The Washington times., 1902-10-06

VERMONT AVENUE, BETWEEN n
4 AND n STREETS NORTHWESTERN
tian Church attended by President Gar
field
VERMONT AVENUE AND
STREET NORTHWEST-Hous ir
! which Gen Montgomery C. Meigs, Quar-
termaster General. lived and died.
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE AMI
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
l-Hill Mansion. site Of Desmarre's Ear
and Eye Hospital
Hotel of Lincoln and Grant
| PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AM
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
CTHE NEW WILLARD.)-Site of the old
Willard. where President Lincoln stop
ped on mis- arrival in Washington In
1861. and where General Grant was stay
ing when made lieutenant general.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AND FIF-
TENTH STREET. THE TREASURY
The Fifth Massachusetts Regiment was
quartered here.
OPPOSITE SOUTH FRONT OF THE
REASURY-Pedestal for statue of Gen.
eral Sherman.
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF f AMI
FIFTEENTH STREETS NORTHWEST
Site of the Pay Department OF the De-
partment of Washington.
PENNSYLVANIA AvENUE BE-
TWEEN FIFTEENTH STREET AMI
MADISON PLACE. NEW RIGGS BANK
site of the Office of the Surgeon Gen.
eral
H AND FIFTEENTH STREETS
N. ". ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH
An alarm was rung with the bell OF
this church by General Stone, in April,
1861, upon the supposed approach OF the
Confederate army.
1 AND FIFTEENTH STREETS
HWEST-Residence of Hon. Simon
Cameron, Secretary OF War from 1861 to
| 1862
| MADISON PLACE, LAFAYETTE
SQUARE THEATER-Site of residence
of Secretary of State. W. H. Seward, in
which he was attacked by an assassin,
on April IA. 1865. James G. Blaine lived
here when he was Secretary of State.
A Historical Dwelling.
| H STREET AND MADISON PLACE.
| COSMOS CLUB-This house. once the
home of Dolly Madison, after the death
of her husband, the President, and later
of Admiral Wilkes. was the headquarters
of Gen. George B. Mcclellan. while in
command of the Army of the Potomac.
CENTER OF SOUTH SIDE OF LA.
FAYETTE SQUARE. OPPOSITE THE
WHITE HOUSE-Site of the reviewing
stand before which passed the armies OF
the United States in 1856 &
NORTHWEST CORNER OF YER
MONT AVENUE AND H STREET
NORTHWEST-Res of Senator
/ Il 80
H AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
NORTHWEST ST. JOHNS CHURCH
In this church General Scott, General
Mcclellan, and President Arthur wor-
SHIPPED.
FARRAGUT sQUARE-Here were sta
toned Magruderss and Griffin's s.bat-
| teries. r
NO. 6 JACKSON PLACE-Residence of
the Hon. Montgomery Blair, Postmaster
General from 1861 to 1864
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF JACKSON
PLACE AND H STREET.-THE home of
| Commodore Decatur. the hero of Tripoli,
who died here after his duel, in 1920.
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS. SOUTH
OF MANSION-Site of Rush Barracks.
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS, SOUTH
OF MANSION-Site OF Reynolds Bar
/ racks.
Camp oe "The BuSktails."
WHITE LOT, SOUTH OF WHITE
H0USE-Here were encamped the Penn
sylvania Regiments, commonly called
"Bucktails.
II NEAR SEVENTEENTH STREET
NORTHWEST-Resid Of George
Bancroft, the historian.
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE AND
SEVENTEENTH STREET NORTH
WEST-General Sheridan resided In this
house.
AND SEVENTEENTH STREETS
| NORTHWEST FARRAGUT APART
| MENT HOUSE-Site of home of General
McComb, once commander-in-chief Of
the United States Army
CORNER PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
AND SEVENTEENTH STREET NORTH
WEST-Site of headquarters OF the De-
partment of Washington.
NORTHEAST CORNER PENNSYLvA-
MA AVENUE AND SEVENTEENTH
STREET. tOLD ART GALLERY
Headquarters of the Quartermaster GEN
eral.
WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDING.
NORTH FRoNT-Site OF the War De-
partment.
WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDING.
CENTER WINGS-Site OF the Navy De-
partment.
WAR DEPARTMENT-Comp D.
Second United States Cavalry was
quartered here. 1t. with Company H. of
the same regiment. had been stationed
at Texas. and they were the first troops
TO arrive in defense of the Capital.
reaching here April is, 1861.
C.-z~.Y C.o4&,, n.,o-a~.
SEVENTEENTH STREET. NEAR &
STREET N0RTHWEST-Thi building
was the headquarters of General Scott.
|. F AND SEVENTEENTH STREETS
NORTHWEST. WINDER BUILDING
Headquarters of the Chief of Engineers.
F AND SEVENTEENTH STREETS
NORTHWEST-Head Of General
Halleek, and afterward of General Grant.
FOOT OF SEVENTEENTH STREET
OUTHWEST-Residenc of General Van
Ness, who married the daughter of Davy
Burns, the original owner of the ground
now occupied by the White House, the
Treasury, and the State, War and Navy
Departments.
NO. 1892 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
General Winfield Scott resided In this
building.
NO. 17I2 H sTREET-Residence of Nd
miral Porter
G AND EIGHTEENTH STREETS
NORTHWEST. EVERETT HOUSE
Office Of the Depot Quartermaster Cen
eral.
G AND EIGHTEENTH STREETS
NORTHWEST-ofice of Depot Quarter
master for supplying the Army of the
Potomac.