Evening star., 1918-02-03

That reference will stand close exami.
nation. Up to 1902 there was only one
building at 10th and streets. That
was on lot No l. at the northwest cor
ner and was owned by Peter Lenox. The
southwest corner of 10th and F was
still in possession of David Burnes'
heirs and was unimproved The south,
east corner of 10th and was owned
by George Andrews and was unim
proved. Lot {, the northeast corner of
10Th and +, was in the name of Richard
A. Caffry-Rev. Anthony Caffrey, the
Catholic priest-and was unimproved.
Somewhere east of the corner, on Father
Caffrys land, including lots Z, 6. and
4. which carried the land to within
three lots from the corner of 9Th street.
stood st. Patricll's Church, which Chris
tian Hines says was a small one-and-
one-half story frame house, and nearby
was another small frame house. the
rectory. That was in 1900 Before and
after 1900 there was a school on the
south side of + street between 9Th and
10th. the schoolmaster being Luke
Shannon. He had moved from the Pts
cataway district of Prince Georges
county to the new ten-mile square
about 1891. Christian Hines, who came
with his father and brothers TO live on
the south side of F. between 10th and
18th streets in 1893 or 1900 and pub
lished his recollections of Washington
in 1866, mentioned Mr.. ShannonS 3
Writing about this branch had to cross in
r"in,s 10 and returning from the slashes reminds
Of the time when my brother Matthew ana
uys-,- went to school Mr.. Luke shannon.
Ahot7 this time ,1s1ob his schoolhonse Sit
lig.ed a little hack of street between 9th and
10th streets AMI Immediately south OF St Pat
rlek's Church. II frame house and is.
believe still standing 1SGG,- Mr.. shannon Kept
both day ard night school. 10 both OF which VIC
went il being greed that the boys should fur
rish their oGn wood tit then being winterl, by
which the price of tuition lessened. W.,
took our axes and hatchefs and went up the
branch north Of ST. Patrick's Church 10 about
wher. the Lutheran Church now stands. and
gathered almos1 or Gaiie as much wood as an
swered oir purpose, there bTing some tolerahiy
large saplings along the branch. This whole val
ley has been filed up since then. and believe
a large number Of houses have been built there
Somewhere in the square bounded
by + and G. 10th and 11th streets. may
have been the house to which the Pres
byterians moved after leaving tha
White House carpenter shop. Mr.. Hines
has this reference:
on the square bounded by and &. 10th and
lIth streets in lsoo were three frame houses
t~o-story. occupied by Mr. Crawford. .
constable: a one-story house occupied by Mr.
Person: the other Ia one-stnry round-topi was n
PrestJ terian church meeting house. This and
st. Patrick's Church, which stood opposite each
other. the only public places Of worship
between Rock crock and the Capitol.
This reference makes another tangle,
for il puts st. Patricks Church in lsoo
on 10th street instead of r. The tangla
becomes " cESe Sudfltu UP Z" fttH tlltE
along, Mr.. Hines, writing of G street
in 1900, says:
The road from Rcrk Creep paper mill entered
6 street directly where Mrs. Tweedy's heuse
ROW stands One of the first houses that
street &c, that l recollect of the old
story round top frame meeting house where IL js
said Rev Mr.. Breckinridge ,Rrackenrdgel used
TO preach. 1t stood in the square where til.
Catholic Academy now stands. That and ST. Pa
rieks Church the only places Of publ.
worship then in the ci;y-c.rtainly the only ones
between the Capitol and Georgetown.
BY Catholic Academy" Mr. Hines no
doubt meant the Washington Catholic
Seminary, and that stood on F street
between 9Th and 10th streets.