Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27

Chapman of Alabama, Isaac Morse of
louisiana, J. A. Woodward of South Caro-
lima and Strong of New York We're
boarders at the hotel.
In the fifties there were families in the
building, and one or two clubs of young
men had fitted up rooms for reading and
amusement. 1t is related that the land
lords agent would call almost weekly, and
would be given a dollar on account Of the
rent.
During the civil war it became, under
the name Of the old Capitol prison. a noted
place, and here not few executions.
some by gallows, others by shooting, &C.
Cured. Capt. Wirz of Andersonville was
hanged there. All traces of it are now OBJ
residences. in one Of which the late Justice
Field long resided.
In the decade of 1920 to 1880 the ground
was rated at to IL cents per foot. and
c. Byram. 5000: H. Farrells heirs, $500,
and Hazel, 500, lots 2 and 3; NJ. Collins.
$3.50, and Thomas Burch, $3.50, on lot 4;
G. Phillips and w. J. Mccormick. 500,
Ian, $3.50, lot 7; D. Rapine, $1,000. lot 10:
w. ]. Mccormick. $3.50, lot y. all Of
East Capitol street; Daniel Carroll. $1,000
lot II, ETC., LIST and A streets; NJ. Young's
heirs, $3.50, lot WV; G. T. Schaffer, s.. 200,
lot %; Ann Chalmers, $500, lot %, and A.
Robertson heirs, $50, on A street.
Mayor Rapine's Residence.
Daniel Rdplne, printer ana DOOhSeHer,
and about 1915 mayor of Washington, came
on the square in 1905 building fine house
on lot 10, son East Capitol street. Mr..
Rapine was a leading citizen, a man of
letters, and his home was an attractive
one, the scene of many conferences with
the pioneers in the building of the new
city. He served long in the various cor
poration Offices before and after filling the
office of mayor, and was especially active
as a trustee of the public school in the
eastern part of the city.
In 1908 the Boston family came to the
section, Bartholomew Poston buying in
lot 2 on East Capitol street near I'd street.
Fielder Poston, cooperative constable,
few years afterward went to X street near
Rock Creek, but owned property in East
Capitol street section for many years.
Thomas Knowles was on this lot in 1918.
Martin Collins, in 1919, took a lease on lot
4. on East Capitol street, and established a
grocery store which was in existence as
late the forties.
Capt. Benjamin Burch was on East Capt.
toll street prior to 1920, having fine brick
house on parts of lots and s. which was
in its day the finest on East capitol street
and it is still standing The captain was
the doorkeeper of the House of Repre-
Samuel a clerk in the office of the clerk of
the House. Many members of Congress
lived at Capt. Burchs during the sessions
Among those about the twenties were Sena-
VI
ards and S. c. Crafts of Vermont, S. Hale,
n. Upman and Josiah Butler of New
Hampshire, Fl. Peck and John Fay of New
York; j. McCreary, ]. Overstreet and S.
Tucker of South Carolina, Wiley Thomp-
son, G. R. Gilmer and Joel Abbott of
Georgia, Benjamin Hardin of Kentucky,
Col. Robert Allen of Tennessee one of
Jacksons officers in the war of 1872 and
the Indian war, and two men named Smith,
one senator of South Carolina and the
other representative from Virginia
Artillery officer in 1872
Capt. Burch was in the war of 1872, and
was long in command of an artillery COM
pany, and, like his neighbor, Rapine, a
publc-spirited citizens who in his day
served alderman and in other cor
poration Offices w. ]. Mccormick c. By
ram, Thomas Burch, lack Hazel, George
Phillips M. King and Z. d. Brashears in
the twenties acquired property on East
Capitol street, and G. F. Schaffer and Ann
Chalmers on street. In that decade
w. J. Mccormick was at the corner of LIST