Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15

and Boundary street some solid ground
and by 1890 a little improvement was
seen. if three or four small tenements
may be so considered, but public inn
provements did not show until war times
1t will be seen that the squares were long
held in their entirety and in value we're
next to nothing. The latter statement is
difficult for the present generation to be-
lieve. and yet there are many who can
recall stepping from hummUck to hum
much in the marsh where now are sky
scraping apartment houses and palatial
homes.
Divisions of Irregular Shape.
Twenty-one squares were here made i'm
the tracts of Robert Peter Anthony Hol-
mead and Samuel Blodget. and Gen
Lingan was also interested when the d.
vision was made between the United
States and the proprietors. What is now
Dupont Circle was plainly shown on the
map were the lines of the squares
Consequently, with the lines describing
the quarter circle northeast and those of
New Hampshire avenue some of the d.
visions were irregular in shape.
That square north of the circle, in the
lines of New Hampshire avenue, 19th
and Q streets-of three lots-known AS
l2J, the property of Gen. Linsan, was
| allotted 70 the United States in 1871.
Mrs. Rhoda Neale bought it In 1884
and also the square north, OF fifteen lots.
The latter was listed as the property OF
| Gen. Lingan and Mr. Blodset in lIcl,
| and in 1891 was assigned to the United
States
| Gen. Lingan was assigned the twenty
! lots in square 1913. between 18th. 18th, r
| and S streets, which We're apportioned as
| the property Of Anthony Holmead and
himself in 1897. In 1919 William O'Neale
| had title, which two years after was in
Mary Brown. and in 1882 Mr.. O'Neale
| again took title. The square north, be-
tween and streets. Immediately east
| of the graveyard-134-Was of twenty lots.
| In 1874 Mr.. Greenleafs contract included
the lots but when apportioned as Lin
| gan and Holmead's land, In 1871. they
| were assigned to Anthony Holmead. In
1907 they went to John Holmead. Col
Michael Nourse took title in 1919. and
Paul Kinchey in 1887 bought them
North, the square on the boundary-131-
| of nine lots. was owned as above. but
| in 1877 was vested in the government.
In 1879 j. e. G. Ricard owned lot at the
head of 18th street, and later c. A. Colt
had three lots.
Houses Built in the Thirties.
In the thirties two buildings were erect
ed, one on and one on 18th street. as
sessed at $3.50 each. There was then a
clump of trees on this square and an old
native of the west end says that the
beauty of the grove and gardens was en-
HANGED by a mass of blackberry and other
vines on adjoining squares.
Gen. Lingan and Mr.. Blodget were the
owners OF square 1876. in which were the
six lots inclosed by and 18th streets,
New Hampshire avenue and the circle.
Gen. Lingan was vested with lots / to
and the United States with lots to 8 in
179}. Eiakim Palmer in 1919 owned the
south half of the square. which in 1927
went to Mrs. G. \. c. Evans daughter OF
N n
III. Eaton, five years after to Rev. Will
liam Ryland. In 1890 house was as
sessed to Dr. W. Gunton for $500.
Square 1876 between p. Q. 18th and 18th
streets laid out for thirty-two lots in the
Bodset tract. was in 1898 vested in Mr.
BIodget In 1894 Mr. Greeneaf was in
. terested, and Stoddert ct al, trustees
owned it in 1901. conveying to Robert S
; coran bought it. There were twenty lots
plated in square 100 north which, Gen
Lngan and Mr.. Blodsets property, were
assigned to the United States and there re
. NAMED until 1914. when Mr. Corcoran OBJ
. tanned title. The small triangle on New
Hampshire avenue, 18th and * streets
. south of 153, was assigned to Mr.. Blod
get in 1893 and 1901 went to Stodder
> ct al.
. Effect of Slash Run.
: Slash run cut through this. taking off {
. corner of 100 and ran through the middle
of 156, operating adversely to the i'm
provement of those squares.
!. Between New Hampshire avenue r.
: and 18th streets. square 1913 was on TIL
edge of the run and was plotted for six
!. teen lots. which as Gen. LinSans lant
. were in 1891 vested in the government II
!. 1919 Charles Worthington bought lot s
!. and Thomas CorcOran the others. Tn
!. square east, between r, S and 18th street
!. and New Hampshire avenue. of fourteen
!. lots was assigned to Gen. Lingan
: | who was associated with Mr.. Blodset il
: prior ownership. In 1915 Elialtim Paine
; became the owner of all but two lots
8 William hardwood in 1918 owned a lot o.
!: r street and the next year Mrs. G. A.
Evans owned eleven lots. In 1890 Co
]. George Bomford owned lot >. on whic
j. was three hundred dollar improvement
Mr.. Greenleafs contract with the gov
1. eminent of 1874 included the twenty-on
!. lots in the square between s. T. 18th an
+ 18th streets. known as 1o2. In the appor
: tionment as Gen. Gngans property,
3 went to the United States, and until 1874:
g when Mr.. Beerbach bought the east hal
!: of the square. there was no change.
: Square Assigned to Lingan.
! Square No. 151. of twenty-six lots, in tn
: name of Gen. Lingan, was assigned I
{, him in the apportionment of 1897. Til
j lots fronted 11th 18th, 7 and u streets
8 In 1917 Mr.. Noursy was the owner. sue
8. ceeded the next year by Thomas Tucker
!. In 1910 it became the property of Josep
= Abbott.
In the square north. No. 80, in the line
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