Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
CHANGES ORDERED
IN STREET NAMES
Engineer Commissioner Makes
the List Public.
SUBURBAN DIVISIONS ONLY
Under Act of Congress Authorizing
Action Outside the City.
OUTLINE OF PLAN ADOPTED
Cities and Geographical Localities
Drawn Upon-Method in Choos-
ing Avenue Names.
SUBURBAN DIVISIONS ONLY
OUTLINE OF PLAN ADOPTED

h Mai. Jay J. Morrow, Engineer Commits
sioner of the District today made known
a list of the names which have been
given to streets. avenues and highways
in that part Of the District lying outside
of the city Of Washington south and
east of the Anacostia river. The plan IS
to complete the permanent system high
way plan inaugurated by an act of Con-
gress several years ago.
AS a result of this plan new names have
been given streets, and at the present
time that section east and south of the
Anacostia river is the only section that
has not been changed The list will af-
feet many thoroughfares. 1t was prepared
under the authority of Congress, which
directs the Commissioners to name and
rename all streets, avenues, alleys and
highways in the District beyond the city.
The plan selected was as follows: Begin
ming at East Capitol street extended and
running north. the names of prominent
men of one syllable in length. alphabet
cally arranged. have been used. South OF
East Capitol street the lettered streets OF
the southeast portion of the city have
been extended until the alphabet was ex-
hausted. and then the names OF cities and
geographical names of one syllable, al
alphabetically arranged. have been used.
until the alphabet was exhausted when
; geographical names of two syllables were
used Where avenues running dtagonally
; were encountered the names Of the south
. ern states were used. Irregular highways
, were called roads Streets running
north and south are numbered in continu-
. alton of the numbered streets of the city
/. proper.
. The changes involve about sixty sub
. divisions but the changes In these sub
I n {H-io innG oil
; been retained wherever possible accord
: ing to the system adopted. One Of the
: principal changes is in Anacostia- where
the existing names of streets, which are
generally named after the Presidents of
the United States. were changed. as the
. names of Presidents have been used in
. another section of the District.
A list of the changes in street names
follows:
Anacostia.
Monroe street changed to Nichols ave-
. nue.. Fillmore street changed to 18th
: street. Polk street changed to Cherry
I street Pierce street changed to 14th
. street Adams street changed to 18th
. street. Taylor street changed to 18th
{ street, Harrison street changed to Good
!. Hope road. Jackson street changed to
!. Anacostia avenue. Washington street
!. changed to Van Hook street. Jefferson
. street changed to Navy avenue.
: Avalon Terrace.
i. Harrison street changed to Good Hope
: road. Jackson street extended changed to
Anacostia avenue. Avalon street changed
: to 10th place, v street changed to Van
!. Hook street.
Barry Farm.
. Howard avenue changed to Howard
. road Summer avenue changed to Sum-
: ner road, Stevens avenue changed to
! Stevens road. A street changed to Eaton
. road. B street changed to Barry road.
. Wade avenue changed to Wade road,
. Stanton avenue changed to Stanton road.
: Sheridan avenue changed to Sheridan
: road, Bowen avenue changed to Bowen
!: road, Pomeroy avenue changed to Pom
: eroy road, Elvans avenue changed to Ell
vans road, Morris street changed to Pom
eroy road. Simms avenue changed to
Stanton road, Joliet street changed to
. Jasper place.
BARNARD & JoHNsoN's ADDITION
: BEVERLY-H street changed to Hayes
: street: G street changed to Grant street.
. BLOOMSBURY PARK - 5Oth place
. changed to Kastle place
. BRYAN'S SUBDIVISION = Cincinnati
street changed to Camden street.
Bruce Hill and Stantontown.
Joliet street changed to Jasper street
! Stanton road or avenue changed to STAN
. ton road; Bruce street changed to Bruce
. place: Hamilton road changed to Missis-
. sippi avenue.
Buena Vista.
. Emporia street changed to Erie street !:
: Frankfort street changed to frankfort
. street; Galveston street changed to Gains
: vile street.
BURLEY'S SUBDIVISION Browning
: street changed to Browning place.
. Burrville.
. Browning street changed to Karl place
. Pratt street changed to Jay street Low
. rie street changed to James place: Dean
street changed TO Bell place; Corcoran
street changed to Hayes court; Garfield
street changed to Gay street
BURRVILLE. BELLS SUBDIVISION
. East avenue changed to Eastern avenue
. BURRVILLE DUNLAPs SUBDIvI-
. SION-Fifty ninth street changed to st.
: Catherine street.
Burrville, Wales Subdivision.
Fiftieth street changed to 55th street.
51st street changed to Seth street. F street
changed to Grant street
BuTTERFIELD's ADDITION TO CON-
GRESS HE1GHTS-No change.
; BUTTERFIELD'S SECOND ADDI-
; TION-No change.
Chichester.
Harrison street changed to Good Hope
iodu, JdChsOH btISet changed to Ana
; costa avenue, Washington street changed
. to Van Hook street.
. CENTRAL HEIGHTS-South avenue
changed to Southern avenue.
CONGRESS HEIGHTS-Hamilton road
changed to Mississippi avenue.
DAVIS FLoYD Ed SUBDIVISION
No change.
Deanwood Heights.
street north changed to Dix street, r
street north changed to Clay street.
street north changed to Blaine street.
District boulevard changed to Eastern
avenue at 6d street, District boulevard
changed to Southern avenue at 6lst street
Duvall's Addition.
Lincoln street changed to Shannon place.
Johnson street changed to Duvall place.
Buchanan street changed to Van Hook
place. Monroe street changed to Nichols
avenue
East Deanwood.
) F street changed to Foote street. z
street changed to Eads street, G street
changed to Grant street. D street changed
to Dix street.