Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

In that year Mrs. CaZenave inherited
the Young portion with other portions of
the estate, and these lots in 1918 were
owned by DR.. r. May and S. Elliot. jr..
who, in 1920, conveyed To Benjamin @
Orr. mayor of the city. with other prop
erty. 26S,6 square feet, with the Gaze
nave house. for $1,000. 1t was held by
Mr.. Orr for ten years. passing 10 John
4 Wilson. and, in lS34 To Joseph Pear
son. The west half OF the square. now
west of ColfaX street. in 1877 was in
cuded in the Georgetown College selec-
ton
The square east sixteen lots Of square
1tS. fronting Delaware avenue. l.. NJ. 2d
and I'd streets have the same history as
the above. with the exception that the
government had the east half of the
square which, in 1897. went Ia George
town College. Mr.. Carroll had two lois,
which in 1888. completed Mr.. Wilson $
purchase of the west half of the square.
The twenty lots of square 11:; fronting
I'd 4th, l. and NJ streets. owned by Mr..
Young in 1886 were transferred, the west
ten lots vested in him, the government
holding the others. The history TO 1897
is the same as that of square H. here
tofore noted
There were twenty-siX los. fronting NJ.
n 1st and I'd streets. in square Ill. in
which the government and Mr.. Young
shared equally in 1876. Mrs. Cazenave
owned the Young lots in lso.. and the
others in 1927 We're vested in Georgetown
College The triangle east formed by
Delaware avenue. Sd and streets. one
lot being assigned 10 the United States.
were owned by Georgetown College III
1897 That portion between Delaware
avenue, N and Cd streets, seven lots.
known as square III. was vested in Mr..
Young. and passing later to his daush-
ter, has similar history 10 square II.
prior to 1890.
Property of Georgetown College.
In 1S4S. j. F. Craig was the owner of
square ~. between 3D. It'll. NJ and \
streets. Eighteen lots were apportioned
in 1896, Mr. Young taking title to lots
l, and II to Is. the east half of the
square In 1894 the square was included
in the Greenleaf contract. and title was
held under him for some years. but IN
1921 the lots assigned to Mr.. Young We're
recorded in the name of *. Ii. Brent
Four years after. Joseph Pearson held
title. and. in 1851. the Georgetown Cot
lege became the owner of the west half
of the square.
Square 40. between y. .. lSt ana :,
streets, twenty lots, was equally DIVIDED
between the Commissioners aud Mr.
Young in 1896 though ii was included II
the Greenleaf contract. Mrs. CaZeEaNe
in 1902 owned her fathers portion, lots
; to H. and in 1917 conveyed it to Joseph
Pearson. The irregular lot of land known
as square F. TO, formed by the street
which binds the city, Florida avenue
Delaware avenue, \ and I'd streets, was
apportioned to the government. and II
1887 Georgetown College became the
owner Square n Al. formed by \ and
Sd streets and Della ware avenue, was as
signed to Mr.. Young in 1896.
Six years later Nicholas Young became
the owner and in 1851 Ebenezer Rodbird
bought it. Between Florida avenue, \
and Sd streets, square y 10, one lot
was vested in MI. Young. and in lS.,'
became the property of Georgetown Col
lege.
The angular square formed by the lines
of 1st street, New York and Florida ave
nues, known as square 100. was assigned
to Mr. Young. and in the partition of his
estate in 1902 went to his son Nicholas
and later, in 1890, fell to ]. +. and +. p
Young.
No change was wrought for years ii
this or any of the other Young property
JAMES CROGGON.