Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

the northwest corner. On the latter
street were Lewis Clephane, portrait paint
er, and James Clephane. printer. on the
south side; and on the north were Sam
uel Clokey, carpenter. and Walter Nc
Farlan, grocer. at the corner of 18TH
street. In the fortieS Mrs. Tweedy and
James Clephane were in their old homes.
Samuel Clokeys house was occupied by
his son, Robert b. CIokey. Isaac Goddard Was
occupying the southwest corner OF 18th and
u streets as grocery, and there lived on
the latter street Mrs. Gassaway Henry
Harvey. George Hunt. o. II. Bester. John
W hte, Richard Wroe, Z. Plummer, DR. j.
f. Mund!ng, and at 18th street a fruit and
fancy store was kept by Charles Lehman
on one corner and Capt. c. S. McCauley
L. S. N. lived at the other
The line which the boys thought divided
city from country was being moved north
ward, and in 1870, of the many mechanics
who came here to work on the patent office
treasury and other buildings a number To-
Gated in this section. NJ and streets were
looked on as city streets, albeit little better
than beaten wagon tracks in the grass
In the early days in the square north of
K street, between 18th and 18th streets.
was the residence OF John Davidson, the
original proprietor of a neat frame in the
northwest portion, and about 1910 it was
leased to Thomas G.. Slye. To the north
was set out an orchard and for years
'Slye'S orchard familiar TO our for
bears, as also jenkins Old Place" from
the fact that one of that name was there
for some years.
The first natural building Improvement
was made about 1925 on the K street front
of the square by the erection of what was
regarded at that time fine brick struc-
lures seven in number Messrs Joseph
Bryon and c. F. Wood being the builders
The land was then owned by Margaret Day-
ldson Thomas Snowden and Count de Me
nou, the French charge daffaires. There
lived mere from time to time some of our
leading people, among them Capt Richard
France. Samuel Smoot, Mrs. Commodore
Rodgers. Daniel Radcliffe, Samuel Carus
Commodore Kenyon, R. II. Gillett, and in
ls+6 there were here Commodore A a.
Wadsworth, Mrs. Capt. Henley, Rev. j. w.
French. Thomas Corcoran, Thomas H.
Quincy and Henry Johnson.
On New York avenue in the fortes there
was grocery stand at 18th street on the
north side, formerly conducted by ]. E
Ager & Bros, but then by Michael Tally
and after by Mr.. Stops. and at 18th street
on the south side, the tan yard of George
Cover. On this square there was a row
of small bricks known as Plants
row, on the north side. near 18th, and some
small bricks near the tan yard known as
Maj Henry Hungerford a clerk Mai C. s.
Jones, Jesse Z. Dow and Henry Ferris
printers; John Gather, painter; John Van
SAINT tailor; Mrs. Thaw. w. Curran. w.
y s.
and John Plant bricklayer.
George w. Stewards grocery and feed
store. with wagon yard attached, at 18th
and III streets, became the center or
growing neighborhood and the school of
Weatherbee Peugh, in the building south
of Il, once known as the Tabernacle
NJ. p. Church. was attended by a number
who lived northward AS far out as
street Kings pump supplied families with
water. AT M street Giles Dyer of the Post
ONCE Department had erected two fine
dwellings. Wilkins pump. at Massachu-
sets avenue. accommodated dozen or
more families. The residences of Thomas
Robbins. James Scrivener. II. B. Croggon
Charles Baker and C. A. Colt were desig-
mated Back of Franklin row." that being
the most conspicuous object in the section
located well above the grade of K street
About 1920 there lived on Eth street, west
side, Jonathan Dix coachmaker David
Young. butcher: Mary Gardiner. and Will
liam Duncans printing office was between
E and F streets; W. II. b. SewalF and Fl.
Ashtons law offices and residences of ".
Reilly and John II. Reilly between the
Avenue and e street.
In the 40s the square between and
G streets were the residences of Thomas
Feran, Mrs. A. E. Brook and Enoch White
printer. John r. c. Clark, printer then
clerk and afterward a justice of the peace;
James o. Carter, clerk: William Stewart
contractor; and Mrs. James lived between
+ and streets, the latter keeping a board
ing house. Lambert Tree. long In the city
post office; Elias Kingman, a correspondent:
Mrs. Dyson. a teacher: Robert Barr, car
-penter: ]. Champion, CRATE setter, and Mrs
s. Gardner were between e and r streets
Maj. ], II. Ruby of the Bank of Washing
ton and Mrs. Topping lived between q
street and the avenue. the latter keeping i
boarding house.
Thirteenth street was not built up so rap
idly as was 18th street north Of the avenue
w. Moreland, dyer. and Dyvernois. a cap
maker: White. a ladies' shoemaker. and f.
Burch were here. as was Mrs. WISE who
kept boarding house well patronized by
members of Congress and others. On the
square north Mira. Watts and Ars- Padgett