The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-06-21

club house. Though it is somewhat
unchanged, it is unlike my early mem
ory of it. Where now the Shoreham
rears in many stories on the corner OF
H anl Fifteenth streets, stool the
house built by Sam H1rrison Smith,
the founder of the National Intelligence
er, and then out fourteenth street was
the house Of Mr.. Charles Hill, on the
corner opposite the Thomas statue.
The ncighborhoool has been so
changed and built up that Mr.. Hills
residence, which alone occupied that
elavated corner, has ben divided into
two houses, are of which is the resi-
dencc of Bishop SatterIee.
At the time am speaking of there
was only a house or two between Mr..
Hills and the Columbian College and
the race course, now Holmead Manor.
Yes, there was one which lives in my
memory and time can never efface it.
The kingman house, now the residence
of Mr.. C. C. Willard, wis has changed
it 50 little, I would aim ost expect to
meet my old frienl On the threshold.
| Coming back to the old part Of
Washington, for Fourteenth street is
all so new and beautiful, I come to the
Ebbitt House and its additions -clas-
sic ground, every foot of it. Next to
the Ebbitt, as it is now, where the two
story brick and another smaller house
stands, was a house which set back
from the street some distance, and
built by Mr.. Clotworthy Stephenson,
who was contractor for opening the
streets of the new city when Major
L'Enfant commenced, under Washing
tons eye, TO develop the plan which
has since been carried out to admir-
ably.
In the Gazette published here in
1896, Mr.. Stephenson advertised this
property for sale, but subsequently
gave it to his neice, Mrs. Cummings,
and here the eminent priest, Father
Cummings, of St. Stepgen's Church,
New York, was born; In this house
Aaron Burr resided when he contested
the Presidency with Jefferson.
The original Ebbitt House, two
three-stoly bricks, was built by Mr..
Johnson HELEN, the nephew of Mrs.
John Quincy Adams, who lived op-
posite, where the Adams building
stands.
THE OLD ADAMS HOUSE.
As remember the Adams house, it
was three-story brick, entrance on
the eastern end, and adjoining it was a
onc-story building which Mr.. Adams
ere ,ted for ballroom. There the ball
given on the Sth of January, 1924, in
honor of Gen. jackson, was held. Mr..
Adams bought the house in 1920, and
an addition, | presume, for two deeds
are recorded signed by Andrew Way,
who was partner Of Mr.. Jacob
Gideon, and Mr.. George Way and Mr..
James McCleary, who lived on the
next square above in a house which
set back in broad yard, where now
the branch post-office and the United
States Express building stands. Mr..
Adams went from this house to the
Executive Mansion on the 4th of
March, 1925, and on the l4th of April
sold the furniture there at auction, and
rented the house during his occupancy
of .he White House. At the expira-
ton of his Presidential term he re-
turned there, residing there continu-
ously, and was buried from there in
July, lS4S, having died at the Capitol.
Mr.. Willard has preserved the old
walls and the room which was Mr..
Adams library, and where he spent so
much Of his time, has been preserved
intact From its windows the Capitol
could then he seen, no houses inter
) vening to obstruct the view.
Mr.. Adams was familiar figure on
the streets of Washington. He was
in the habit of bathing in the Potomac
every morning, going to "the Syca
more," as we called it, below the Wash.
ington Monument.
The Ebbitt House encroaching on
Fourteenth street, took in the tall
brick next to the old double house
which was years ago the Occidental
: In this house the Hon. John Bell lived
when Senator. Subsequently Jetter
son DAVIS, while Secretary of War
occupied it, until he removed to the
corner of G and Eighteenth streets
and Mr.. A. Il. Stuart, when he came
on to take place in Grants Cabinet
occupied the second floor.
On + street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, Mr. Nicholas
Callen resided for years, and beyond
him was the Hope Club, where Gen
Gibson lived, and on the corner, in d
large, double frame, Jim Johnson kept
a restaurant. On + street, beyond
Thirteenth street, Gen. Jessup lived
and opposite, where the Bank of the
) Metropolis was formerly located, livet
Mr.. Asbury Dickens, for years Secre
e tary of the Senate. Down Thirteenth
e street lived Mr. Francis p Blair, wher
editing the Globe, and round next the
: theater, Mr.. John G. Rives. The boys
2 who pervaded that neighborhood, moi