Evening star., 1909-03-03

where Presidents Taylor. Fillmore and
Buchanan resided, and where President
Lincoln came in 1861. Here Gen. Grant
was made lieutenant general.
No. -. Ebbitt House, 14th and r
streets. William Mckinley. while mem
ber of Congress, resided in this hotel.
No. 73 600 18th street. Jefferson
Davis resided in house on this site
No. "A. Northeast corner of g and
14th streets. Site Of Foundry Church.
where President Hayes attended. Erect
ed as a thank offering by Foxhali whose
foundry escaped destruction IN August
1914.
inr,. Vice President John c. Breckin-
ridge resided in house on this site.
No. rs 1O1S 18th street. Allen Ii
Thurman resided in this house.
No. 20. Southwest corner or l. an"
14th streets. All Souls Church. PresI-
dent Taft attends service in this church
No. IS. Northwest corner of Massa-
chusetts avenue and 14th street. 0n
this site was the home of Senator W. n
Crawford of Georgia, who was eahol-
date for the presidency in lS24
No. 70 Vermont avenue between
street and Iowa Circle. Christian
church. President Garfield attended,
service here. -.,
No. so. Grace Reformed Church. 18th
and o streets. President RooseVel' az
tended service in this church.
No. ST. 1445 Massachusetts ayenue.
Snencer F, Baird, secretary of the Smth-
sonan Institution, naturalist ana his'
fish commissioner, lived in this house
No So Northwest corner of 10Th ana
Il streets. William NJ. Evarts. senator
from New York Attorney General ana
Secretary of State. resided IN thls mousse.
No. So Northeast corner OF ana
18th streets. Senator simon CaHeloi
Secretary of War. 1S6l-62. resided on TINS
site.
No. 81 Southwest corner OF 18th ana
7 streets. On this site Hamilton flsn
of New York resided when Secretary VI
State. c,,,s 1s.io
Waite resided in this house
No Sc ShOreham. 18th and I'll streets.
Site of the residence OF Geil. heol se
r Mcclellan when he was restored 10
the command of the Army oi the o'oiii''.
by Lincoln In 1862
No. 81 Corner of 18th and ii streets.
George Washington University. Found
ed in 1921. An important and well
equipped institution for educatloh.
No So. .21 18th street. Charles DICK
ens when in Washington resided in house
on this site.
No SO. Northwest corner OF l'th
street and Pennsylvania avenue On thus
| site was the old Bank OF the Cnlted
| States.
No. 90. North front Treasury DEPART
| ueut. On this site was the early home
| of the State Department.
No. 81 Treasury Department. Inc
| first inaugural ball of President Grant
| 1S69) was held in the north wing OF TINS
| building.
| No 90 Southeast corner of Pennsyl-
| vanfa avenue and 18th street! On this
! site was Mrs. Suffers boarding mouse
where Admiral Cockburn stopped al the
,.f Voc in fpfn
| will he erected the new building for the
| Department of State
| No 93 Center Of south side of Penn
! sylvania avenue I'm front or the nte
| House. Site of reviewing stand before
| which passed the armies ol the Chiteo
States in May. 1860
| No "a Northeast corner OF Pennsyi-
yania avenue and Madison Place. The
site of the headquarters OF the Depart
| ment of Washington during 1868.
| No %. Madison place. Belasco The
ater. Site of residence of Secretary of
! State Seward in which his life was at
| tempted April 1865. Later home OF
| James G.. Blaine.
| No 96. 81 Madison place. This house
was built by Benia min Ogle Tayloe. and
| later was the home of Don Cameron
| /, was the residence of Vice Preslden,
/ Hobart and later of Senator Hanna, ano
during the Mckinley administration was
| called the Little White House..
/ No o. III street and Madison place.
! Cosmos Club. Home of Dolly Madison.
widow of the President. later home OF
| Admiral Wilkes: also headquarters OF
| Gen. George 3. Mcclellan.
| No 9S Arlington Hotel. Vermont ave-
| uue and III street. William l.. Marcy
| Secretary of State; Lewis Cass, Secre-
! tary of State. Presidents Buchanan anC
| Harrison and other distinguished Ameri
cans resided here. and Dom Pedro. Presi
dent Diaz King Kalakaua. Ii HUNG
! Chang and other prominent foreigners
were guests in this house.
| No % Northwest corner of Vermont
avenue and II street. Senator Charles
| Summer. Gen. Lewis Cass, William l.
| Marcy and Reverdy Johnson resided In
| this house.
| No. 100 1925 II street. Site of the
British Legation where owen Meredith
! is said TO have written Lucille"
No 1O1 ST. Jchn'S Church. corner Of
18th and II streets. Familiarly known
as the Presidents, Church. because
! Presidents Madison. Monroe John Quincy
| Adams Jackson. Van Buren,, Harrison
| attended service here.
! No. 100 500 10th street. In this house
john Hay lived while Secretary of state.
No 1o3 1907 ii street. John Slidell,
| senator from Louisiana and later Gideon
| WelleS. Secretary of the Navy, and Daniel
| Lamont Secretary of War. resided in this
| house.
| No 10I Northeast corner of COnner-
ticut avenue and II street. Daniel Web
ster when Secretary of State and later
| William w. CorcOran, owned and resided
! in this house.
| No 1OJ Southwest corner Hf Jack 40 II
| place and III street. Commodore Deca-
tur hero of war with Tripol built this
house and died here after the duel in
/ 1890. and later ii was occupied by Henry
Clay, Martin Van Buren. Edward Liv-
| insston, George NJ Dallas. Judah T. Ben
jamin and f. +. Beale.
| No. 106 jackson place (ncxt to Decl-
tur EOusep. Temporary residence of
4 President Roosevelt during the remodel
ing of the White House in 1902.
No. 1oI. IA Jackson place. Vice
President Schuyler ColfaX resided in this
house.
No. los. 1851 Pennsylvania avenue.
This house was the home of Francis Pres
ton Blair. who bequeathed ii to his son.
Montgomery Blair, who was Postmaster
| General in 1S6l-I. Secretary Bancroft
lived here and later Secretary Ewing
when his daughter married Gen. Sher-
man. Here also the command of the
Union armies was offered to Gen. Lee.
No. 100. 1853 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
Andrew Johnson while Vice President OF
the United States, was a resident OF this
house.
No 10. 1923 II street. George Ban
croft, the historian resided in this house
No. Ill. 1901 X street. The home OF
Admiral George Dewey.
| No. H.. 1893 X street. In this housa
William II. Taft lived while Secretary OF
| War, and here he received the news OF
his nomination to the presidency