Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-27
.BRADDOCk HOUSE
To BE CLEANED OUT
Inmates Given 80 Days No
tice to Find New
Quarters.
w. w. SIMPSON TO GO.
Present Proprietor VIII Have No Fu-
ture Connections With Famous Old
Rooming House.

in the limelight, after having figured
considerably N Alexandria history.
The present occupants have been
given thirty days in which to vacatc
the premises, and when this shah
have been done, the old structure will
he cleaned up and doubtless used for
other purposes than lodging house.
The building on the southwest cor
rer Of Cameron and Fairfax streets
nucleus of what is now called the
Braddock House, WIS formerly occu-
pied by the Bank of Alexandria. Over
half a century ago it was known as
Ncwton's Hotel, anG subsequently AS
Green's Mansion House, after the
property had been acquired by the
late James Green who placed the
Fairfax street frort 10 the building.
I During the civil war the federal
troops used the building as hos
pital, and at the close Of hostilities
it was operated as public house by
! Martin Maddux. The latter was fol-
lowed by others w,!o attempted to
make the hostelry paying institu-
ton, but it gradually declined, until
! it became a white elephant on the
hands of its owners At one time it
Is said the building could have been
purchased for $1,000.
1t finally bcame a refuge for
people who were unable to rent
houses and was eventually turned
over to this class.
F. l.. Wagar, of Washington, pur-
chased the property few :2ears
ago and mada ex!ah:ive rcrar", to
lie lace, by f!tting in m1icrn
F., pl1.1Dine and crserwisc covering
the structure iM'o a passaDivA fair
public house. He supposed better
class Of customers worl! appreciate
ris outlay and +: ii suites Of rooms.
r. proved faiIui-'. however. aa.i soon
I lapsad into a sat,ri hand stjrencuse
and the abode of such rs sought
cheap quarters.
The mysterious death of a young
man named Patrick Buckley aSt fall
caused the authorities to inspect the
building, and it was condemned. The
proprietor had previously been Or
dered to place modern appliances in
the building as protection from fire.
Recently Chief Goods, Sergeant
| Wilkinson and Deputy Health Officer
| tGarvey visited the place and finding
liz in an unsanitary condition, had
given the proprietor reasonable
time in order to bring about more
satisfactory conditions.
| Regardless of the facts as given
above, Messrs. Monroe & Marbury
real estate agents, who now have
charge of the property, have
given w. w. Simpson thirty days in
which to vacate the premises. He
mas secured the building on the cor
ner of Princess and Fairfax streets
co which place he will move his ef'
fects.
It is the intention Of the partie:
having the property in charge t.
make passage way through one O
tic store roomY on the Fairfax stree
front to the Carlyle House in tn
rear. This historic land mark will b
LEASED separately FROM the Brad
deck House proper.
The historic Carlyle house, whic
is in the southeastern corner of tn
premises, is the real point OF inter
est on the place. Several years ag
the Society for the Preservation Q
Virginia Antiquities attempted to ot
tain possession of the building.
would seem that this is favorahl
opportunity to carry out their pul
pose.
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