Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-26

Southwest OF Dupont Circle. the space
lying between NJ. p, 10Th and 22d
streets was, like the adjacent section
slowly developed though most of it was
suitable for building purposes. 1t was
in the lines of Gen. Lingan and Mr.. Peter
and much of it was apportioned to them
by the commissioners. From the circle
there was a descent south and west,
Slash run being the drain for the sur
face water but there were some undula
lions, few knobs. 1t was long before
single lots We're disposed of. And for a
long time the corporation values CORE
sponded with the private terms-about
half a cent a foot. There grew up in the
southern portion in the thirties settle
ment known far and wide Paddy
Mageetown." L, was the very opposite in
character of buildings and inhabitants to
the present neighborhood.
OF these buildings one of the Magee
houses, a small brick. remains on 10Th
street above NJ, now occupied by Chi
nese laundryman, and although none OF
the other houses dates as far back as the
thirt ties. a few. It Is known, were built in
the following decade.
Brick and Woodyards.
North of these squares houses appeared
at long intervals prior to the sixties, and
on street there were brickyards and
south OF the circle a woodward.
The southeast square in this section.
No 11G, between 10Th. 10th. NJ and N
streets in the Lingan tract OF twenty
four lots. was divided in 1877 In 1903
Charles Jarboe bought lot Il. about the
center Of the 10th street front. and Thorn
as 7 McGrath two years after had a lot,
In 1916 William Godfrey owned lot 10,
on 10Th street, and became 4 resident.
living there until very old age His was
q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. house. George
Walker, a we'll knowno butcher. In 1Sl1
owned four lots on 10th street. including
the corner of NJ street. and here had
house valued at 500 In it James Walker
lived many years. In 1918 Peter Davis,
carter, owned lot IL, on Goth street. and
improved it with a observation-disclosures
house. The following year c. Beat own
ed the lot south. having thereon two
hundred-dollar building James A. Ken
nedy owned lot Z. on 9th street. In lS2l.
Part of it was sold to George p. Max
well, and on this lot afterward was built
a two-hundred-dolla building assessed
10 James A Rawlings. who bought in
1926 William Coombe in 1874 bought
part OF lot 81, on 10Th street, and small
building was erected on it. NJ. Downing
shortly after bought II. In 1925 Patrick
Magee bought lot ! at 10th and NJ streets.
The next year James Walker owned the
four lots on Goth street north Of M street.
and two years later Francis Godfrey
owned lot a. on n street, which he after
ward sold to James Walker.
In 1890 A Jackson was assessed for
$3.50 on the corner of Goth and n streets.
In the same year building on lot 1 was
assessed to Joseph Boulanger for $3.50
Up 10 this time the ground assessment
was expressed in decimals of a cent.
The square west, No. 30, in the lines OF
NJ. n, Goth and Dist streets and New
Hampshire avenue OF eleven lots, in the
division of the property in 1896, was APP
portioned as follows: Lots to 10. the
north part. to Gen. Lingan. the others &c
the United States In 1900 lots i, and IL
corner of Goth and NJ streets. went to P.
Nicklin. and two years later lots to
TO w. Hayman. In 1919, in the partition
of Gen. Lingan's estate. Col. w. b. Ran