Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-22
EARLY GROWTH SLOW
Development of Squares in
Northeast Washington.
WAGON TRACK STREETS
Neiphborhood Clustered About the
Tavern.
HAZEL's ROW OLD LANDMARK
Old Market on East Capitol Starts
Settlement - Some Appraisements
Of Property-First Settlers.

Squares 1913. 80, 7S5, 1856, S14 to SIG and
S3S to $40, On Capitol Hill northeast. We're
laid out in Carrol's lines, that portion east
of 4th street being in PrOut's land. These
squares lay between East Capitol and
c. Streets six of them south of Stanton
Square, and they contributed some to the
4 progress in city growth by the time
municipal government was established, II
| the establishment of one or two homes
could be SO regarded City improvement
of avenues or streets was not attempted
for fifty years, and until 1850 Maryland
avenue and East Capitol street alone were
the thoroughfares, but some zigzag
wagon tracks were in evidence in the
neighborhood.
| AS will be seen, few Of the old fam
lilies appeared here in the teens of the
century, but the growth was much slower
than further southwark. In time, how
ever, the neighborhood of I'd and streets
became village about Zach Ha zl,s
1920. In the days of the war HazeIs
Row was we'll known. There were by
this time, besides Hazers tavern. James
Wright's grocery. at the southeast corner
of Maryland avenue and I'd street, and
south Of that William Howard,
carpenter; Theodore kidwell, Alexander
Lovejoy, Patrick McElhany, and John
Queen, master brick.ayer employed at
| the Capitol, on I'd street; G. Delaplain,
| bricklayer; Thomas CLANCY, painter. and
| Tobias Simpson, colored messenger, on
a street, and William A. Scott, grocer
on East Capitol street, and others.
| notwithstanding the growth above
noted, others came slowly and the above
names all disappeared in the ensuing
twenty years. A settlement of colored
people was located south of Stanton
Square, in which the Thomas family was
the pioneer. having settled there In $500.
In the new names were Miss A. NJ. Har-
rington, Jacob Hess, Charles Metterrigger
and H. Goodwin on East Capitol street,
William Davidson on B street, and F.
Erb conducted grocery at the corner OF
| Maryland avenue and I'd street.
Improved More Rapidly.
Though Maryland avenue was in the
route of travel early. East Capitol street
improved more rapidly. The establish
ment of market in that street about a
century ago induced growth. Before the
market was located there some buildings
had been erected. the initial appraise-
! ment books in 1902 showing Jesse Birch
| charged with two hundred and fifty dol
! lars worth of property, in lot 8. square
| 15s. southeast corner of Maryland avenue
and I'd street, and James Thomas. 500,
on lot T. square 7So. on A street between
I'd and Sd streets.
| -Four years after, 1907, William Crown
| had a Northumberland fifty dollar build
ing In lot .. in the former square 75s.
fronting on Cd street between and B
streets; Benjamin Bacon. $500, In lot
of the same, north of the preceding;
Henry Suite. $3.50. adjoining. and Mr..
In square $50. George st. Clair was listed
for $780, in lot ). East Capitol street, east
| of I'd street, and. Samuel n. Smallwood.
81 200, in lot 6, corner I'd and East Capt.
| IL
assessment was increased to $500. The
| assessment on the ground was first placed
| at o, q. and cents, but at the Sec
ond assessment half or less than those
| rates per foot were returned.
Some Early Transfers.
In square 759. between I'd. Sd, East Cap
| itol and A streets northeast, there were
eighteen lots which in 1892 were vested in
the government. Samuel N. Smallwood.
| afterward mayor of the city and In 1900
residing in Carrollsburg. bought lot q,
corner of I'd and East Capitol street. for
$3.50 p. which he at once improved Mr.
| Carroll in 1902 purchased a number of
| lots Of the commissioners. including all in
| this square, excepting lots and g, the
former having passed to George st. Clair.
who built thereon In 1898 Ezra Warden
| bought in lot 5; In 1911 DR.. F. May had
| lot 6 and leased to r.. Elliott, and In 1916
| to w. A. Scott.
In 1919 VIM. Farr leased part ad-
joining Walsh's house. and VIM. Mat
| 1922 T. dag leased part near the cor
/ ner of East Capitol and I'd streets. and
James Spratt had part g. In 1875 Ann
Middleton ASSIGNED lease to part 49,. JOIN M
I feet front of lot on East Capitol street
| at $40 per annum.
About 1929 there were improvements
listed. $3.50 each to VIM; Draine. CulIs
front, and $70O to DR.. F: May at the
corner of Cd and East Capitol streets.
| Mr. CAROLS lots. here and elsewhere.
were included in transfer to Moses
Tabbs Roger c. Weishtman as trustees to
| place on the market but little purchasing
| followed and leases were made out Tor
a number. In 1882 VIM. Keefe took an
assignment of lease In lot z. ana ". -
Bestor bought lots and on "a street.
In 1886 Frances Hanna had lot l. corner
| of sd and East Capitol streets and ).
Kedglie owned plot 3, after whom came
| S. Reddick and James Reddick In 1859
! Goldsmith lot on I'd street. w. J. NC,
Donald. in 1885, owned lots 2 and g. ana
| in 1s4O Horatio r. Maryman owned lot ].
Apportioned in 17ee.
The square east, No. 7S6, between East
CAPITOL, A, Sd and 4th streets. was ap-
| portioned in 1886 between Mr.. Carroll and
the government. In 1910. after Greenleat
and his assigns held title to some lots.
there was partition of Moses Young's
real property. In 1929 the Carroll lots
were conveyed for sale In 1884 Edward
Casteel owned lot Q. on Sd street: two
/ years after F.. Hanna had lots and g.
r. W. Cook succeeding to the first. In
| 1885 j. G. Fitzpatrick owned parts and
| g. and in 1S46 ]. w. Beck owned a lot
| with three-story brick dwelling.
Square S16 twelve lots fronting 4th, 5th
| East Capitol and A streets. was assigned
| to the United States in 1895. and Green
| leafs contract included 1t for years. In
! 1899 Saunders Lewis bought six lots and
sold them with dozen others nearby Tor
$343.03
In square $40 the twelve lots binding on
| 5th, 9th, East Capitol and streets were
| In 1895 assigned to William Prout. Two
| years after the four lots fronting East
| Capitol street, to 4, were included with
| number sold to Augustine Woodward,
| and In 1890 Joseph Slater owned and
| g. on 9Th street. In 1915 Benjamin G.
| Orr owned lots ) and q. Gen. J. p.
| van Ness in 1910 owned lot 5; in 1843
| Da!g. lot t. corner East Capitol and
| 9Th streets; George Adams, the next year.
! bought lot 6. on 9TH street: J. Hess. lots
| / to z and IL, and Agnes Wilson In 1S46
acquired the corner of 9Th and East Capt.
| toll streets.
Low Rate for Leases.
Between I'd. Sd. A and B streets. the