Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-05
Assigned to Mr.. Carroll.

II appears that square 651 was on ne
ground plan Of the city laid OF into thirty
two building lots and in the apportion-
ment they were all assigned TO Mr.. Car
roll in 1876. Three years before an
agreement was made by him with Green
leaf TO sell him lots between the forks
Of the canal at $50 each. and each was
to improve the same in four years. In
11g4 Carroll agreed to convey to Greenleaf
twenty lots on South Capitol street on
condition that he erect twenty brick
houses Of two stories. - by 20 feet. with
In three years The next year the con-
tracts were assigned Norris and Efchol-
son, and after Carroll refused to extend
the time an attempt was made TO COM
plete them There were thirty In ell.
Some ON street caved In and twenty
were completed. The event was ceIebrat-
ed by barbecue September IS, 1896. at
which Morris. Cranch. Benz Moore or
the Washington Gazette, DR.. May Capt.
G. Stephenson and Nicholas King were
prominent. The same day agreement
painter and glazier, to sell him the un-
finished house adjoining that OF Hugh
Dingley at a price set by William Lover
ing and the lot at 10 cents per foot. Two
months after Nicholson includes In
his mortgage to Capt. Duncanson
for 81. 361 81 eight lots here, and the fol-
lowing year they are decided TO William
Campbell. February J. 1891, deed from
NJ L.. L.,
ner of y and South Capitol streets, TO
Stewart Brown of Baltimore i'm which
was recited that Carroll had agreed to
convey certain houses built by Morris &
Nicholson to f. Langley. that the latter
had assigned the agreement to Duncanson
and he to Brown. In April, 1902, the lat
ter decided this lot for the consideration OF
) shillingS To Alexander Dawson late of
Ireland. now OF the city of Baltimore.
gentleman" Mr.. Carroll decided at about
the same time a lot c912 by lon feet TO
Thomas Jones of Loudoun county. Va.
for ssh. one to William Lowell for $500:
lot to f. Langley for Sf.a50 and Charles
Warden bought d house and lot for $3.50.
At this period there was an assessment
of 2l2 cents on the ground and $500 inn
proyements were listed to A. Dawson.
Francis Scott Key, Trustee.
In 1915, Francis Scott Key, trustee in
the case. Campbell agt- James Ray and
W. Mayne Duncanson, appointed by the
high court of chancery of Maryland
in 1909, conveyed defendants property 70
William Campbell. including eight two
story brick houses. the consideration be-
ing s1O.a72.9O In 1892 Mary McNantz
conveyed a lot with two buildings, listed
for $500. to Harriet Brent, the con-
sideration being love and affection and a
prayer book. In 1899 James McCormic<
acquired part or the square assessed 10
Dingleys heirs through tax title. Ten
years before the assessed valuation Of the
land was reduced to IL. cents per foot
on the improved property, listed TO Mr..
Stern. w. Lowering. l. keed's heirs and
H. Bradley. $1,000 each, and Harriet
Brent. $1,000 By tax title, Samuel ID.
King William Gunton and R. f. Reed
had interest, and in 1874 William @.
Cranch obtained title TO the ground on
which the twenty buildings were erected.
In the meantime much of the clay had
been converted into brick, and the houses
left high and dry. At present, however,
there Is little improvement, but the valua-
ton Of the ground runs from 8 to 20 cents
per foot.
lots plated in the lines of Half. LIST.
Canal NJ and y streets. of which title
to all except the four fronting n street
was given Mr.. Carroll. Lot l was given
Mary and Elizabeth Carroll, to Pere-
CRIME Tighlman. 3 to Henry Bradford
and to Henry Hill in 1896. Other than
being listed first at a value Of cents,
then for forty years at half that sum,
it figured little in public records. In
1927 William Harper had part lot 1.
corner and 1st streets. In 1929 Tibbs
Weightman and Wallach, as trustees.
had the Carroll lots. most of them By
tax title passing to James Owens in
1892 There were no improvements
then listed. and the ground was rated
at liz cents per foot In 1889 John
Evans held for Elizabeth Mills 5000
feet. the consideration being $500. and
In 1914 by tax title w. G. Cranch had
1874 square feet in the square.
St James creek marsh, in old times
favorite resort for the gunner. en-
last century a bridge in N street span
ned the creek. Well settled is this
square, small houses covering 1t, and
from 4 to 20 cents being the assessed