The Washington herald., 1909-03-03

1 VINO DeQneathed u 10 his son. MONT
/ gomery Blair who was Postmaster Gen
eral in 1s6ls4. Secretary Bancroft lived
here. ana later Secretary Ewing lived
here when mis- daughter married Gen.
Sherman. Here also the command Of
/ the Union armies vas offered 20 Gen.
Lee.
/ 1o9 1853 Pennsylvania avenue Andrew
/ johnson while Vice President Of the
! United States was resident OF TINS
house
10. le2s H street-George Bancroft, the
historian resided in this house.
/ III. 1861 X street.-The home OF Admiral
George Dewey.
IL. 1903 K street-In this house William
h Taft lived while Secretary Of War
and here ne received the news OF his
nomination TO the Presidency.
1l5. Southeast corner OF Sixteenth and P
streets-The home Of the Carnegie Insti-
tuition, founded for the encoursg cement
OF investigation, research. and discov-
cry, and the application OF knowledge
70 the improvement Of mankind
I IA Northeast corner OF Rhode Island
avenue and Seventeenth street - Gen
Sheridan resided IN this house before it
| was remodeled.
10 laol X street.-The residence OF Vice
President Charles ". Fairbanks
il6. Northwest corner Of Seventeenth and
! 1 streets-On this site was the residence
OF Gen. Alexander Macornb, who was
Genera4-in-chief OF the United States
army during 1s2S-s2
/ H. Farragut Square-On this site Ma
gruder's and Griffn's batteries were en-
cSmped during March. 1851
llS Northwest corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventeenth street-On this
site was the headquarters Of Gen Mans
field. where passes during the civil war
were issued to cross the Long Bridge.
This Was ScOtt's Headquarters.
10 SIS Seventeenth street-on this site
Gen Winfield Scott had his headquar-
ters in 1851
l2o. Southwest corner Of F and Seven
teenth streets-Oa this site Gen L. s.
Grant had his headQusrte In 1855.
II. Seventeenth and c streets-Continen-
tai Memorial Hall. the home Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
~ Seventeenth and B streets-The Bu-
Teau OF American Republics. erected By
joint subscriptions from the various as
ISOLATED governments.
l23. Foot OF Seventeenth street-Site OF
residence OF Gen Van Ness. who mar
ried the daughter OF Dsvy Burns. origf-
nal owner Of the grounds now occupied
BY the White House. Treasury. and
State. War. aud Navy departments.
IA. lI22 Pennsylvania avenue-Site Of the
house where Gen. Winfield Scott re-
sided
Is. I7l2 II street-site Of the house where
Admiral Porter resided.
rs. Northeast corner Of New Hampshjre
avenue and COrcOran street - Admiral
Ca
and died here
~. Southeast corner OF y and Eighteenth
streets. Church of the Covenant-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison attended serv-
ices IN this church
i2a $50 y street-Theodore Roosevelt re-
sided in this house while Assistant Sec
retsry Of the Navy
iZs. Northeast corner u Eighteenth and I
streets-Harriet BaTe Johnston. niece Of
President Buchanan. lived IN this house.
49, Southwest corner Of G and Eighteenth
streets-Edward Everett resided IN this
house.
81 Southwest corner OF T and Eighteenth
streets-Wiliiam Writ resided in this
house
ISz- New York avenue and Eighteenth
street. Octagoa HouSe-President Madi-
son resided here after the burning OF
the White House by the British in 1874
lS5. Northwest corner OF Nineteenth ard
u streets-On this site was the home OF
Matthew F. Maury, the geoEraaher.
Is. Southeast corner OF II and Nineteenth
streets-The home OF the Veteran Volun-
teer Firemen's Association. and assign
ed by act OF Congress 70 the Associa-
ton Of Oldest Inhabitants.
80. Northwest corner OF PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Nineteenth street - Resi-
dence OF Presidents Madison and Mon
roe during restoration OF White House
after war OF ISl2
lbs. Northwest corner of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Nineteenth street - Gen.
George 2. Mcclellan had his head
quarters IN 1851
~. IFS Nineteenth street - Theodore
Roosevelt resided IN this house while
civil service commissioner.
Home Of Barlow, the Poet.
15s Kalorams. near corner Of s street and
Phelps pIace-Joel Barlow, poet and pa
triot, resided here.
80 Museum Of Hygiene corner OF Twer-
ty-third and Z streets-In this building.
formerly the United States Naval OBJ |
servatory. are placed on exhibition ap-
pliances used in the navy for the pres
O..
l49. Franklin Hotel, corner Of 7 and Tveu-
ty-first streets-Lafayette was a guest
IN this house n 1s25. Andrew Jackson !
and other prominent Americans also re-
sided here.
al Q street extended, between Twenty (
seventh and Twenty-eighth streets (Rit- /
tenhouse Home)-The home Of Joseph 1
NourSe. the first. Register Of the Treas
NY. and where Washington was q fire.
Quent guest.
AZ 3o4s NJ street-In this house was the
ofice OF Maj. Charles TEnfant. who
made the first plan Of the city Of Wash
ington.
143. S0S1 n street-Headquarters Of George
Washington. IN 1871. when surveying the /
District OF Columbia
IA. Northeast corner Of Thirty-frst and /
o streets Christ Churchl-Presidents |
Washington. Jefferson and Madison /
were frequent worshipers in this church, /
which was organized III 1917.
As Tudor Place-In this house MARQUIS
de Lafayette dined while on a visit to /
washington in 1SS5
1ss. N street. between, Thirty-third and /
Thirty-fouTth stTeets-Site OF Bank Of /
Columbia. first bank established in 1859 /
within the limits of the District of Co
lumbia-
H. Corner Of Prospect avenue and Thir-
ty-fourth street-Col Benjamin Stod-
dert, who. under President Adams was
first Secretary Of the Navy. lived on
this site.
lsS SSlS N street, near Aqueduct Bridge
key mansicn)-Francis Scott Key. au-
thor Of The Star Spangled Banner"
resided in this house
14s. Southwest corner Of Thirty-sixth
street and Prospect avenue-Mrs. E. D.
E n. Southworth, author, resided and
died 81 this house.
10. Corner OF Thirty-sixth and P streets
Georgetown University)-This institu-
ton. founded In T7se. Is the oldest and
largest Jesuit institution Of learning IN
this country, and has museum of his