Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
DEBS SPEAKS IN BALTIMORE

the whole square, paying cents per foot.
So. 4Ol.29. Here he erected. fronting G
street, the fine residence which the cor
poration taxed for a value of $500.
This during the residence of the Brad
leys was a noted place for years. Mr..
Bradley was one OF the leading citizens
of Washington. with extensive &C
quaintance with public men. an intimate
personal friend of Henry Clay. Webster
and other whig leaders. connected with
many business enterprises, including the
mail service. and was well versed in local
municipal affairs, reaching the mayoralty
In 1884.
For some years Mr.. Bradley was city
postmaster. Mr.. Bradley later moved and
John Y. Mason of Virginia. who in Presi-
den: Tyler's and Folks administrations
was the Secretary OF the Navy. took the
house and made his home here some
years The family was n large one. OF
ten children. and with the retinue OF
servants necessary to keep up the es-
adjustment it became noted for the hos
pitality dispensed at the numerous en-
tertainments which long We're remem-
bered as most brilliant society functions.
Bought by Holy Cross Sisters.
In 1870 the west half of the square.
with the house, became the property OF
Philip Otterback. It was afterward oc-
cupied by Mrs. Brawner. John Fl. Semmes
and others. and finally fell into the pos
session Oh tHe ClSIeTS Oh tio holy \IOSS,
and is now part Of their academy.
In 1929 others than the Bradley family
came here In 1879 John G. Drummond
and G.. w. Brook bought in the south
east quarter of the square, and the next
year Robert Leckie and Phineas Bradley
bought lots in the east half of the square.
Some improvements followed on 18th street.
Mr. Drummond erected the home in which
he was succeeded by his son Noah. also
in business as carpenter. William
and f. Howard on 9TH street, and at the
corner of 9TH and c streets Thomas
Crown. brother-in-law to Leckie. opened a
grocery in which he was engaged till
railroad near Annapolis. and opened a
general store. the Brownsville of the
present. w. G. Howison continued the gro
Gerry business at eth and c streets. which
ner." designating the drug business there
In the forties John Phillips was on c
street and William Cropley, printer;
Charles Poor, John c. Cook. William
Burch and A. G. Atkinson on 7th street
What was designated as square 400 be-
tween Sth, 9th. b and c streets. in the
beginning lay in both the Burnes and
Young tracts. There were eight lots
plotted and the division was made be-
tween Mr. Carroll and the government
In 1900 lot l. the southeast corner of the
square. was bought by w. S. Chandler
and I and S. through Solomon Etting.
passed to Samuel Blodgett. In 1903
Thomas Turner owned lot 8. on Is street
and in 1904 DR.. William Thornton &C
ouired lots and at marshal's sale.
For twenty years following if the
SQUARE was of more use than for taxable
purposes there is nothing to show 1t on
title records From cents per foot had
the ground value been reduced one-half
and risen to cents. III 1924 Jesse Brown
the proprietor of the Indian Queen Hotel
which was succeeded by the Metropolitan.
f,,,If
afterward bought the fee simple title with
that of the remainder Of the square. This