Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

A pieu OF WashingtO
Cloud Building, before the present magnificent
granite structure was erected
The alley opening out midway of the block
was made historic by John Wilkes Booth on the
evening he assassinated President Lincoln, be-
cause 1t was through this alley that he made
his escape by way of F street.
MANY changes have occurred along F street
even during the recollection of the writer
when but few stores lined this thoroughfare BY
1873, however, number of business and pro-
feSSional men had located here. DIV Classic
and George E. Lemon patent agents, were then
located between Ninth and Tenth streets, as
were Albert F. Fox, until recently president of
the Columbia National Bank, and one Of WASH
ington's grand old men; r. O. Hoffman, Rich
ard H. Marsh, George w. Stickney, B. H. War
ner 81 Co. HammerSley & Co., Louis P Shoe.
maker, T. A. Ofterdinger, Frank v. Parker,
John j. Wilmarth and E. J. Mcpherson The
Morton House was on the south side of the
street, as was the Warner Building, just then
erected. Nathaniel Carusi was at 9l5, while
Siles Boyce, journalist, was at 934. OF the law
yers, c. S. Chesney,- David NJ Davis, Helmick
81 Alleman r. H. T. Leopold George Mason, j.
A. Patterson, Joseph T. K Plant, William F..
Quicksall John G. Williamson and Thomas
Wilson seemed to have been sufficient for the
controversies Of the day.
Thomas Walsh was keeping saloon at No.
942, and Charles L. Windholtz was engaged in
the same business nearby, as was William
Wright, and the Georgetown Law Department
had its quarters at 915 street. The Domestic
Sewing Machine Co. had an Office at sos;
George H. Maurer, stamping was across the
way at 902 Fred Koehler, tailor. had his place
of business at 9l8, while Harvey, the well known
undertaken, was at 934 w. R. Speare being but
few doors away. William S. Tappan, watches
and jewery, was located at 9O5 F.
Between Tenth and Eleventh we find Theo-
dOre F. Gatchel Joseph c. Berger, Land g. Co.,
W. N Lawrence & Co, DR.. Joseph G. Stephen
son, DR.. Mary E. Walker and Patrick j. Burke,
George A. Seal and Thomas M. Shepherd
plumbers; Cooley and Gibbs, printers; George
McGinniss and L. A. Mclean, shirt makers;
w. L. Prince, Louis Kettler, George T. Shell
don, dancing teacher, and the American District
Telegraph Co.
In the eleven hundred block were Edward r.
Harris, barber; George Freitag, John Killian,
Mary G. Garret, w. w. Warden, Francis M
Hunter T. H. N. McPherson Sarah L. AIMS
man, DIR. William w. Marmion, the oculist; L.
F. Clark & Sons. Tobias burlington, L c. Rose.
william Scherger's restaurant and Theodore
VandOren, tailor.
From Twelfth to Thirteenth street we find
ElOis Hunter, the stationer; George K. Ashley,
Joshua Banks, Samuel T. Lockett, Eugene r.
Lewis, Benjamin w. Furguson, Lewis Abra.
ham, o. S. Lowell, c. G. Schneider, E. Tyson,
DR.. James F. Hartgan, DR.. S. ]. Radcliff, Kill
hans bar and B. w. Reeds Sons.
REAL estate agents, artists, stationers, law
yers and variety Of other professions and
businesses were engaged in the thirteen hum
dred block, including Cassin & ,Liebermanr.
Mrs. Nellie r. Beller, Michael Geary, joseph d.
Free, jr.; Albert Lauck DR.. Edward Maynard,
Charles r. Flaesch, N. w. Burchell J. F. Page,
Mrs. M. Wagner, Lyons Hotel, the Windsor
House and H. L. Bridgeman. F. A. Burr Mai
John M Carson, Justin E. Colburn, D. D. Cone,
William Fleming, Ben: Perley Poore, H. ]. Rams
dell, Frank A. Richardson, w. Scott Smith, z.
L. White, E. B. White, journalists who probably
could not find accommodations in newspaper
row.
The lawyers in this square were H. c. Bliss
Aaron Bradshaw, Carpenter & Coleman, AnSel
b. Cook, Benjamin Davenport, G. E. Hamilton
w. F. Holtzman, Israel Kimball jr.; Ivory G.
Kimban, William Lilley, Irwin B. Linton George
Tucker, A. B. Webb and H. H. Willard.
Mr.. De Lancey Gill adds the following names
and businesses to this block: Page Grocery
and DR.. Bliss, and in the square to the west the
Cruit family, Adrian Endres, Richenbacher the
jeweler, and Cooke & Co. and H. E. Of1ey &
Co, bankers.
Here was also Angem's newsstand Middle
ton & Co., bankers; T. B. Philip & Co., Hoffman
Crawford, George p. Golf, DR.. Cephas W. Scott,
De B. r. Keim, journalist; John w. Bell Cum
mings & Baker, Thee. E. Davis, Frank Minor,
C. E. Rittenhouse and Frank Klotz tailor, and