The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-01
NEW HOME FOR
COLONIAL
DANES
National Body Purchases
Historic Bellevue;
Club to Move

The Colonial Danes Of
America are to have a home
in Washington and, appro.
priately enough, have chosen
one Of the most historic
mansions Of old Georgetown.
They have purchased from
Mrs. Cresson Newbold the
house at 2715 @ Street, now
occupied by Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and
Mrs. Carl T. Schuneman and
are soon to take possession
thereof.
Historic Bellevue
Under the name Of Bellevue
this picturesque old house was
the meeting place for fashion
able folk in those early days
when Georgetown looked down
upon the struggling village Of
Washington. It's architect was
DR.. William Thornton, who de-
signed the Capitol and who has
left gracious memorials in many
fine old Georgetown houses.
When the famous buffalo
bridge" was built and Q Street
cut through to join Washington
and Georgetown, Bellevue stood
directly in The road. It was
taken down, moved back a hum
dred yards or more and rebuilt
brick by brick exactly as it had
been before.
Interesting Tenants
Mrs. Newbold has not lived at
Bellevue for many years. pre-
ferring smaller house in Nine
tenth Street, but the mansion
has been let to q succession Of
interesting tenants. The Bran.
bfllas lived there shortly after the
marriage OF the late Signor Gui.
geppe Brambilla, then counselor Of
the italian Embassy, to Julia
Meyer, daughter Of the late George
Won Lengerke Meyer. IL memory
serves Il was the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey-now
In Poland-when Mr.. Dewey first
came to washington as Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, and
the Schunemans have had It for
the last year or more.
The Club of Colonial Danes is
also lin the news" just now. This
local group, made up of women
who are members OF the Colonial
Danes OF America, has long been
established at 1927 K Street, but
the old house has been sold to
make way for an office building
and the club is now shopping
around for a. new home. No de-
cfsion has been reached yet, but
there Is some talk of the Danes
moving to New Hampshire Ave.
nue.. where the Woman's National
headquarters and which also
boasts-a few blocks farther up
the Congressional Club. The site
under discussion by the Colonial
Dames-with half a hundred 9th.
ers-is on the other side Of Du.
pont Circle in the neighborhood OF
New Hampshire Avenue and N
Street.
Washington Club
The Washington Club, strong.
hold of Washington's "cave
dweller" contingent. will prob
ably be the next to move. It's
comfortable home at the corner
Of Seventeenth and K Streets, was
once the home of Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks and has had
= long and interesting social his
tory. But business is sweeping
up Connecticut Avenue. The
Draper mansion at the corner Of
Connecticut Avenue and K is now
occupied by the Club st. Marks
and a dozen business offices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Glover's
house in between has recently
been placed on the market and it
seems more than likely that, when
the Glover house is sold, the Wash
1ngton Club will go with 1t, the
organization following the trend
OF the times and moving farther
up town.
The Colonial Danes Club will
come into possession of its new
owners on June 1, but the Danes
may inger on while until they
secure suitable quarters. They are
not going t. be hurried into buy
ing and may even store the fine
old things. With which their house
Is furnished, until autumn unless
they find something to suit them
right away.
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