Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07

corner belonged to Washington BOYD,
United States marshal, after passing
through the hands of Ignatius Howe, long
constable; Edward Simms an old-time
grocer, and DR.. Hamilton Howe to John
Howe. The elder Howe was long an en-
ploye of the navy yard as peace officer
of the old regime, one of the sons follow
ing his example by serving on the Metro
poitan police.
The two lots on and 18th street, IA
and 16, were In the twenties owned by
John Cox, afterward by Jared Mackenny
and Col. Henry Naylor In 1920 the two
corners had small improvements. that at
o street a $3.50 valuation and that at
N street, two houses valued at a few hun
dred dollars each. Four cents per foot was
the ground valuation.
Property Of Frederick Spicer.
The two lots at 10th and N street in 1841
became the property Of Frederick Spicer.
then and for years a prominent butcher.
who also succeeded to dozen or more Of
the lots then vacant
In square No. 1901 the commission plated
twenty building lots, Messrs. Prout & King
being the proprietors In 1895 Tristan Dali
ton, partner of Greenleaf and one Of the
first senators from Massachusetts, pur-
chased in the square. and Louis Deblois in
1871 bought in lots at the corner of 18th
and streets. In 1904 w. Brock and W.
Lambell leased lot 8. J. Perkins, lot 49,
Timothy Crowley and James Fry lot s.
In 1905 John Hyatt, lot u. and in 1906 r.
H. Picknan leased lot 8, all on 18th street
1t does not appear that the Improvement
was at rapid rate. for the corporation
books show the following valuation DIN
1907: Crowley & Fry, lot s, $500; r. H.
Picknall, lot 8, $780, and John Hyatt, lot
IL, 500.
Houses More Costly.
W. Venable and Lewis Talbert bought lots
10 and II, corner of N and 18th streets, III
1907. John and Timothy Crowley took the
lease on lot in 1909, and James Kemp and
E. Grant a deed for lot in 1911. The
next year the Perkins lease in lot 18th and
n streets was taken by Michael Quigley,
who obtained deed, and A. Sierra got deed
to lot 8. In 1911 Samuel N. Smallwood had
the corner of 11tn and o streets, in lots
and ). In 1918 lots and go to H. Burford
and G. Cox, respectively, and In 1873 X
Mitchell had lots and ).
The ground rate was, in 1920 four cents
and but four improvements were rated:
Richard Carter, on lot ., for $500; q. Cox,
ship carpenter, lot 9, $500; Michael Quigley,
ship carpenter, lot II, $3.50, and I. Crowley
5000, lot 8. In 1880 the ground valuation
was reduced to one and one-half cents. w.
Magil, the toll gatherer on the bridge, lived
at 18th and o streets. and was taxed on
$500. Mr.. Mitchell was assessed on $780,
and Mr.. Crowley had so improved that he
was taxed on $1,000 house.
Buildings on " ater Front.
and 10Th streets. h ad a water front, and in
the first quarter OF the century there were
some improvements, buildings assessed to
the Blodgett heirs, of $3.50 value.
Opposite the space known as square south
of 1901, originally vested in Prout & King
the northwest corner, fronting 80 feet on o
street, in 1875 went to Tristan Dalton; In
1897, to L. Deblois; in 1907, to N. Voss, and
in 1859 Samuel N. Smallwood and Commo-
dore Tingey were in possession. The Navy
Yard Bridge Company, in 1920, bought in
this square, for the act prescribed its loca-
ton upon it, and the bridge was erected and
the route across the branch established. In
1S4l the company sold the ground to Philip
Otterback, with the exception of that neces-
sary for the roadway to the bridge, as also
the water rights.
Erection of Stone Mill.
The ground at the southwest corner of
o and 18th streets was early occupied by
some dwellings, a Mr.. Hutchinson living
there for some time, and later, about sixty
years ago, the stone mill, yet standing, was
built by William H. Arnold who carried
on a milling business some years. On the
opposite side of 18th street the grocery
and warehouse of Philip Otterback and a
wharf.
In 1856 a large three-masted schooner
took on a cargo of railroad ties at Otter
backs wharf and sailed on a Saturday
night. The next day Ned Joyce, one of
oiteI SldNcS, was AhoSiA6, Uul
having been SO many years faithful 1t
could not be believed that he had run away,
and thorough search was made for him.
without success. Finally the conclusion
was reached that he had been persuaded to
sail on the schooner. The mystery was not
cleared up until after the emancipation,
when he one day called on the family and
explained that he had been persuaded to
leave and had been enjoying freedom at the
north.
G. A Bohrer moved from Georgetown in
diver Nv ,nnly oy,1 1aY
Gadds
X A. Gates kept a store on 18th street
below NJ in 1920, and the family is still
represented here.
Horse Power Grist Mill.
About 1880 John Judge bought on 18th
street between N and o streets and erected
dwelling well as a frame grist mill,
where he carried on business some years,
using horsepower.
southwest corner of 18th and streets,
and after his death the family remained
here many years. Most of the n street
front was laid out as a garden. The Sem
Nicholas.
Mai. William Bailey, who died a few
years ago, when nearly ninety years OF age,
came upon the scene in 1890, and for many
years was an employe of the navy yard,
and some of the family are yet in the
ueighborhood Maj. Bailey was in the war
U
heretof were William Baldwin, butcher;
Mrs Bradman, John Rollins B. Murphy,
L. Parker Richardson, T; Roby,, w. Mac,
Doweu, B. Bryan, T Butler, B. Lucas and
James Hggs on near 18th street.
In 1885 Hezekiah Anderson, Richard
Brooks, Mrs Ober, Richard Tenley, Benja-
min Jones' R. Cole, D. Cunningham. w.
Bailey and others were here.
Soothing Fiddler Converted.
In the middle of the century the we'll
known MacKennys-Jared. Edward and
Benson-blacksm the Quigleys, wheel
wrights and smiths; Butler Howe, consta-
BILE; Bland founder; Cunningham, machin-
ist: the Talberts, ship carpenters; VIM.
simmons. COOPER and others of the older
families were on nth street, which also
had as residents George Clark, B. Carrico,
r. Brooks Mr.. Bryan, H. Anderson Mrs.
b Davis H. Gee, John Gibson, Joseph Cor
DON Thomas Hiland S. Langley, John Lit
tie. NJ. Nalley, j. Osborn. William Parsons,
H. Padgett, w. Pegg. Mrs. Parsons kept
grocery, and Addison & Cockrell conducted
a grocery, -four and feed store and lumber
ward near the bridge.