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

Business Houses
OF the grocers were John Kennedy at the
corner of 18th street; Hoffman. between
18th and 18th streets; C. c. Grammer at
the corner of 18th street; John Green, at
the 18th street corner; Richard Miller. be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. and John Nc
Elwee between 14th and 10Th streets
lgnatius Mudd, afterward commissioner
OF public buildings. was on F street, oppo-
site st. Patrick's Church. He was car
penter and builder prominent In his day
Other carpenters located on f street were
William Archer at the corner of 18th street.
and John Giraud, between 18th and 14th
streets; Jacob Hilbus lived on F street be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. and was the
pioneer organ builder OF this section, hay
ing his establishment at the southwest cor
ner OF pennsylvania avenue and 18th street,
later the site of The Evening Star office
'"Thady' Hogan. bricklayer and contrac-
tor for corporation work, resided opposite
ST Patricks Church, as did also Richard
Burch, a bricklayer. There We're taverns
kept by Kennedy, near 18th street on the
south side of F street; John Dumbletons
north side. near 1+tht street. afterward
kept by Abraham Butler, later of the Union
Hotel, near 18th street and Dowlings on
the same square.
DR.. Laurie's Church. the Old School Pres
byterian. stood on the south side of F
street, west of 18th street. and st. Pat
rick's, at 1otht street, f1anked the Ridge
while ground In the rear Of the latter was
used partly as a graveyard with public
vault. What has become Gonzaga College
then bearing the name Of the Washington
Seminary and regarded as of the lead
ing institutions of the District. was east
ward The seminary was a large three
story building. east of which was yard
ending over Sluice run. at the property on
the corner of 9th street.
The streets had been somewhat improved
by the corporate authorities in 1910. The
bridges at nth street and between 9th and
10th streets had been frequently repaired
but In the decade named culverts were con-
structed over the streams, enabling
some improvement of the grade. There
had been 'kerb set and footways
paved and some graveling of the street.
Cobblestone paving came into vogue
twenty years after. and there were a num-
Der of new settlers on the Ridge, but the
travel had been diverted to a large extent
by the improvement Of the avenue. Taking
the line of street from 7th street to 18th
street. there is possibly no house standing
today in its original form, II It was erected
prior TO the forties
On tho northeast corner OF 18th street in
the building formerly known as the Bank
of the Metropolis" were located QuantreH
& Clark, general agents; Christopher Com
mack. tailor; Hugh Hanney, clothing store:
James McClery. long clerk In the treas
ury; Daniel Parker of the War Depart
on one side. and at the east end of the
square were two small frame buildings-in
one the lottery office of F. r. May. and the
other the shop OF Mrs. Davy, the latter be-
ing popular with the children.
On Site Of Corcoran Building.
On the south side was the grocery OF W.
B. Lanb. There were three brick buildings
! on the site of the Corcoran building in
which Thomas L. and A. r. Smith. attor-
neys, had offices. Nicholas Callan "ius-
tice and agent" lived eastward In the fam
lily residence erected I'm 1904 recently de-
moiished: James III. Caustin, an agent, who
was prosecuting the French spoIiation
claims; George c. Thomas, general agent
Mrs. Wilson's boarding ~house and Col
George Gibson. commissary general e. s.
A. also lived In that vicinity. There were
several vacant lots before Dr. I.aurin 3
home was reached. and the residence of
Col. kearney was on the corner.
At the northeast corner of 18th and r
streets was the frame school house OF DR.
Henry Arnold, and this property was after
that of William J. Stone. On this square
eastward Mr.. Adams. ex-President was
stfil living, as also Mr., Buchanan, after
ward President. and Jefferson Davis. tho
confederate chleftain. The latter In the fl
ties lived on the east side OF 18th street
above f street Among others who lived
after on this square were w. Cost johnson.
Postmaster General: Gen. James Shields
Secretary OF the Treasury; James Guthrie
and Robert Toombs of Georgia and Senator
MeDougail.
Miss Cochran kept boarding house near
the home of Mr.. W. w. King, long clerk
In the general land Office. Mr.. Eiexius
Simms lived eastward, and the corner of
18th street was occupied by Mr.. John T.
Joyce. grocer. Near the corner of l4th