Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-10

7th and 1 streets assessed at $500; G..
Daily. a $500 improvement south and a
Mrs. Hayes had a small frame on the
north side of l. street between sth and
9th streets.
These four squares in the portion of the
Port Royal tract owned by Dominick
Lynch and Comfort Sands, were, prior to
1900, involved in the Greenleaf contract.
but there is no evidence that he made
any improvements. For many years less
Nhan a cent per foot was the appraise-
ment of the ground. though the selling
price reached cents, but not till the
forties had the city authorities put that
value on the ground.
Square 426, between X, L. It'll and 9Th
streets. of twelve lots, l. 3. and being
the corners, in the division was assigned
to Lynch and Sands in 1895. The next
year Joseph Cooache had lots 3, and 8,
George Lewis lots I, and 10. and John
Atkinson lot II. In 1900 ]. Bernaben had
lot s and Lawrence Sands lots 9. ) and g..
In 1906 Joseph Taylor had lots l. and
10, which, through Thomas Cottrell three
years later and NJ. Ward the following
year. went. in 1912. to John Eastburn, at
which time jeremiah Warder had lot IL.
In 1914 r. c. Sands had lots 2. > and g..
w. R. Wilcox in 1918 owned lots and g..
and the next year sold lot 8 to Patrick
Frazer ct al. for the African School So
ciety. as stated. In 1890 Joseph Haskell
owned lot 3. and the next year Thomas
f. Anderson lot O. corner of 7th and l.
streets. Zach Halle in 1924 had lot ):
Joseph Martin lot 4. and John Easburn
lots l and 10: in 1926 John Lynch ct al.
. and Il; in 1893 Daniel Serrin I, and r..
Semmes IL. The next year Aaron Van
Coble 3: in 1881 Eleanor De Kraft 3 and
John A. Wilson IL in 1888; Julia w.
Sands 2 the next year. and John kedglie
q in 1885. In 1886 John and Asa B. Glad
mon owned in and Thomas Magill In o.
Two years later Edmond Kane lot 2. sell
ing to Joseph Harbaugh, and G. G. Car
roll 1 and 10. In 1889 w. T. Griffith
owned lot L. Alex. Leadingham and Elijah
Lazerby in Z. Andrew Kothwell 10 and
Joseph Harbaugh II, and in 1910 John
Haggerty was In Z.
AS explained the Haskell property at
Sth and X streets was listed in the TWEEN
ties. 1t was owned by Mrs. Dekrafft in
the thirties and occupied prior to the for
ties by Daniel Gold, congressman
clerk. who later was on 9th street. -. T.
Griffith, a leading merchant tailor of halt
century or more ago. erected on stree,
two two-story, attic and basement brick
dwellings, of which he and A. H. Young
a grocer. later a city post Office clerk
were occupants a long time. The Glad
mons. Downing. Lazenby and Haggerty
improved their holdings on Sth and L
streets. On Mr.. Harbaugh's lot facing
the market was fine brick building
where Valentine Harbaugh, long drug.
sist, resided many years.
Homes in Square 400.
1t was not until the forties that square
4O2 west of the above described, com
menced its career a seat for homes
etc. but in few years there were some
very creditable improvements. fine res
| licences making their appearance. In the
lands of Lynch & Sands when the city
was laid off the twelve lots. /. 3, Z and !
being the corners. were In 1895 appor
! toned to the United States. though in
| Guided in the Greenleaf bargain and later
owned by Godfrey and others. In the
| latters name the lots were carried on thu
| tax books at valuation of few cent:
per foot for forty years.
| The first transfer was that Of lot IL OF
18th street to w. King. jr.. in 1910, fol
| lowed the next year by that of lot OF
the northeast corner of the square Il
| William Johnson. who erected IA fran,
| house, and to Henry NJ Moffatt, who
| bought the south front lots to 3. and IL
/ 1872 Daniel Gold. who lived there last
/ bought these. selling lot l and part o
| lot to Jonathan T. Walker. Mr.. Colo
erected a residence on the present site o
the Mount Vernon NJ. E Church South
4 Ny. Walkers purchase was of 15 fee
! front by 100 feet deep at the northwes
: corner of Sth and * streets. the considera
ton being 81 POO and ne at once improve,
| the same. erecting a row of five hand
some three-story brick residences. maxim,
! his home AT the corner. On the rear o
| his home lot was carpenter shop, the US