Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10

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was the father Of the late c. W. Petit.
an octogenarian. who also served in that
department to 1851.
Early Capital Halter:
At the corner Of 9Th street Ambrose
Lynch kept grocery for many years
and above him on that street was Mason
Piggot, halter, who subsequently for
many years was a police officer, and on
this street were Mrs. Mary Edmonston
John and James Bowen, a Jail guard
and constable. respectively. Near the cor
ner Of D street was the residence of
William Hewitt, who was register of, the
city from 1910 to 1888. as also the secre-
tary OF the board of aldermen from 1872
to 1888, the said house being q large,
three-story brick building erected about
to make room for the Stewart house.
On the east side Of 9Th street was the
residence of Charles Bulfinch, architect of
the Capitol for many years, and nearby
Coble, leading builder OF that day. On
the south front of the square west of Ju-
dietary Square fronting Louisiana avenue.
now occupied by the Police Court building.
was the WEIGH property. occupied by
Thomas and Valentine WEIGH, and that
OF Reuben Burdine, long clerk in the
ordnance ohice. and on the corner Of 9Th
street there was his fine flower and vege-
table garden.
About 1920 the American Theater was
erected on the south side of Louisiana
avenue by Messrs. Warren and Wood Of
Philadelphia, and here it was that the
father of Joe Jefferson was the manager
when this celebrated actor wa& q small
child. In it's early days it was the scene
of many triumphs Of the actors of that
day. among them the Elder Booth. Messrs
Warren and Wood and Mrs. Chapman.
Later II became the assembly rooms and
rir o3,,i1 hA tor
bury, probably the best known to the SOL
der element during the civil war, for
soldiers crowded the house nightly when
such performers as Agnes Robinson. Julia
ligan were the nightly attractions Ad-
joining on the west side was the Shakes
peare Hotel. under the management of
Ernest Guttschiich. a place patronized by
when business did not pay and room was
demanded the actors utilized the green
room Of the theater.
First Unitarian Church.
At the corner of 9th street was the
livery stable of Jim Smith, colored, east
of whom was the public house Of j. s.
McCubbin and the homes Of William
Thumlert, a shoe merchant; Robert Moi
fit, a grocer, and Mrs. Prudence Aiken.
who kept the public baths. Over them was
a room known as the long room, in which
amusements were given and meetings
held and X was here that the cOngrega-
ton of the Unitarian Church held its
initial meetings. John Quincy Adams and
the Bulfinches being the leading members.
At the corner of Az and { streets was
the boarding house of Mrs. Ann Polk.
who had as her guests Senators r. A
Brown of Ohio and James Noble of In
diana. Representatives Jonathan Jennings
OF Indiana, George Plummer OF Penn
sylvania, Thomas f. Ross Of Ohio, John
Todd of Pennsylvania and Joseph Vance
Of Ohio, and others. On the opposite side
~ G street was the circus building. where
many entertainments were given. The
Hayenner bakery and the residence of
THOMAS Havenner had been located since
1915 On the site now occupied by the
Fendall building. AZ and D streets. was
the boarding house OF Mrs. Franzoni,
widow of Giuseppe Franzoni. the sculp-
tor who had done much work on the
Capitol. South of Mrs. Franzoni lived
Thomas Stanley who for a lifetime was a
leading house and sign painter at the
corner OF 18th and + streets. i'm which
business he was followed by his son, who
made the record Of the family extend
over three-fourths of the century. each
Of them reaching a ripe old age.
The real estate market in this vicinity
aged until 1t was known that the city
hall was to be located in this square, and
then the prices advanced beyond the mills
per foot to cents and over per foot,
those for corner lots being a few cents
more. E-55.-sv
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