Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
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Capital city he came here about 1794 ana
invested his entire fortune, taxing up ms
residence in Georgetown. He served IN
1901 as commissioner and for some
years was the postmaster in Georgetown.
appoin ted In 1903. Later he returned 10
mis- native state. serving in his later years
as surveyor of the port OF Boston.
Mr.. Greenleaf. who was or me nrn
about three years, was native or MaSsa-
chusetts, but came here from Fennsyi-
vania In 1893 and for fifty years was ne
associated with Washington real estate
in the early days being the largest owner.
Thus Lear & Co. had personnel whose
occupations and interests were not con-
fined to merchandising.
Mr.. Coles carried on business here as q
merchant a few years and in 1sU John
Davidson acquired lot and the wharf
and for long time was in business here.
There is no record of division of square
3. west of 9th street between G and II
streets, and originally 1t was regarded as
the water lots connected with square
on the east. In the apportionment Mr..
Peter took the north half lots to IL in
1892. which In 1795 went to Thomas Clark
and w. 8. Chandler, who had wharf
rights, and In 17OS John Templeman had
the rest of the square, which in 1905 went
to Benjamin Stoddert.
In 1909 James Wilson bought half lot
on Goth street. In 1915 Howes Colds
borough had lot 4 on G street and II on
26th street and r. G.. Go!dsborough had
lumber yard on the wharf. In 1880 the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal acquired
property through this square.
Government Acquires Lot.
Square @ east OF Rock creek. in the
lines of III, 27th I street and Virginia
avenue, was in 1895 partitioned. David
Peter taking lot and the government lot
g. In 1903 BENJAMIN Stoddert had lot 2.
which passed to A. Van Bibber. and in
1906 it is owned by Walter HELEN. A
frame house is noted upon it in 1918 and
the name of d. Hodson appears.
In 1880 the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company acquired the portion Of the
square required for its line. and, con-
structing dam, closed the creek for uses
other than for canal purposes. In 1887
Joseph Boulanger owned here, as did in
1S4f Capt. Easily. and later Andrew
Hoover had lime kiln.
Square g. between Virginia avenue. 18th
and l streets. was of eight lots. which in
1897 were apportioned. The year before
Morris and Nicholson mOrtgaged lot to
Col. Uriah Forrest, and James Wilkinson
owned the square. In 1902 John Temple
man owned lot /, Virginia avenue and
23th street. and four years later Walter
HELEN bought it. Mr.. Stoddert acquired
lots and Z. north. w. w. Corcoran
bought lots "a and IS in 1889. the west end
Of the square.
The triangle known as square z, south
of the above, was apportioned In 1877
and forty years after DR.. Henry Hunt
owned in it.
Square II, between 25th and 26th.
H and l streets. of seventeen lots. divided
in 1896 was included in Morris and Mich
olson's mortgages. and ten were con-
veyed in 1902 to Benjamin Stoddart. r.
Thomas in 1903 had three lots, corner
18th and H streets. In 1927 Jasper Cope
had three lots, and III. X. Randall one on
18th street. In 1880 Col. G. Bomford had
a lot on 25th street: in 1892 s. c. Gram
mer one on H street; Jasper Cope on
18th street. In 1886 James Larner at
the corner of 25th and II streets. and the
next year DIR. Hunt had two lots.
25th and H streets. the two lots were
vested in Mr.. Peter in 1907. and remained
in his estate until bought by Col. 3.
Ogle Taylor in 1871.
Peter Sells Lots.
The three lots of square IL, formed in the
lines of Virginia and New Hampshire ave-
nues and 26th and G streets. were in the
name of Peter till 1896. when s. D. King
bought one. and three years later A. b.
Mclean had another.
Square 10. formed by New Hampshire
| avenue, 25th. F and G streets. had a
SiihAioie carly iiStoEy. Duillop oWHeO
lots 1 and 9, r and 18th streets. in 1920.
| In 1882 five of it's ten lots were included
i'm the governments donation to the or
phan asylums of the city and were decided
to st. VincentS Asylum.
In the early days to cents was the
value of the ground. Then improvements
were listed i'm square and lot y. 9th and ii
streets. $500. Thomas Herbert: lot II, 18th
| street, $3.50: square 8. lot 1, F street and
New H9nnShira horf
| lot .. Lear's wharf, 9th and G streets. in
the name of B. Washington, s., 600; square
| IL, lot 3. John Coles. 5000. and lot 4, Wal
ter Heller. 81 600, both on G street.
Gen. Jacob d. Brown, commanding the
army. lived in the former several years
prior to his death in 1928. and Mr.. Heller,
then superintendent of stamps in the
Treasury had his home here.
In 1880 cents was the appraisement in
square 8, west of 26th street between q
and H streets, and the improvements
| listed were house to Mary Wilson,
81 200, on 9th street, and two buildings to
H. Goldsborough, $500 and Sl5O. The
same rate was In square south and
Davidson was assessed on $1,000. On
square II but two houses were listed:
James Dunlop, $1,000. and Thomas Peter,
81 500.
Among others in this section in the
forties, apart from the few named above,
Mrs. Anderson on street, John Coburn
on G street, then in the lime business; A.
Ferguson, William Herbert, D. Moran and
William Thomas are recalled.
JAMES CROGGON.