Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
First Bakery established.

Probably the first bakery to be estab-
nshed in the city was that Of Nicholas
Travers on the north side Of the Avenue
east of 18th street, about 1900. In the
twenties II was conducted by Elias and
Jacob Travers. and in the latter part of
the thirties was taken by George Seitz
for a few years.
Soon after c. w. Patterson was in
like business on the north side of l street
between 10Th and 10Th streets. From this
bakery came the McKeldens, who were IN
business on eth street long after.
In 1915 Thomas Havenner built resi-
dence and bakery on small part OF the
present site of the Havenner Baking Com
pany's plant on G. street between AZ and
9th streets, later adding cracker making.
In the Navy Yard section James Friend
early settled on TIN street between X and
L Streets and in the twenties was at
18th and l. streets, at which time James
Danford was at the first location.
Philip Hines established a bakery on
H street west of 18th in the twentfes.
which in the thirties was occupied by
George Kraft, and the latter's descend
ants are engaged in the business on the
southeast corner Of the Avenue and lStn
street.
William Coleman was on street be-
tween 18th and 18th. and Hugh O'Neil
was on the Avenue between list ana
odd streets Jacob Wineberger was on
| 26th near II street, and George +. Schaf-
fer was on East Capitol street between
| 1st and ID in the twenties. In 1880 J. IL
Seufferle was one the post office site, ID
street between 18th and 18th, and re-
NAMED until 1899. when he built resi-
dence, with bakery. on the northeast cor
| ner OF 9th and 4 streets, where he re-
manned till 1851.
John Aigler was afterward in the bust
ness on ID street In this decade John +.
Kraft and Andrew Noerr were on +
street between 18th and 18th in partner
ship, and later the former estabisned nim-
| self at the corner of 18th and F streets
| and the latter at the southwest corner OF
nth and f streets. Jacob Wunderlich
later was on 9TH street between l. and NJ
streets southeast, where he conducted
bakery in the civil war times.
Bakeries Seventy Years Ago.
In the next decade. the forties, George
Seitz had moved to the northeast corner
of 18th and I streets from Travers' old
stand, and later to 10th street north OF
New York avenue, whence he moved
to New York avenue between 10th and
nth streets and was succeeded by his
son, John F. Seitz, by whom the bust
ness was carried on till about ten years
since. Another son, George Seitz. Is yet
In the trade here. John c. Mckelden.
afterward prominent as president OF the
Second National Bank. had established
a bakery on 7th street below r; his
brother, w. p. McKeldon. was on 9th
street between G. and III. and Mrs. Werd-
en- was on the square above
on the Island was Cyrus Wineberger
on the east side of 18th between and
F streets southwest: John Horning was
on the north side of East Capitol between
1st and I'd streets; John Schaffer was on
the north side of NJ street between 9th
and 10th. and Samuel Magee was on TN
between G. and III streets.
David G.. Horning was on the west side
of It'll between NJ and n streets. In the
forties T. Callahan was on the north
side of F street between 9Th and Ith. and
Jhon Jockey on eth street between l.
and NJ. Mrs Friend was on 4th street
between /. and NJ southeast, and c. Ha-
gan was on the north side of f between
18th and 14th streets.
BY 1850 delivery wagons had increased
in numbers and there was a friendly
rivalry between the bakers, each striving
to increase business. Most of them serv-
ed bread routes by wagon, a number re-
quiring several, and there was the square,