Evening star., 1909-03-03
HISTORIC PLACES
IN HISTORIC CITY
Many Points of Interest in the
Nations Capital.
MARKED FOR SIGHTSEERS
Committee Makes 1t Easy for In
auguration Visitors.
HANDY LIST FOR REFERENCE
Every Section of Washington Holds
It's Share of Sites of Importance
in the History of the Nation.
Committee Makes It Easy for In
auguration Visitors.
HANDY LIST FOR REFERENCE
WEST OF U. S. CAPITOL.

~ Nortb t'apjtoI street between
~ and G. streets, west side. On TINS si'e
George Washington began the erecii"I ol
"a winter residence for his own use ptil
did not live to complete IT, inns Is pTo
ahIv the site referred to in the Will OF
1aoree Washington. dated July, 1iJ9' as
original lots in square ga, Whlch were
purchased by him for SH3, with the con
dition that he should build two brlck
houses three stories high each on theni
No . Northeast corner of street
aud New Jersey avenue. Site OIL Ola
Baltimore and Ohio railway station.
No s. Southwest corner of III and
North Capitol streets. rms bullolnS 10
Yha original government printing once
No 4 Southeast corner New Jerse!
aycnue and j street. site OF reSldeH'S
of stephen \. Douglas senator from
Illinois and candidate for the presidency
No. 5. .oa street. Gen. L. s. Grant
md later Gen. w I. Sherman resided IN
this house.
No 6. 20. j street. Matthew g. En-,
cry. last mayor OF Washington resioeu
in this house.
No : Northwest corner of Pennsyl-
xauia avenue and I'd street. On this
site was the first railway STATION III
Washington.
No & 80 Pennsylvania avenue. In
mis- building the L. S. Supreme Court
met after the burning of the Capltoi IN
ISL
No o. Northwest corner PennSylVaniS
avenue and Sd street. wee PreslueH'
HANNIBAL Hamlin resided in TINS mousse
No 10 Southwest corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 3d street (Mades' Ho-
tell. Gen. John A. Sutter, on whose
property gold discovered IN taIl-
rornia died in this house in 1850.
M IL jackson Hall, 339-41 Pennsyl-
xauia avenue a ball for the benefit of
the poor was held here on President
Tavlor's inauguration in 1s49.
No H. 2I0 Sd street. Franklin PIERCE
Jonathan Cilley. James NJ. Mason and
Robert c. Winthrop while members OF
Congress resided in this house
No IS 228 Sd street. President Fiji.
more resided here While member Oh
Congress.
No. IA 3OS street. Site of the home
of Francis Scott Key, author of star
Spangled Banner.
No. 10. $40 c street. Daniel Webster
resided in house on this site
No l6. 312 street. Henry Clay re-
sided in house on this site.
No. II. 31S street. John c. Free
mont the Pathfinder and first republican
candidate for the presidency, lived IN this
house
No Is. 334 G street. Thomas II. Ben
ton, senator from Missouri, resided in this
house.
No. 10 3ls Indiana avenue. Chief
Justice Taney lived in this house and
died there in 1864
No 90. 324 Indiana avenue. This
house is the home of Admiral Evans,
popularity known as Fighting Bob
No o1 Southwest corner of 4th and
f. streets, Pension Office Square. The
second inaugural ball of President Grant
ds73) was held in building erected on
this site.
No. % Judiciary Square. The mad
r1Iral balls OF President Buchanan QsJO
and Lincoln QS6D were held in building
on this site.
No. 23. United states Pension Office.
The inaugural balls of Presidents Cleve-
land 1SS5. 1899, Harrison 0SS0. Mckin-
lev QS97 and 190D and Roosevelt Q905)
were held here.
No "a. John Marshall place between
Indiana avenue and & street. First
Presbyterian Church. Rev. T. De Witt
Talmage was pastor of this church and
President Cleveland attended service here.
No. %. 456 street. John A. Dix.
famous as the Secretary of the Treasury
in is60-61 resided in this house.
No. IS. Southwest corner of and
John Marshall place Metropolitan
Methodist Church. Here Bishop New
man preached and here Gen. Grant. Gen.
Logan Secretary Chase President Me
kinley and Vice President Fairbanks at
tended service.
No -. Northwest corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and John Marshall place.
Site of Mrs. Peytons boarding mouse
where John c. Calhoun. Henry Clay
Robert Y. Hayne and Henry a. Wise re-
sided.
No 2S. 467 Missouri avenue. John
Tyler resided here before lie became
President.
No 90 Washington Assembly Rooms.
Louisiana avenue. opposite 9Th street.
On this site the inaugural ball of PreSi-
dent William III. Harrison was held II
1871.
No. 80. sixth and II streets. Site OF