Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
Four Squares Between 9th,
9TH, B and D Streets.
BUT TWO SETTLERS IN 1926
Grown Into Village-Like Neigh
borhood Quarter Century Later.
SOME EARLY JEWELLERS THERE
Quilt Rafies-Resort for Militia
men-Property Owned by the
United States.

There were laid out on the plan OF
Washington in the lines OF oh, 18th. Ii and
ID streets southwest four building squares
which were numbered Az. 46S, S. 463 and
4ai. Three of these were In the tract OF
Burnes' and the other in Young's lands.
the line between them falling IN the bed
of Virginia avenue.
a part OF this. about the Il ard 9th
streets cOrier. was somewhat marshy for
it was not far south OF the bend in the
Tiber from east to north course.
Other portions. however. furnished
passable building sites. Not 4 little WIS
used for gardening purposes.
In the first quarter CT The last century
there were but one or two settlers. About
|. 1850 1t had become one OF the many vii
lagelike neighborhoods Of Washing on.
The square between r, 9Th and 1ih
streets and Maryland avenue of six org
inal lots IN 1886 was DIVIDED. Daniel Car
roll acquiring those lots IN the west part
or the square and in 1901 those IL, the
east part from the United States. About
this time George Jacobs name attAc..cs
to lot q. corner Of 18th and 3 streets.
where in 1sC2 Improvements of sl3o are
listed. The ground Is listed at : cents
1pr foot.
David Hepburn in 1862 leased all the
square excepting the southwest part. lot
Is. and erected about the middle of The
square a 500 house fronting Maryland
ave nue.. Mr.. Hepbui WAS a maste- brick
layer for years. and besides iocGl work
did much for the govern nent including
the building of Fort Caswel!. y. Z. Il
long resided Ia South Washingto on. and
numerous scendants are living there.
Allen Allsnderfer's name is substituted
for Jacobs in 1906. He is listed for q $3.50
Improvement. while the rate TO: the
ground is reduced to I cent. No changes
n han rad
Eollenger, a gardener. is located on 9Th
strfe ct. and Abraham Bradley. Sd. buys in
lot 6.
In 1929 Mr. Carroll made thirty-nine
sublots of the square. The value had
risen TO from ) to 8 cents per foot on the
corporation books. Sales were made to
F. A. Flaglnr. n. Drummond and Peter
Callen. and Solomon Hubbard and Joel
The next year Jeremiah Indermaur
bought one subiot and leased another:
Michael Horning and ]. r. Philips leased
In 1892 Phillips lease went to Washington
Robey, who transferred to Obadiah Simp-
son and ]. NJ. Neale.
In 1888 Thomas Lloyd owned su!,lot
and two years later three others fronting
. OIL eth street. and James II. Birch four
, subs on Maryland avenue.
| Noel Perrin. q gardener. was at the
northeast corner of IT., street and Mary
land avenue in 1890. Peter Callen is as
sessed on $500 improvements there on lot
| y.
improvements. Mr.. Indermaur and his
son Jerry spent nearly tier Whole lives
as nlachinists in the washington arsenal.
Resort of Militiamen.
After the death Of the elder popular
beer saloon was located here and con-
Quoted by II. G. Torch. who had served
years as a sergeant in the regular army.
Many interested in the local military were
wont to resort here.
Mr.. Lloyd. proprietor OF the Union
Steamboat Hotel on eth street. opposite
the Washington market. had his family
residence with fine garden at the SOUTH
east corner of Il and 9TH streets. and to-
|, day descendants to the fifth generation
are living here.
On the alIey.in the center of the square
was a brick building used slave pen
or Georgia jail, In which for twenty years
before the war some of the incidents of
the trade in human chattels took place
While it was known as place for buying
and selling, il was also utilized by some
OF the District slave owners when they
desired to discipline their servants and
some such are living today who can tell
how frightened they We're when told
the doors were locked that they were to
go to Georgia. Early I'm the fifties 1t be-
came known throughout the country
through the capture OF number of
slaves who, led by Drayton and Scars.
had sailed on the schooner Pearl. bound
slaves to embark, but the schooner was
OverGaul"d down the river and brought
back. While Drayton and Sears with the
crew were taken to the county Jail and
afterward tried and convicted. the cargo
of slaves we've march d to the Georgia
rer. and needless to say. some were sold
and carried south and others returned 10
service.
In the forties John T. Cassell a painter
settled on the corner Of 9TH street and
Maryland avenue. and WAS here i'm bust
ness and had his home many years. first
As a master painter ard afterward IL
grocer. Among others residing on Mary
land avenue were J. J. Fowler carpenter;
J. w. Nye contractor: John b. Carroll
tailor: c. Flaeler. Mrs II. Clark. James
Cannon. ". Dorsey and Benz. Coe. hack
inca. or thc l: street front was Henry
Hardy. once principal OF the fourth dis
ir;ct s,:.."oi. and for some years cornec. cd
with the National Intellgencer Also
Richard Pollard. W. II. Richards
her of 9Th street.
Hut two lo's made OF square 4s:s.
between Maryland avenue. 9th. 7.h and G
streets. and lot in 1875 went to the gov
eTnmen: AMI tn" other to Mr.. Carroll. Ia
11aS Samuel Elliot: had iot l. which WAS
sold 10 Robert Kidd III 1852. Three cents
per foot was the FIRST ground value. and
II decrease to half that sum, but before
1870 rose to cents. in the late wen
ties Charles Wilson worked part Of IL
as garden, bat no buildings appeared
til the next decade. r. Fl. Drumno"d -
well known carpenter, took the lease of
The western portion I'm 1873 and transfer
red l. 70 William Bird. who soon after
lad improv ments valued AT S1.2;0 there
on. Lot in 1851 passed 10 the Bank OF
Washington and Mrs Sarah TIA bert In
1888 Bought a. he corner ~ 7th street
and Mary land averue. Mr.. Bird and his
brother Eben each erected homes on
Maryland a"enue, and the former ac-
quir:ng the WHOLE square. did much build
ing.
Row Of Frame Houses.
A row OF half a dozen frame houses on
/ Maryland avenue was built on the west
part Of the square ard long was a store
al the corner. which became widely known
for the weekly guilt rallies which were
held, with dancing accompaniment BY
the boys of the time Rotten Row" par