Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-13

NourSe. $50 18th and r streets. ant
Blakes heirs. 500 on street.
Late in the decade Joseph Abbott own
ed lott. on which were a frame shop and
two stables. There Andrew J. Joyce. long
a coach builder. opened busn ess in the
forties.
Treasury Department Finds New
In 1888. when it's third fire rendered it
homeless, temporary quarters for the
Treasury Department were found in the
three west buildings on the avenue. and II
remained here while the new structure
was in process Of construction. for which
provision was made by act of July 4,
1885
AT this period there were on the avenue
front. George Lamb, saddle and harness
and trunk store: E. Sheriff tailor; Nc
Cormick and James Alexander. with some
18th street. In the forties DR.. Randall
had been succeeded by DR.. J. NJ. Thomas
and there were ]. H. hewitt & Co.'S stove
and tinware store: D. Brown. cabinet
maker: Prof. F. c. Lab5e. dancing mas
ter: James Shakelford. Thompsonian doc
tor; S. w. Handy's grocery store: Mrs
c. Sti'son's boarding hous' and others.
When Stephen a. Douglas entered on
his congressional career in 1S43 he took
rooms at Mrs. StilsOns and mace his
the east front of the square was s.
stephens coach shop.
In the square south. 227, there were
sixteen lots which in 1902 were shared
equally by the United States and Barnes.
In 1902 Isaac Pollock bought seven. which
in 1868 went to Van Ness Richard Cults,
then representative in Congress from
Massachusetts,, later a controller of the
Treasury. had several
The ground vas valued at cents and
there were no improvements to be listed.
In 1918 E. 6. Handy had lot l. corner OF
14th and streets, and David Carroll
leased the north half of Il, on 18th
street. The next year G. McHugh leased
In the same lot. and NV. Patterson part Of
II. on E street. In 1929 Elizabeth Vallatte
bought in lot I. at 14th and D streets
j. P. Van Ness acquired nine lots and
William WOrm1ey bought in lot Is. front
ing on E street Five to 3 cents was the
ground value in the twenties. and the
imp improvements were listed: D: Parker,
500. lot I: G. Mccoy. $500. lot IL; e.
Pack. $3.50. lot Ii. and Mrs. vallatte, $3.50
lot Is.
BY the thirties some small houses ap-
pearsd and the ground was taxed for a
to IL cent per foot value. Daniel Par
and 18th streets; Mrs. Vallatts. $500
In lot IL. 18th street. and Gen. Van Ness,
$50. $500. $500 $50 on D street and 500
on 18th street
The triangular square formed by Ohio
avenue. ID. 14th and 18th Streets-22S-Nas
In 1872 assigned TO Burns. and in 1897
was owned by Thomas Law and by his
estate for many years.
BY the thirties the ground on the 14th
street corners was valued at 10 cents per
taxed for $50. 1t was owned by John
Law In 1903. and the first direct deed
was made In 1874 to Margaret Pettibone
for part of lot on 18th street. neat
two-storied frame residence was erected
by William Pettibone. well known book
binder and a popular citizen, who served
as representative In the councils.
The angular square south-No. go
formed by Ohio avenue, G and 10Th streets.
consisting of five lots in 1888 was ap-
portioned to Burns heir. Marcia Burns.
and the United States. In 1902 q value
OF 4 cents vas placed on the ground Law
had acquired three Of the five lots in
!Va. and one OF these. corner OF c and
1hth streets. went to Richard Cults in
1918 and to M. Keene in 1921
Then the ground value per foot was
D to cents. and the improvements were
charged: n. Keane. $3.50 on lot 4. cor
ner OF 10Th and G streets. a pretty cot
tage; Lavinia Phillips. 1928, lot 5, north
Of the above.
In 1927 Sally Mcdowell bought part OF
the same lot and was after assessed for
500. when the ground was from 8 to IL
cents per foot. About these houses were
some sycamore trees and south was a
pond of generous dimensions After a fire
George T. Raub took a lease on lot
and later acquired full title Moving his
soap and candle works from the neigh
borhood of the Long bridge, he erected
a residence and carried on business till
war times.
Tiber Creek Confined.
Square go. which laid mostly in the
Tiber river. had its south bounds defined
after the canal wall had been constructed
with the lines of 14th, 18th and c streets
Of twelve lots those with even numbers
were, In 1893, apportioned to the United
States and the others went to Uriah For
rest. Benjamin Stoddert and David
Burnes. Before the corporation assumed
jurisdiction the odd numbered lots were
sold by the collector of Prince George
county to James Williams. 1t then was
assessed at cents per foot. In 1917 Col.
Cults owned six of the lots, but no use
was made of them.
After the ground was filled in about
lS52 small warehouse was erected on
the corner of 14th and B streets, and later
was for few years used by William
Morrow. grocer. on F. street near 13h
street: as a broom factory. This in the
ioto I'M lles was destroyed by nre.
In 1871 David g. Day bought the site
lot l and established a wood and coal
yard. Mr.. Day was long engaged here.
and his little Office became well known
when the publc-spirited citizens or
ganized a patrol service to assist the
police in preserving order. for 1t was the
meeting place of the second ward patrol.
Happily the necessity of such was but
rare.
In the twenties aside from those named
above there were Lewis Lehman, father
OF the late Columbus Denham, long a
oookbinder; William Eisenback, Treas
ury messenger; Mrs. Sarah Mcdaniel,
James Barron, w. B. Dyer and Ann
Sanders. on 14th street
In the thirties there were there Mrs.
Margaret Cunningham. Thomas Williams
and j. P. Robinson: on 18th street was
Charles Beat. gardener to the President;
on f. street George Mccoy a colored
pla sterer; on D street. ]. B. Tanning
VINO manufactured backing: Eli Davis.
shoemaker, and Ann Dyer.
In the forties James Daley had a black
smith shop and George McDuell a wood
ana coal yard on 18th street.
Lan2don and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LANGDON, June b. 1905
Miss Lulu Baker. daughter of j. j.
Baker. has gone to Scranton. Pa. to at
tend the graduation ayorcicac bor