Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

Depue who also extended the warm hand OF
hospitality to the writer and evidenced that
this must be q Characteristic Of the prominent
South Washington families. And the writer
does not want to forget Mrs Mary Lloyd willis,
who has been very helpful IN supplying infor-
matisn for this story.
A part of the old White home must indeed
be quite old. Apparently 1t has from time TO
time been enlarged. The east side dates from
the period Of familiar bay windows while the
front of the west section Is Of flemish bond
brick construction and was built in 1882. But
the rear Of the west part Is even older still and
may be the Oldest house IN this part Of the
Southwest.
Situated in square S27, this property first
belonged to Motley Young, original pro-
prietOr. and, according to the division as made
on March "A, 1897, was assigned to him by the
Commissioners. BY will dated March II, 1898,
Motley Young devised the property to his son
Nicholas, however, without including words Of
inheritance, which brought on q chancery
cause, resulting in Robert Y. Brent and Joseph
Pearson being appointed trustees to sell the
property, which was done on April IL, 1882,
when lots 1, and were transferred to Will
liam Lambeu and lot followed in 1899, title
being subsequently vested in Lambell's daugh-
ter Elizabeth Ann, who married John e
Foulkes, who decided to George White, who died
in 1896 and here all the latters children were
born except the three Oldest. It is . real old
landmark.
OF course, the two most noted Washing
tonians who made their home ON this part of
''the Island" were Robert Brent the first
mayer and Alexander r. Shepherd, the second
and last goVernOr-the man who made WASH
ingt0n.
Robert Brent married Mary the eldest
daughter Of Motley Young, before referred TO-
and for a number Of years resided at his
father-in-law'S residence, On G street between
Ninth and Tenth streets, and known as the
inn TQrNlan kuyn nnil
dren, Eleanor married Joseph Pearson, Rep
reSentative In Congress from North Carolina
from 1899 to 1915, and who while here dis
tinguished" himself by fighting O duel with
John George jackson Of Virginia. who proved
the better shot Of the tive and wounded the
gentleman from North Carolina whose life was
spared, however, for Q natural death In his
home State in 1884.
Robert Brents SON, Robert Young Brent,
married, first Harriet. the daughter of Gar
rett COttringer Of Philadelphia, and after her
death Eliza Carere' Of Baltimore, daughter of
John Carere. .....e
Robert Brent lived and died i'm the residence
he built at the southeast corner OF Twelfth
street and Maryland avenue which he built
shortly after 1900, MS he did the adjoining
house ON Maryland avenue, for his son. Sir
Augustus Foster, who was secretary at WASH
ington to the British Minister during the years
1904 TO 1905, IN writing OF conditions then
existing I'm the city, says: Every few private
gentlemen have homes in Washington. I only
recollect three: Aar. Brent mr.. Taylor tprob-
ably meant for Mr.: Tayise) land Mr. Car
roll" mr.. Brent died September II. 1878.
A IEXAnEDER n. SHEPHERD was bora In
the sunny Southwest" as we ell sgree,
but just where 70 ., matter OF opinion based
on Che constituting or evidence. Same authors
give bis birthplace as. s2s street while q