Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

avenue, the valuation of the former being
90 cents per foot and the latter 40 cents
1t appears that in 1903 those lots on the
avenue were subdivided and were very
singularly marked. In a deed in that year
a piece of property is described as adjoin-
ing the lot named Blount, and the names
given the others were H e., l. o. N,
AXD NJ g. B. T.-KXZ and z. l. In 1893
those assessed for improvements were the
following: NJ. Nourse. $50; j. II. Blake
$500; T. Munroe, $500; T. Hertys heirs, s4,OG
H. K. Randall, 5000; Thomas Munroe
So 900 and 81 go; L. Sheppard, s2,4O0; James
Laurie $1,000; B. R. Washington, $2,20o
T. Cookendorfer, 81, 400; ]. Taylor's heirs,
81 SEQ and $500; E. G. Handy, $1,000; Mary
Handy $500, and e. Braden, $500
Many of these improvements were made
before 1870 and while some were private
residences there were boarding houses,
stores and barber shops, a book bindery,
etc. When the treasury was burned In
the thirties the department found accomo-
daton in the houses near 18th street and
was there several years.
In the fortes there was located at the
northeast corner of the avenue and lStn
street George Brooke & Company's lit
erary bureau and in the cellar or base
ment a shoemaker's shop North was a
two-storied brick house where James
Brown carried on the dyeing and securing
business. On unimproved lot was a
marble cutters yard and adjoining in
three-story brick house was the locksmith
and bell hanging business of John Crome
of the Kennedy grocery, was occupied by
William B. Laub. Soon after Mr. Corcoran
purchased the present site of the building
!. bearing his name he tore down the houses
at the corner and erected a three-story
square brick building which was rented to
the government being first occupied by the
Attorney General and the first auditor.
Among the Residents
Among the old residents that is those
here before 1925, were James Wilson, prin-
ter; T. G.. Fish. printer; Joseph Gibson,
grocer, on the avenue; Christopher Eckloff.
tailor; John McElwee, grocer; John Nc
Laughlin, clerk; Joseph Army. confectioner;
Charles White, shoemaker; Mrs. Wilson,
boarding house; Peter Sherter, colored;
Commodore Isaac Chauncey, u. 8. N; j.
w. Draper, blacksmith: Mrs. Eliza Clark.
Nicholas Callan, grocer; John Dumbleton,
tavern keeper; John Kennedy, grocer: Jas.
Hoban, architect; Major Truman Cross. U.
S. A.; A. A. Beckley, shoemaker; James
Patterson, leather dealer; John Kuggohn.
oyster dealer; Job Mills, shoemaker; Will
liam Adams. plasterer, G street.
In the forties Gen. George Gibson lived on
F street, Gen. Winfield Scott on 18th street.
Col. James Kearney at and 14th streets.
John Crome was locksmith on 18th street,
John Daley blacksmith. on Nth street; ].
Purdon. M. Gilbert f. Seldom. Gallabrun,
in the tavern business; N. Callan, t. L. and
A. T. Smith. Clarke & Quantrell. F. A.
Dickens, J. B. H. Smith. T. ]. Johnson, @.
w. Rice, lawyers or agents; John Brown
and g. w. Coakley, BARRIERS; f. r.. Liable,
professor of dancing; Mrs. Townley. Mrs.
Ulrich. Mrs. Whftcomb. Mrs. Stlson. board
ing houses; ]. H. Blake, a book binder on
the avenue; Christopher Cammack, a tailor
on f street; H. L. Johnson was the agent
of the rubber company; ]. e. Morse lad
billiard saloon and p. Myerhoffer bowling
alley on the avenue; r. Moot. a stove store:
George Lamb, saddlery; s. w. Il. Handy.
grocer; Mrs W. Elmer, Daniel Rowland
and John Hand. lottery office on the avenue.