Evening star., 1915-09-28
Other Points of Historic Interest
West of u. S. Capitol.

The second inaugural ball Of President
Lincoln was held here in 1865.
No. $50. West side of 7th street, be-
tween E and F streets. near the center
| eral land Office. Site of the first tele-
graph Office in the United States. open
ed and operated by S. F. B. Morse in
1914. marked by bronze tablet)
No. 1s1. North side Of E street. be-
tween 7th and Sth streets. On this
/ site was Blodget's Hotel, where in 1914
Congress convened. Before it was torn
down in 1885. it was occupied by the
Post Office Department, the patent
office and the city post Office.
No. 1872. 42s 7th street. opposite Odd
Fellows Hall. Site of Office of National
Era. in which Uncle Toms Cabin was
originally published during ls51-1s52.
No. 1873. Washington barracks. Foot
of ~ street southwest. a government
arsenal from 1861 to 1881. and now the
site of the Army Engineering School
| and the Army War College.
No. 1874. United States National
;; Museum told building). The inaugural
ball of President Garfield was held in
this building in 1881.
No. 1S5. Smithsonian Institution. east
front. Joseph Henry, the first secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution. re-
sided in the east wing of this building
from 1854 till his death. In this build
ing, also. Secretary Langley for years
carried on his Investigations in aero
dynamics, ultimately resulting in the
invention of the flying machine. The
mortuary chapel of James Smithson is
in the main entrance.
No. 1856. Long bridge. Foot of 14th
street southwest. During the civil war
the bridge. then here, was the principal
military route to the south.
No. 1877. s1s e street. James
Buchanan resided here before he be-
No. 1873. Mount Vernon Square, New
York avenue. between 7th and 9Th
streets. This building. the gift of An
drew Carnegie, contains the Washing
ton Public Library. This square is Of
much local historic interest.
No. 1ss. SIS 10th street. In this
house. May II. 1899 the first public
meeting of the survivors of the war
with Spain was held, resulting in the
formation of the Spanish War Veterans
No. lso. Northeast corner of 10th and
D streets. Peter Force, who compiled
the American Archives and who was an
early mayor OF Washington, resided in
a house on this site.
No l91. Eleventh street, opposite the
post ONCE building. Site of Carusi's
Hall. Inaugural balls of Presidents
Van Buren I1s3O. Polk us45). Taylor
ls67), were held here.
No 1872. Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street (Raleigh HoteD. Site of
the Kirkwood House. where Vice Pres
ident Andrew johnson resided and was
sworn in as President.
No. 1873. s12 l2th street. George S.
Boutwell,. senator from Massachusetts,
and Secretary of the Treasury. and
later John A. Logan, senator from Illi-
nois. resided in this house.
No. 1914 Southwest corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street. On
this site was the Prescott House, used
as prison for political offenders dur
ing the early days of the civil war.
No. 1875. National Theater, E street
between 18th and 14th streets The
inaugural ball of President Polk was
held on this site in 1S45. 1t was in the
building, formerly on this site, that
Jenny Lind gave her first concert in
No. 1896 Northeast corner Of and
18th streets. Site Of first United States
branch bank in 1901.
No 1877. 1908 X street. Henry w.
Longfellow. the poet. was a guest of
Commodore A. S. Wadsworth in this
house when on visit in 1882
No 1913 Northeast corner Of 18th
and / streets. House occupied by James
a. Garfield while member OF Con-
No. 1919. 1921 X street. John shsr-
man, senator from Ohio. Secretary Of