Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-21
Ancient Landmark in the Way of
Street Extension.
ORDERS GIVEN FOR IT'S DEMOLITION
Casanova, Once the Scene of Gay
ETY. and Fashion.
INTERESTING HISTORY

The frame building on a hill in the lines
OF Delaware avenue between NJ and y
streets northeast. known for over century
mast as Casanova. must soon be torn down.
for rh. Commissioners contemplate the i'm
rvovrrnrrt of the streets in that section,
and recently such of the land Of the tract
which il not included in the public domain
a ,h- beds of the highways has been pUr-
chased 10y real estate people who propose
to place it on the market. Preliminary to
the Improvement of the streets in the
r-iGhbrrhood notice has been served on the
present occupants TO yacate the premises.
The place has a most interesting history
and tho q, u0litiuu of the house and the
grading Of the streets viii remove one of
the ancient landmarks of the capitaI-oue
which. before the first stone Of the Capitol
Building was laid. was the home Of a lead
irg family connected with the old Mary
laud-TS ON the side of the wife ia daughter
II one II the original prOpr.etorsl and the
husband prominent merchant of George
town with an extensive acquaintance. 1t
was from this couple that the place re-
c-lvtd the name Casanova.
originally included in the estate Of Ben
jamin Young. who came over from Eng
land and served for Il long period Of years
prior to- 11A. the year of his death. as
land commissioner under CeCilius Calvert.
II i'-tt iItu 10 MS son, NOUtE bullS, porn
in 1884. 1t then became a portion of the
Iruug~boTpugh tract owned by Motley
Yruug. This tract embraced much OF the
land taken for the federal city, and many
hundreds OF acres in the northeastern part
of the District, then in the Prince Georges
county lines, Mr.. Motley Young also owned
the large plaLtation-Ihe Mansion House
traCt-whiCh took in all the river front from
th- Monument Point to and including the
Arsenal P0int-from the Tiber to the Ana
C0stia-aud extended far into the heart Of
the city.
MIR Motley Young married Miss Disges,
ana built The Mansion House as his resi-
deHce- Ii fronted southwest on the Poto-
Mac. its location being in g street south Of
the square bounded by +, O, 9TH and 10Th
streets southwest This was a fine old
colonial dwelling The bricks and most of
tn material other than wood used i'll its
construction were brought from England.
h. was erected about 1860, and was Il
prominent object for nearly q century.
TIL, house was demolished q few years he
Gore the civil war by W. u. Wise and the
material used in several houses on f..
street
Distinguished Guests.
1lr. Young was one Of the wlaIlHiest
citizens Of the times. and with ii commo-
dinrl~ mansion was q hosrt-abl, enter
ra.l-r. many distinguished personugeS hay
In been his guests AT times. Washington,
Lafayette. Smauwopd and Mordecat Gisc
-.-adad SOM. NJ ,ae parties in it, halls.
Ia.- v.s~ the residence Of Motley Young
IL. t-~ death IN lS'.. and not far from MIS-
.~- L- vas buried in the family grave
.-i Ia opening tI- streets some fifty years
G go -u- IaurreES eNEumtI some Of the Cat-
fr.~ remaining III thu old EraveE. ard. most
~ which w-re marked with the names
mo Of these We're removed 70 ola st Pat
r.rN ; sEu-tery, near the head Of tSt street
MORT Invest. and subsequently to Mount oil
Yet Dla-rs were transferred 10 CARROTS
chapel. in Montgomery county
Tie Mansion House WAS occupied by the
IrlE-- fer about twenty years after Mr.
NnluG.~ death, and then b.. anne the home
o.. rur Ta}hert=-
The house next passed into tho possession
U. tho t,arberrys- mayor of Wash
Ir.tuu and long connected with the Bank
Of the Metropolis nov National M=tropul-
iJauJ- James, a priest, and Lewis, sur
Neyor-aud was occupied by the widow Of
Wm tarberry, a farmer. Proving too
large for her and her daughter and two
=, Us. portions Of IL were let To families Of
" HON Inc Hobbs. DCsiers, Towards and
G5itaris are remembered. The DoSfsrs
owned about a dozen slaves. and the huS-
band on his death bed. on their promise To
support The widow, gave them their free
j. NJ but she died shortly atJeUward.
A. one period the manufacture Of the
Ur5-"d states mail locks had his shop, as
VII as his home. in the building.
fl was al the Mansion House that the
family was rearel-three sons and three
daughters. The former Wcrs Benjamin,
y 20 married Miss Hall. Nl4a'.a-. who
married a Miss Frnwick, and Nousy- who
wgJd-d the church and as Father Young
lurE served the people Of lower tleSbpro e
The daughters were Mary, The WIFE OF
Reb.rr Brent. FIRST mayor Of Washington.
serving from I>'I 10 ISL. E-Guor. The VIII"
OF Thomas F-uwfck Of the Oh Maryland
family o. that name. and Ann, the VIE or
Peter Ca-aulFe of Georgetown
Ia- husband of tn- last named daughter.
f.H became tho master OF G. .-tr-.'"E.t- tS-