Evening star., 1909-07-01

Site of Schools in 1850.
! Square 6el. between X. L. North Capi-
! tol and ist streets. was in 1T:.i divided
by the commissioners between Young
and Oden and the United States. There
were twenty-four lots and those which
/ fell TO Mr. Young in 1902 were vested in
his daughter. Eleanor Young. In lslS
/ d. Bates owned the southeast quarterd
lots to and -: in 1897 John P. Ingie..
lots u. IA to IL, which in lSa3 were
decided to Mr. Oden. In 1912 Peter Con-
Ian owned the governments portion. lots
q TO IL and - TO %.
! In 1860 there were many sublots pro-
vided and to accommodate the growing
population school buildings for whites
and colored. the Blake and Jones. are on
| opposite ends of the square.
! Thirty-five original lots on l., NJ ana
1st streets, New Jersey and New York
avenues. formed square 5a7. which, by
the subdivision of 1saS, were cut into
many convenient building sites. A street
was laid out and named Pierce. after the
then President
| w. Deakins. jr, Motley Young. Lynch
& Sands and the United States were vest
| ed with title at the apportionment IN
1ISS Mr.. Young's portion. eight lots,
in 1902 went to his daughter Mrs. Gaze
move: In 1918 to F. May and s. Elliot
and later to the Bank of Washington In
1917 Philip Mauro owned here. as did. IN
1892. Eli Cross. adjoining. ]. Easthurn
succeeded to the latter's in 1891. and In
that decade William II. Harrison. @.
!! Atkinson and David A. Hall owned lots.
! In 1S,3 many subots were laid out. tho
wide alley through the center becoming
| what is now Pierce street.
| Two lots in square a,6 formed by lines
| of New Jersey avenue. l. and I'd streets.
| in 176 were vested in the government,
but. included in Gdeenleaf's contract with
the Commissioners in 1S4n. were In the
| name of his nephew. w. @. Cranch -Four
wears after they were bought by Hugh Is.
| Sweenv. by whom they were subdivided
| in 1Si5.
Land Improved by John Hoover.
Between New York avenue. NJ, Sd and
4th streets there were but two lots laid
out in square 524. These in 1916 were
vested in Lynch & Sands. but two
years before were included in the Green
leaf contract In lT97 Joseph Cooachich1
was the owner.
| Twenty years after, Charles Glover
owned them. and the next year they were
| William Cocking's, in ls20 Anne Blanch-
ard ct al. having title. In 1927 John
Hoover bought and improved the same to
/ the extent Of 81 200 and resided here for
| some years.
Robert Wallace became the owner In
1851.
Nine lots in square 52a between 3d.
4th and l. streets. south of New York
avenue. were In the apportionment left
with Lynch & Sands in 1870 George
| Lewis owned two lots and Francis At
kinson one in 1877. and from 1900 to 1917
/ l.. Sands James Taylor. James Martin.
| r. c. Sands and Alexander Suter owned
lots. In 1929 John A. Wilson owned
one. p. A. jay three, and George Coon
| bought two of Mr.. Jay, which In 1897
| We fp J.
| owned on New York avenue. Elias kane,
| two other lots. and in 1910 David A. Hill
| had two.
! Twenty-four lots on North Capitol and
| 1st streets east and L and NJ streets formed
that square known A 73. but Riley,
| Babcock and Forsyth streets were laid
through it in later years. In this division
the government retained half or the lots
and the others vested in Oden Young and
/ Daniel Carroll of Duddington. In 1918
d. Bates bought on North Capitol street:
in 1919 George Adams and G. Watterson
each one; in 1922 j. Kedgler, and in
/ 1929 Joseph Pearson ct al, one each on
lst street. the latter at the corner of lst
| and NJ streets.
In 1897 Mr.. Ingle had title to a lot OF
which in 1890 Mr.. Oden had title. In 1897
the governments portion was conveyed
to Georgetown College. John Farley the
next year bought one on 1st street In
1880 E. Rodbird owned one on North
Capitol street and in 1s41 David and
| George Watterson had each one lot on
| l. street.
Through this square ran the Tiber, on
which was a mill once included in the
Casavere tract. and after the twenties
for many years operated by the Pear
sons. Needless is it to say that both
stream and mill are things OF the past.
! for today in the square Riley. Babcock
and Forsyth streets increase to ten the
frontages of building sublots
Between K. L, North Capitol and 1se
streets east B. Oden and Mr.. Carroll
shared with the government the twenty
four lots in square 674. the United States
taking title to those in the eastern half
of the square. John P. Ingle owned the
Oden and Carroll portion in 1927. which
| in two years went to Mr.. Oden. The
governments portion was conveyed to
Georgetown College In 1897. which in 1si6
was included in a conveyance of over
forty lots in this section to j. p Ryon
| for $3.50.
A short distance north of street the
Tiber included what was known as the
! Blue Cork, famous the bathing place
for boys of fifty years ago. Even then
there was no interference with their sport
| by the police, SO little settled had been
the locality. JAMES CROGGON.