Evening star., 1909-05-23

yard for colored people. The deed re-
cited that the society had raised Sl1O for
the purpose and proposed to give burial
TO the INDECENT of their race and to fur
nish sites for not exceeding s. when famt-
~ or friends were able TO pay. This for
thirty years or more was the principal
colored cemetery in the city. but as the
city became settled a site was found in
the country to which the remains were
moved and the site became that of homes
Square south 40 between Rhode Island
avenue. S. 3th and 9Th streets. Of four
lots. was owned by the government from
1876 to 1Si3. then passing 10 Thomas
Corcoran.
Between 9Th. 9th and r streets and
Rhode Island avenue. of two lots. square
416. was bought from the United States
in 1901 by Stoddert ct al. Six years later
Charles III. Warden was the owner and in
1910 John. Arnot. and from the latter's
heirs in the forties George Milburn. X. C.
Washington. Allison Nailor. George Keat-
ing, in turn acquired ground and MIR.
Wiltberger In 1913 was owner.
Square All. of twelve lots. in the line Of
Q. r. 9Th and 9Th streets. was held by
the government from 1895 until 1s42, then
going to Col. II. Naylor and Andrew Roth
and 41g. the west side of eth street
between r and streets. to Col. Noland.
commissioner of public buildings.
| The square south. AS. of twelve lots. in
1916 was Mr.. Biodget's. and Stoddert ct
al. trustees. obtained title I'm 1SDl MIR.
! Beckley in 1907 and thirty-six years after
| Isaac Beckley sold ii to George Hill for
$40
| The two squares. L 475. between bound
| airy. 5th and S streets and New Jersey
| avenue and n JOS. I'm lines of Rhode Is
land and New Jersey avenues, 9Th and
streets. in 119S were vested in' Mr..
] Blodget and In -SO7 went to Mr.. Buckley.
In 1S43 the first passed from Thomas Cor
coran to William II. Prentiss. The latter
has the same history end for the 9O,0OO
feet In them Mr.. Prentiss paid but S227.
Mr.. Prentiss also bought square north OF
| 5U7. the triangle formed by New Jersey
| Rhode Island and Florida avenues. of Col
holland. commissioner of public buildings.
| for $50 In 1S43, the government having
held 1t for fOrty-five years.
/ The square known as J01, five sided.
| fronting New Jersey. Rhode Island and
Florida avenues and 4th and r streets, of
eight lots, vested In the government i'm
11yS, two years later George r. Nunzeller
being interested. In 1s43 James EsIin
who had long been in the brick making
business east of the courthouse bought
the square and re-established his kilns
and yard. 1t was in the seventies that
c. +. +. Richardson bought on New Jer-
d
houses which have long borne his name
| West of the above. square sos OF four
lots on New Jersey and Rhode Island
avenues and 9th and r streets. was vested
in Mr.. Blodget, and passing through Stod-
dert and Buckley early in the century
was bought in 1913 by Thomas Corco-
ran
Mr. Blodget took title to the twelve
lots in square 800 between New Jersey
avenue. Q. r and 9Th streets as the origi-
nal proprietor. Precisely the history of
squares E. 405 and others applies from
1895 to 1S43 when Thomas Corcoran
bought It,
Morris & Nicholson and Blodret'
property in the lines of P. Q and 8
streets and New Jersey avenue con-
tributed to square $40. but in the dr.
sion between the government and pro-
prietors Blodget was given nine tot;
and the government the other ten. In
1901 Stoddert, ct al. had possession OF
the whole, but in 1915 seven lots were
conveyed by tax titles to Henry Bur-
ford. In 1917 lot 1. corner New Jersey
avenue and p street, was bought by
Charles Talbot. William O'Neale owned
lots IS to IS. on New Jersey avenue In
1S19 and sold to- William Davis three
years later. In 1880 Merritt Tarlton
. took lease on lot I. the ownersnlp
of which passed to John Talbot In
1S41 James Hollidge, c. II. Wittburger
and Charles Hibbs owned lots, and In
, 1S47. the square, less two lots changed
. hands again.
Seven lots were laid out in the su,lars
. between @. r, 4th street and New Jer.
, sey avenue. east 800, vested in 1903 In
the United States, and after forty-fiv,
years they passed to Thomas Corcora n
The triangle south of east 510. between
New Jersey avenue. 4th and Q streets
e was vested In the United States fo
S nearly fifty years. John F. Callan be
, came the owner in 1874. and NJ. Sente.
, bought 1T two years later.
JAMES CROGGON
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