Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
5th street side was the residence of &
8. Bayly.
PLAYGROUND on Reservation.

The reservation formed by the lines of
Massachusetts avenue. l and 9Th streets
was merged in the bed of the streets
and its three lines were difficult to locate
AS a playground IL was appreciated by
the boys. In the presidential campaigns
the boys and men of wing proclivitles
usually raised flagpole to throw tbs
names of the candidates to the breeze.
and the welkn was made to ring with
the political songs Of the day. In the
campaign when Clay and Frelinghupsen
were the standard bearers the boys had
favorite tune. to which the following
words were written:
CLAY. Clay. 'Hysen too
What Will Polk and Dallas do:
China cups and china saucers.
All of them are made of clay.
From 1910 to 1880 the political rallies
in municipal campaigns were also held IN
the reservation.
Square 452 was plated for eleven lots
within the lines of Massachusetts ave-
nue., 9Th, 9TH and l streets. In the east
ern portion lots to and 10 and II were
vested in the United States. . and IN
David Burns. and {. and 8 In Domlnck
Lynch and Comfort Sands. Before le.U
Joseph Cavorchichi. j. Atkinson and l..
Sands had lots Z. S and =. respectively.
these forming the northwest corner of the
square. The government lots were sofa
To Henry Massey in 1902 and for some
years the real estate market was DOR
mant. and but half cent per foot was
the assessment on the ground. In 1917
David Shoemaker owned lot 1. and in
1919 he sold a part of it to William Stew
art. Nathan Smith and c. McNllltams
We're among the first owners of lots D and
6. In 1870 F. and J. r. Dyer owned lots
= and 6. Lot . had a varied history be-
tween 1920 and 1880, and In those ten
years it was owned in succession by
David OFT. Edward De Kraft. Nathan
Smith. David Plowman Thomas Maglii.
James T. Davis and w. II. Harrison
Some Improvement had been made prior
to this period because J. r. Dyer was
assessed for a $1,000 house on lot g;
Charles McWilliams. $500: n Smith. $50.
and David Plowman. 5000. The ground
increased from to ; cents in value per
foot between 1870 and 1880.
Sale of Subdivision.
In 1892 Andrew Rothwell purchased
parts of lots and 6; in 1885 Edward
Dyer part of I, and in 1887 W. Mel.
Grips and John F. Callan lot 8. The
next year William Hoover owned lot y.
Mr.. Rothwell acquired the eastern por-
ton of the square, lots l to 4, 10 and ii.
in 1899, and made subdivision He soon
disposed of the lots, five on l street to j.
c. Mckelden. T. II. Havener. j. II. Long.
]. Sexsmth and B. w. Beall; two on 9th
street to F.. Iddens. and eight on Massa-
chusetts avenue to j. b. Phillips. BY TINS
creased on the assessment books and the
improvements were listed to j. r. Dyer.
s. 300, lot 8; G.. McWilliams. $1,000, lot Z;
David Plowman. $3.50; Nathan Smith,
81 200 and Thomas Magil. 5000.
Mr.. Phillips erected on his sublots fac
ing Massachusetts avenue the brick build
ings. which are yet standing, known as
Phillips rows. At the time they were re-
garded as one OF the finest improvements
in Washington. Tenants and purchasers
We're soon found for houses in Phillips
row. John Marion, an assistant poStmas-
ter general, being one of the investors.
Among the occupants We're James Phil
lips, Prof. Charles j. Nourse. principal of
the Central Academy. 10th and f streets.
and Rev. w. A. Harris of the Church of
the Ascension. Other residents on Mas
sachusetts avenue We're Jesse Plowman,
who succeeded his father. David. as car
penter and builder; Thomas Triplet. book
binder: Joseph Peerce, Isaac Iddings and
Charles Johnson.
A neat cottage was built at the corner
OF 9th street by Mr.. Phillips, and after
he had vacated it, the cottage was rented
in the fifties to James Moore of the United
States treasurer's office.
Mr.. Rothwell's Activities.
Meals wood and coal yard was located
on lot 8, corner of Massachusetts avenue
and 7th street, in the forties. and some
years later both the property and the
business were purchased by George w.
Utermehle. South of the woodward Mr..
Rothwell. who owned the l street corner
of the square. conducted a printing Of
flee. Mr.. Rothwell worked as. a printer
at the case early in his life and in the
thirties he published paper and carried
on job printing office on the avenue near
AZ street In 1899 he was elected col
lector of taxes and filled the office for
twelve years, being succeeded by r. ].
Roche.
Late in the forties Mr.. Rothwell built a
store at the corner of eth street and
! street. DR.. w. J. C. Duhamil,
who was as we'll known in corporation
matters and in local military affairs in
the medical profession. lived in the dwell
ing above the store. Mclntire, McPher-
son and DR.. E. NJ. Chaplin were some of
the druggists who conducted a store in
the premises.
Columbus Drew. we'll known typo, who
afterward was prominent as an editor and
publisher in Florida: F. S. Durham, a
teacher. and r. Griffith, carpenter, were
among the residents on the street side of
this block. JAMES CROGGON.