Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
the forties had grocery on the east front
of the square.
IN Cnnare 53d

On Square 534.
Square 534, formed by Sd, Az. Is and c
streets. of thirty-four lots. in 1906 was
apportioned. In 1900 four lots had been
disposed of. P Niclxlin and r. E. Griffith
having one on street, and Solomon
Ettins three lots at AZ and c streets. In
1903 two lots on c street and five on AZ:
street were in the name of Benjamin
Stoddert, and in 1906 William kean had
five lots on b street, extending from the
AZ street corner. Conveyances did not
appear again till 1892, when John Graeme
owned lot 10 on B street, and a 20O-dol-
lar improvement is listed shortly after, in
the name of Julia Thompson. In 1927
John Eyre owns lots and Ii. on c and
4E streets. respectively: II. h. Randall
has IL and 10 on Al, street. and John A.
16 on AZ street In 1899 P. Hofrer and c.
Smith each have a lot on c street. In
1882 Ulysses Ward owns 81 and Charles
Lyons 80 on Sd street. In 1880 d. d. Ar
den has nine lots. four on Az street and
the others on the north front. The next
year L. D. and W. S. Drummond own
lot IA on ~ street. and in 1888 w. G. w.
White lots q and 81 to "a. and J. s.
Clarke lot 20 on Sd street. In 1884 w. w.
Stewart owns three lots in the north
east part Of the square: J. T. Clarke
afterward owns one. and w. H. Orme the
one adjoining. In 1855 Murray and
Semmes own two lots; G. Phillips, G..
Brooks and H. Douglas one each. In
1910 J. Rhodes and Clorinda Thorn each
own in lot on G street. and c. Miller
in 10 on AZ street. In the thirties Jo-
seph Church lived near the corner of
Maryland avenue and Az street. On Al
street there lived William Herman and
Robert McGown, and on Sd street Miss
Mary Thorn.
The square south, $50. was of eighteen
original lots. and Nicklin & Griffith. in
1900. had a lot. and two years later Gen.
Van Ness had six lots. mostly in the
west part of the square. There were no
improvements noted or for that matter
few conveyances till the forties.
Ulysses Ward had three lots. Inez B.
Palmer two and j. b. German and James
Young one lot each in 1893. In 1885 w.
c. Orme owned lot 10, on Sd street, and
IA. on G street. In the forties the well
known Grinder family lived on G. street
Mrs. Handy on D street and Charles Kier-
nan had grocery at the corner of AZ
and d streets.
The latest constructed squares, c. and
separate them from the Mall. and Maine
avenue came into being, marking the
north line of these squares. Maryland
avenue, with Sd. 4th and 9th streets, be-
ing the other lines.
First Deed in 1928.
That east of AZ street was designated
as square c. The commissioners of the
lowlands disposed of the lots, the frs,
deed being executed in 1928 to r. Semes
for lot on Maryland avenue.
In 1880 G. F. Berry had lot on Maine
avenue. which went to D. Riddick two
years later. and n. B. Haswell owned on
~ street, which in 1899 went to Camalla
Coddington. Solomon Drew purchased on
Maryland avenue. near the corner of Sd
street, in 1886, erecting home in which
he lived some years. Mary A. Hall came
to this locality in 1889, erecting the brick
building on Maryland avenue, east Of AZ
street, now used for educational purposes
for the colored race.
In 1912 John NJ. Young. prominent In
the coach making business, bought on
Maine avenue and the family home was
long here. Archibald Crawfords carpen-
ter shop was for some years at the cor
ner of Maine avenue and Sd street. w.
Hill lived on Maryland avenue near Sd
street.
The other square. D, in whose making
was required the bed of B street from
~ to 9Th street. and original square NV:
432, was opened for settlement about
1880. In that year William Franklin
bought part lot 8, with a frame house.
and A. White owned in the lot, as did
Thomas Donoho, In 1892 Caleb Barn
house owned In lot 8. adjoining, in 1896,
having carpenter shop, and G. Burnett
and Samuel Smith In lot Z. In 1887 p. w.
Browning owned and lived on lot 8, and
the following year John Purdy owned in
lot II, near the corner Of 9Th street. In
$40 W. A. Bradley acquired several lots
in the southwest part Of the square; Will
liam H. Gunnell in lot 8. on Maryland
avenue; EliXius Semmes in the northeast
portion. on Maine avenue and AZ street,
and John Fleming on AZ street.
In the fOrties there were other pur-
chasers of lots. builders and settlers.
Among those on Maryland avenue was
Thomas K. Gray, long a tailor. afterward
in the wood and coal business, a promi-
nent Methodist and Odd Fellow. One
iron worker on Maine avenue. and an
other. long a printer, yet resides at the
old home. John Springman, father of
the brothers of that name in the ox-
press business, and of the well known
Jim Springman of the u. S. marshaPs
office: p. w. Browning. a leading mer-
chant tailor; James .Kel1eher, then a
hackman. afterward in the livery bust
ness: Anthony Manyett, founder: Fred
erick Duff. news and periodical agent
Of extensive local patronage. as he was
art, carpenter. and James McPeak. On
AZ street there were John Smithson.
machinist. and John Fleming, a livery
man. On Maine avenue was the foun-
dry of Mr.. Manyett, which afterward
was known as Riders foundry: the
cabinetmaker's shop or A. w. Yeat-
man; A Dorsey, machinist. and the
residence of Rev. Mr.. Matchett.
JAMES CROGGON.