The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

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and Daniel Lamont. Secretary Of War.
| resided in this house.
| No. 1G7. Northeast corner of Connec-
ticut Avenue and II Street-Daniel Web
| ster when Secretary of State. and later
William W. Corcorun, owned and re-
| sided in this house.
No. los Southwest corner Of Jackson
Place and ii Street-Commcdcre Deca-
tur, hero of the war with Tripoli. built
this house. and died here after the duel
| In $50, and later it was occupied by
Henry Clay. Martin Van Buren, Edward
| Livingston, George VI. Dallas. Judah y.
Benjamin. and E. F. Beale
No. lU9. - Jackson Place next to De-
catur House.-Temporary residence Of
President Roosevelt during the remodel
ing OF the White House in 1902.
No. 10 IA jackson Place-Vice Presi-
dent Schuyler Colfax resided In this
house
No. Ill. 1851 Pennsylvania Avenue
This house was tn. home of Francis
Preston Blair who bequeathed il to his
son. Montgomery Blair Postmaster Gen
| eral in 1s6l-6i Secretary Bancroft lived
| here. and later Secretary Ewing. when
his daughter married Gen. sherman.
Here also, II is said. the command OF the
Union armies was offered to Gen. Lee.
No. IL. 1853 Pennsylvania Avenue
Andrew johnson, while Vice President
| of the United States. resided in this
house.
No. ll3 1873 II Street-George Bancroft.
| Secretary of the Navy and historian, re-
sided in this house.
7 No. ia. 1901 Street.-The home Of
Admiral George Dewey.
No l.
William II. Taft lived while Secretary
of War, and here he received the news
of his nomination TO the Presidency.
No. ll6. l+0l Sixteenth Street-In this
house Vice President James S. Sherman
| lived
! No. IL. Southeast Corner of Sixteenth
and p Streets-The home Of the Carnegie
| Institution of Washington, founded for
the ENCOURAGEMENT of investigation, re-
search. and discovery, and the applica-
ton of knowledge to the Improvement
OF mankind.
No. rs Northeast Corner of Rhode
Island Avenue and Seventeenth Street
Gen. Philip II. Sheridan resided in this
house before il was remodeled.
No. ll9. 170l X Street-Charles w. Fair
| banks resided in this house when Vice
President.
No. 10 Northwest Corner of Seven
teenth and | Streets-On this site was
the residence of Gen. Alexander Ma
comb. who was general-in-chief OF the
! United States Army from 1898 till 1si1.
No. 12l. Farragut Square-On this site
| Magruders and Griffins batteries were
encamped during March, 1861.
No. 12l. Northwest Corner of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue and Seventeenth Street
On this site was the headquarters of
Gen. Mansfield during the civil war.
where passes Were issued to cross the
Long Bridge.
No. l23. ILL., II Street Northwest-The
Prince of Wales. later King Edward
VA. on October !, 1850, was guest in a
house on this site, then occupied by Lord
Lyons. Minister from Great Britain,
No. l24. IFS I Street northwest
Charles Goodyear. inventor of vulcaniZed
rubber. lived in this house.
No. l25. 6l6 Seventeenth Street-On this
| site Gen. Winfield Scott had his head
quarters in 1861
No. 1e6 Southwest Corner of F and
Seventeenth Streets-On this site Gen.
L. $. Grant had his headquarters in 1855
No. III. Seventeenth and c Streets
Continental Memorial Hall. the head
quarters of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
No. l2S The Pan-American Union,
North and South America. having for its
objects Peace. Friendship. and Com
merce. Andrew Carnegie contributed
$3.50 COO toward the erection of the build
ing.
No. l29. Seventeenth Street, between
p and G Streets-Site of residence of
Gen. Van Ness. who married the daugh-
tel Of Davy Burns. original proprietor
of the grounds now occupied by the
White HnmSe Treasury and State "nr
and Navy Departments.
No l3e. Southeast Corner of Maryland
Avenue and Twelfth Street Southwest
Robert Brent. first Mayor of Washington.
serving from 1902 to 1872 lived and died
in this house
No Isl. 17S2 Pennsylvania Avenue-Site
of the house in which Gen. Winfield Scott
resided.
No I32. liz H Street-Site of the house
in which Admiral Porter resided.
No t31. Northeast Corner of New
Hampshire Avenue and Corcoran Streets
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson lived
and died in this house.
No 134. Dupont Circle-William III.
Taft resided in this house in 1s9l-e, while
Solicitor General.
No. 1S5. Northwest Corner of Connecti-
cut Avenue and N Street-James Bryce.
author of the American Commonwealth.
resides in this house.
No. l56. Southeast Corner of n and
Eighteenth Streets-Church of the Cove
nant. President Harrison attended serv-
ice in this church.
" 137. 1910 n Street-Theodore RoOse-
welt resided in th!: house while Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy.
No. ITS. Northeast Corner of Eighteenth
and l Streets-Harriet Lane Johnston,
niece of President Buchanan, lived in
this house.
No. 13s. 1926 l Street Northwest-Rear
Admiral Schley lived in this house.
No. l40. Southwest Corner Of G and