick buildings of a drab
color. On the corner was a hotel and next the
buildinS where IRE EyESISG STAR then
published The lower foor was occupied as a
store and By TIE STARS counting room and
ediioria! rooms Next to the west was tn.
Metropolitan Hall. place OF amusement and
iHr.her west thFee-s'oried brick with cor
feet1onery store. and ON tie corner OF 18th "A
two-storled building in which the Randalis
had for years carried on the grocery business.
WEST % TwELFTu STREET.
modest two-story builiing on I2th street.
north side. contained Eug store. and further
vest we're some smaller bricks. On the south
aide Lspreux's grocery fourished in a two
story brick, and above 1t was keuhlings lock-
smith. Finkman's Hotel. and HancoeA's saloon.
but no large buildings. On the sou;heas,
corner OF 18th street and the avenue a snail
t~o-storied brIcA was run as a restaurant and
westward was the old Apollo Hall building.
While Iaher's was at the corner. On the square
westward was the stable OF Allison Major a
Unrestricted plain brick building or ID and
18th street used as a coach shop. On the square
north between 18th and 18th streets Gleasoa's
Hotel occupied Its present place on the corner
and about the same buildings flled in the
space 10 the theater- Adjoining the theater
Was the Office of the -SG'tOl.1i JEuOa. aai
further westward three-sto-y buildings mostly
hlied up the space. the residence OF Mr.. Joseph
Willard being ON the corner. and kiGuell d
Lavrenee's pharmacy adjoining. On the square
between l4-h and 18th streets was Wizards
Hotel, which was not then high now by
one story. The building now called the Owen
House. since greatly improved, and farther
vest the Mansion House, three-storied brick
Of drab color. The corner whsre the Corcoran
building rs, was then occupied by Hammock
restaurant one-storied structure. On the
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