The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-03
HISTORIC WASHINGTON HOUSE
Chief Justice Fuller Lives In this Famous
Carroll Mansion.

Chief Justice Fuller Lives In ths Famous
Carroll Mansion
From the Washington Post.
The fact that Chief Justice Melville
weston Fuller has bought for a resi-
dence the large house that stands on
the corner of Eighteenth and + streets
| attracts attention in that section of the
city, which Is composed OF those who
are known as the old residents of the
capital. In the neighborhood of the
mansion are the homes of General
Miles, Secretary Herbert, and only a
block off is the famous old "Octagon''
house, which was once inhabited by the
Taylors. On the corner of G. and
Eighteenth streets is the dingy- old
building now used as a place for the
war records Office, but which was in
the days gone by the home of Jeffer-
son Davis when he held a position as
a member of the presidents cabinet
The Carroll mansion was built about
81 years ago by a gentleman named
Ringgold-that Is, il was commenced,
but not finished, by him, for the work
or completion was done by the Car
rolls. 1t was purchased and finished
by William Thomas Carroll, at that
time clerk of the supreme court This
gentleman was a nephew of Daniel
Carroll of DuddingtQn. Mrs. Carroll,
In this house for many years She
died a few months ago.
Belonging to the Carroll family of
Maryland, family which is one of the
most prominent in America, the Car
rolls were leaders in the society of that
day, and during all the administrations
prior to the late war it was at this
house that the finest entertainments
were given. Daniel Carroll owned the
greater part Of Washington, but his
lands lay in Me east, and he held them
so high that he drove buyers to the
west, where the now fashionable sec
ton is situated. When the house was
built the grounds about were extensive
and there were few houses near. Large
gardens and dirt drives then filled what
is now asphaltum streets and row on
row of brick houses.
In the Carroll mansion such men as
Clay and Webster were frequent visit
ors, and Justice fancy used to come
every Sunday to dine with the family.
The father of William Thomas Carroll
was Charles Carroll of BelleView, the
grandfather of Charles Carroll Of Car
rollsburg, who was a first cousin OF
Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The
family Of CAROLS are descended from
one Of the early kings of ireland. Will
lam Carroll had eight children, the
only surviving girls being Mrs. Bowles.
Mrs. Brown and Countess Esterhazy,
who now resides in this city.
While originally on a level with the
street, the mansion is now on a ter
race formed by the cutting down of the
streets during the time lhat the city
was beautified by the dire ,tion of Shop
herd. The house is a large, square, red
brick, with high wall which incloses
an old-fashioned garden on the right
side. In the front hall one finds the
stairway leads down to the front door,
and all the numerous rooms are
grouped about this central stairs, which
forms a sort of an open court in the
center of the house, from top to bot
tom. Chief Justice Fuller's present
house is fine one, on the corner of
Massachusetts avenue and Eighteenth
street, right in the heart Of the fash
ionable section of the town. and sur
rounded by magnificent houses of many
diplomats and wealthy private citizens
The present home is prettily furnished
1t may be that he wishes more quiet
than his situation now affords. Before
it is ready for occupancy there Will have
to be a great many changes made i'm
the old mansion to bring il up to the
modern idea of necessary comfort, but
with the expenditure of a small sum
the house could be made into a strik-
ingly handsome one.