Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05

street on the south side were three two
story brick buildings. then occupied BY WI
liam Smith as boarding heuse. ana this q
one time was conducted by Mrs Ebbitt
who gave the name to the present popular
hotel.
From the FIRST it was the stopping piacs
for army officers. and at times to such ar
extent that rooms were procured for many
of the guests outside. On this square eas
was the residence of Samuel d. King. Q
justice of the peace, and the boarding
houses OF Mrs Cummins. an old resident
and Mrs. Briscoe, the residence OF James
E. w Thompson. cabinet maker. knowf
as a Jealous temperance advocate; tins
tavern OF Mr. Bowling, the residence anc
bakery of Christian Hagar; the Union no
tell conducted by Abram Butler. and the
grocery and general store OF b. '" Reed
Old Branch Bank.
The old Branch Bank building at the
northeast corner of 18th street, was then
the boarding house kept by Mrs. Fletcher
and the homes of Asbury Dickens, secre-
tary of the Senate; Gregory Ennis. con-
tractor. and the boarding house of Miss
Wilson were eastward; the bakery and resi-
dence of John NJ. Kraft was at 18th street
The wholesale and retail grocery OF Elex
Simms was on the southeast corner OF 18th
street: eastward was the residence of Gen
Thomas s. Jesup. quartermaster general.
the home Of B. Ostermyer, a shoemaker;
the slate. yard of James Parker. which gave
the name of Slate alley to the outlet of the
lots to Z street, and the academy for young
ladies taught by the Misses Hawley; the
home OF McCiintock Young, chief clerk OF
the Treasury Department and president OF
the Franklin Fire Company, and the board
ing house OF Mrs Tuel
On the northeast corner of 18th was the
boarding house of Mrs. Kfrkwood. and east
that Of Mrs. Belt the mother of Fire Chief
Belt: two three frame buildings, one q
rfo ~. 80
in the thirties, on lot running to an open
stream which crossed the square diagonaliy
and ran down 18th street. The grocery OF
Mr.. A. G. Caruthersw as on the corner At
the corner of 18th street the drug store oil
DR.. Welbach was conducted by Wallace
Elliot.
Dr. F. Howard lived at the northeast cor
ner of nth street and adjoining was the
shoe shop of c. Klopfer and the frame shop
of Mrs Williams. The latter made bust
ness of furnishing hot bread for her neigh
bors Opposite the corner Of Smiths row
was Fowler's Philadelphia Shoe Store; next
the frame house of William ID. Grampsey
who died but a few years since: the home
Of James Grigsbuy and some vacant
ground adjoining the brick residence OF
Darius Claggett leading dry goods mer-
chant. The residence had an entrance on
10th street as we'll as on street.
The north side of the square was mostly
occupted by ST. Patrick's Church and the
Catholic Seminary, the only residence oeins
a. three-story brick at 9TH street. occupieo
by John Miller, confectioner, who was sue
ceeded by the Eckharts. On the south SIDE
of the street was frame grocery store al
the corner OF 10th street. and eastward the
brick houses of James Hudson and Richard
Burch; the carpenter shop OF Samue
CIokey and his frame residence In the rear
the frame residence OF David kurtz, mrs
Burns frame grocery, Mrs. Bells similar
establishment, the carpenter shop of T. M
Harvey; the brick residences of Mr. Gard
ner and that of. Mrs. Fitzgerald, VINO con
Quoted possibly the Oldest seed store In tnt
District at that period. 1t was known d,
: andreths from the fact that the stock o
that house was dealt in. On the corner
M L. i1ti'' "a JAMES CROGGON.