Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-20

square west, lSj, OF twenty lOtS.
@. R. 18th and 18th streets. was also
vested in Mr.. Blodget. In 1900 Thomas
McEwen and w. Davidson owned 1t and
r. S. Beckley owned it in 1907. In 1S43
Joshua Pearce owned 1t and 1t was fenced
with five other squares and worked as
nursery and garden-a branch of the
Linnean Hill nurseries.
Square 1872, of twenty lots. fronting r.
S, 18th and 10th streets. was owned by
Robert Peter and Mr.. Blodget, and in 179S
east nalf and the United States with the
others. In 1901 Blodget's lots went to
Stoddert and in 1915 they went to Alex.
Kerr. In 1926 r. S. Beckley owned the
government lots, which. in 1888, we're
owned by Joshua Pearce.
Square 2O7, Of twentyfour lots. on r.
S. 18th and 18th streets, was divided be-
tween Blodget and the government. In
1901 Stoddert, Caldwell ct al. held it for the
Washington Association. Charles Glover
in 1918 bought the southeast quarters of
the square. and 1t passed to Gideon Davis
shortly after. In 1920 William Simmons
had the two lots at the southeast corner
of the square: in 1925 John Hoover five
Peter Hoover and to Susan A. Pearce in
1888. Joshua Pearce had twelve lots in
1888.
All the lots In square 2:39, between 10Th.
18th, r and streets, in the division in
1896 went to Blodget. There were twen-
ty-four. but two years before were in
Greenleaf, and from the commissioners
passed to Caldwell and others in 1901
and to Beckley in 1915. William Moore
in 1915 gave NJ. Jamison and T. Holiday
lease Of the square, and Thomas Corcoran
bought and leased the square to \. CAL
Ian. jr., and S. D. King.
The eighteen lots Of square 276, between
r, s. 10Th and 18th. went to the United
States in 1895. and in 1893 went to Green
leaf The title remained in the govern
ment for nearly sixty years, but from
about 1920 II was used as the burial ground
of ST. Johns parish The only recorded
deed affecting this square was that OF the
register OF the parish to several grave
sites. Some of the families in the church
were buried there. but most of the COM
municants were buried at Holmead's. In
1854 B. B. French. commissioner OF public
buildings formally conveyed the square to
Smith Pyne, B. Ogle Tayloe, Samuel NJ.
Mexican, Joseph Smith, W. B. Shubrick.
Charles Albert. ]. B. II. Smith. Alex Ray
and R. s. Chew. the rector and vestry of
St Johns. 1t is recited that IT was sold SUBJ
ject to the regulations OF the commissioners
as to buildings and in consideration of the
5000 having been paid to William holland.
a former commissioner. The 1nterments
ceased about this time, and soon after
many of the dead were removed to other
cemeteries. In October, 1867 1t passed
to the possession of W. s. Cox, who
made a subdivision and placed the lots
OIL the market.
No. 3O1. Of two lots, in the lines of Yer
mont avenue. 10Th and streets, and 3O8.
one lot south. were allotted in 1895, the
first to the United States and the latter
to Blodget. In 1874 Peter Force bought
the .ormer. Stoddert ct al. took title
to the other in 1901; in 1907 it went to
c. II. Warden and I'm 1919 to John Arnot.
George Milburn, r. c. Washington. w.
T Dove W. Fl. Gunnel and Luke Rich
ardson were the successive owners down
to 1913
In square 80 the twelve lots fronting
nth, 18th. r and S streets in 1896 were
vested i'm the United States and there
rested until John Barnes bought them
in 1913 JAMES CROGGON.