The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02

| churchyard is beautifully kept, and /
/ filled with old tombs. In this yard tn
/ Alexandrians met, in town meeting. t,
I protest against the tea tax. and adopted
a resolution THAT Boston may submit
we never Will" Over this meeting Col
! George Washington presided.
Turning from Christ Church down Cam
( eron Street is passed on the corner o.
! Pitt and Cameron Streets the lot on which
/ Washington erected his town office. One
square farther down, on the southwes,
corner of Royal Street, is the City Hotel
Building-Gadsby's Tavern of those old
days. where Washington always stopped
and where the first celebration of the 22d
OF February took place. in 1878. the
ball being attended by the general. On
the northwest corner once stood the Con-
tinental Inn, Revolutionary hosiery.
Across the street, occupying half square,
is The city hall and Masonic Temple
Washington's Masonic Lodge.
In this temple is the lodgeroom of
Alexandria Washington Lodge. No %, F.
A. a. NJ. over which Washington pre-
sided as worshipful master The chair
and gavel used by him are still used by
his successor in Office. There are also
many interesting relics, all of which are
viewed with much interest by the sight
seer Across the street, on the northeast
corner of Cameron and Fairfax Streets. is
an old building known as Tennyson's
which was the scene of many a merry
bout in the days of Washington. many of
which he attended. Again across the
street tfor the neighborhood is full to
Overlooking of historic INTEREST,", on the
southwest corner of the same streets,
stands the Braddock House. which en-
closes the old Carlyle house, built in
l7i7 by Colonel Carlyle Here General
Braddock made his headquarters when
on the way to his Inflated trip to Fort
Duquesne. Here he met and consulted
with the five Governors. and his report
probably resulted in the following action
OF the King which led to the Revolution
Washington was a frequent guest at this
hospitable mansion. as he also was at
the home of Colonel Ramsay, on the cor
ner below-King and Fairfax Streets
where still stands the old frame house.
the oldest in this old city.
Founder of ST. Johns Church.
From this point, looking down King
Street, one can see across the Potomac
into the District. few squares below.
Il
stood the old residence erected by Rev.
Walter Duiany Addison, who at one time
owned Oxon Hill and nearly all the land
between his home and the
Eastern Branch. 1t was this gentleman
who built and for many years was rector
of st. Johns Church. GEORGETOWN. He
also officiated at the funeral of Washing
ton.
Crossing King Street to the south side.
and walking two blocks up, we come to
the Marshall House, where ON May "a,
1861. jackson shot and killed Colonel
Ellsworth. OF the New York ZouaveS,
while the latter was attempting to 90 ID
the roof OF the hotel to pull down Con-
federate flag that Jackson had flown to
the breeze, and sworn should never come
down except over his dead body. Jack /
son was in turn shot and killed by ser
seant under Ellsworth. The interior of /
the building was entirely destroyed by fire |
in the early 70's. the walls alone remain
ing, and was rebuilt and remodeled into |
stores. The illustration shown is of the !
building as it stood on the day of the |
tragedy with the Confederate flag flying. |
Another Old Church.
The First Presbyterian Church. built in |
liza, stands on South Fairfax Street. 1t |
was frequently attended by Washington. |
who. though vestryman in three Epis- |
opal churches. was thoroughly broad in |
religion. as well as other matters
In the same year, on August 49, was
the Friendship Fire Company,
If which Washington was a member and
o which he presented the most modern
md approved fire engine of his day 1t
vas purchased in Philadelphia at a cost
If ESQ los. The company is still very