Evening star., 1902-02-01

as Barry's Chapel. at the corner OF Half
and p streets southwest. This edifice was
erected about 1906, and was the place OF
worship for the Catholics of that section
including Car-ollsburg, until it was taken
into St. Peters parish. The ruins of this
building long since disappeared. The old
est congregation of that faith is St Pat
rick's, at the east side of 10th street be-
tween F and G. streets northwest, which
as early as 1i3S occupied q log structure,
a few yards south of the present handsome
edifice- This, some years ago. took the
place Of the old-fashioned brick church,
which was erected about 1910. The only
removal of location by Roman Catholic
church has been that of st. Matthews, To-
Gated since 1910 at the northeast corner
of II and 18th streets. which has now been
located on Rhode Island avenue near 18th
street. The new church, though not yet
fully completed. Will be one of the finest
will be sold for business purposes The
others OF the Catholic churches. ST. Mary's.
German, and st. Dominick's, occupy their
original locations.
located in 1872 on South Capitol
street between and B streets
Over seventy years ago the pres
ent location on 4la street between G
and d streets was selected, and the church
erected thereon. 1t was. however. a much
palmer and smaller structure than the
present edifice. What was the Old School
Presbyterian Church erected about 1904
when the congregation united with that OF
the Second Church. over forty years ago
The building was later known as Willard
Hall The Second Church at the intersec-
tion of New York avenue and H streets
has become the New York Avenue Church,
and Its present edifice is palatial beside the
modest chapel of old. The Fourth Church
was first located in frame chanel on the
east side of 9th street near G street
The Protestant Episcopal churches have
been subjected to but little change in loca-
tion. but their houses of worship have been
improved. Trinity congregation which
worshfped for many years on the site of the
present Columbia law building on 5th be-
tween ID and r streets opposite the CITY
nall, was among the first of the old
churches to move. This was fifty Years
ago, and the corner of Sd and G streets
northwest was the location selected At
the time of removal the 9Th street building,
was quite handsome structure but even
at that day the neighborhood was largely
composed of lawyers Offices Christ
Church. between 9th and 1th streets
southeast. is a fine brick structure The
original walls still stand. although the edf-
flee has been several times renovated and
improved.
st. Johns, 10th and II streets now stands
on It's original site. and. though ninety
years old, the original appearance has been
preserved. Epiphany Church, Ct between
18th and 1ith streets northwest is now
over sixty years old. The Ascension
Church, in its marble edifice at the north
west corner of 18th street and Massachu-
setts avenue northwest. is the second home
on the south side of r street between 9Th
and 10th streets northwest
The Baptists located their first church
early in the last century at 18th and |
streets northwest in a modest brick build
ing. and afterward moved to the imI,Osing
ediiiCe known for some years as Ford 3
Theater: next to a church on the site of
the Builders Exchange, 18th between G.
III inc with pa
congregation there. and finally settled In
the fine edifice at the corner of 10th and
% streets northwest. The Second Baptist
church, at the Navy Yard, Virginia avenuc
and 4th street. stands on its original foun-
datfon- The f street congregation, IL the
lOs. erected a plain brick structure rear
9th street northwest. This was afterwari l
greatly improved by being moderniZad and
enlarged. Recently this has been sold 10 :,
Catholic order. and the congregation has
commenced the erection of a fine edifica ON
the corner of 10th and n streets northwest
The Fifth Baptist Church purchased of the
Old School Baptists, over forty years ago n
frame building on ID street between Az and
9th streets southwest, which was so occu-
pied Tor nearly twenty years. This then
gave way for a brick church, which has
been in use since, but a new church build
ing Is being erected by the congregation on
the corner of T. and ci1 streets southwest
The Old School Baptists had occupied the
frame building twenty years or more " hen
II passed out Of their hands, but they did
not disband. and kept up their services in
private houses and halls. Some thirty
years ago they erected house Of worship
of brick. but this, too, went out of ti,eir
hands and private buildings again became
their places of worship.
The present Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church is the parent church Of the city, but
its name has been changed. Originally be-
fore 1900. a small congregation worshiped
on New Jersey avenue southwest. The
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church. the
parent Of a number Of other Methodist
churches,yet occupies It's original site given
II by Mr.. Henry Foxhall over eighty years
ago This. however. was not its first home,
and 1t Is understood that the congregation
nnding the location has by the inroad OF
business houses lost its residential charac-
ter Is prepared to sell 1t and erect a new
church elsewhere.
Wesley Church. known as the chapel
southwest corner of Fifth and streets
occupies the site on which 1t was built
wnen 1t was included In the Foundry
cnarge nearly seyenty-fve years ago. The