Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

streets: Messrs Booth, $780, and 81 O0O east
of Water between South and T streets, and
Capt. Barry, 1000, corner Water and streets.
Gradually the values declined, in q quarter
of q century the ground falling to small frac-
lions of cent foot and water lots were
listed at ST. per front foot. James Frazier was
in the tllirtieS listed for $500 on lot TO- square
603 on Half street, before the property of G
Henning; Capt. johnson, 81 200 and 5000, and
E. Booth, $780, in square 664, and Joseph Par
sons, $3.50, lot 49, square 665, on Half street
between T and U streets.
1.-THE lines of S, T. Second and Third streets
southwest include the 10 lots of square COG,
while those of square COS, directly south, 10
lots, all fronting east or west. In the days of
CarrollSburg many lots were disposed of by
lottery and some of the lucky ones held title
till the transfer to Bean and Cant, who held
in trust for the Commissioners and took in
change city lots when the apportionment
made.
"Of the holders in CarTollsburg who became
owners of Washington city lots were some whose
family names yet are familiar and others have
passed out of mind. Included among such hold
in square 606 were Col. w. A Washington,
Thomas Richardson, Anna Gray, DR.. John Stu
art, Christopher Richmond and Martha Hall.
The Government took title to these lots and in
1894, the following year, B. Hall having the
lot Second and streets, Motley Maddox in
1901 owned lot and after lot 8 went to Ezekial
Mcdaniel but in the twenties several passed by
tax title. Count Dement,, the French Minister
owned lot about 1880 and sold to r. Oliver.
'.In square 608 prior to 1900, r. Darnan
Greenleaf, Gustavus Scott Morris & Nicholson
and John Appleton operated, but for some years
the property lay idle. In 1915 d. II. Slater
ct al owned it and sold lot II to Benjamin @.
Orr, then mayor of the city. Later Henry I.
Weightman, John A. Smith, Allison Nailor, G.
c. Grammar and James Frazier were interested.
Lying on the creek for over half a century
unconverted into James Greek Canal the lots
were of little value.
Square GOT, of 10 lots each fronting s and
r streets southwest, was apportioned in 1874,
S each to the United States and the holders OF
lots $50, 161, 1855, 168 and IT,. Carrollsburg-
John Craig, Motley Young, Daniel Jenifer, jr.,
Col washington and William Sidebottom, Col.
Washington sold to A. Cougar in 1875, but,
excepting with lot S, there was no change Tor
several years.
GIN 1903 j. M Speaks bought this lot SELL
ing parts to John Duky and j. Baltizer
afterWard, and in 1904 G. Moore owned lot.
Most of the square was eaten up by taxes, and
in the twenties some lots were included IN the
investments of Col Dement, and afterward
went to Robert Oliver
The seven lots fronting First street and the
seven on Second street between and U streets
formed square 600, of which the Government
had seven and the others were vested in Ed
ward Parkinson, William Russell, Col. Wash
Reuben Merriweather. D. Ross and A. Cougar
bought this Washington lot in 1795 and Charles
Glover became owner Of several lots by tax
deeds in 1915 and later Count Dement, was in
terested.
square 66s, 10 lots fronting on Half and
FIRST streets between and streets, was vest
ed: Three lots in the United States and others
exchanged for the burg lots with Henry Roxer,
four lots; Mathey T1lghman, James Tflghman
and Col Washington, one each. The latter
sold to A. Cougar in 1795 and other than for
taxing no record was made until May, 1910,
when Capt johnson bought lot 10 for $236.25,
at about 212 cents per foot.
Half of this lot was sold in 1913 to Capt.
George Henning, who made his residence here
many years. In 1915 Hoy bought lot and
George Adams lot through tax sale, ana 10
years later Count Dement, owned lot z, and
some 40 years ago James Frazier owned eight
lots through tax title.
Square 664 of eight lots fronting Half
street between and T streets, separated by
Water street from square east OF 664, with IKE
number of lots of lands and water with the
latter square was the scene of early settlement,
from where an effort was made to build up
maritime trade. These were constructed on
Carrollsburg ground, in which the lot holders
Interested included Capt. william Macgakn,
Col washington Jacques g. johnson, Barnes &s
Redgate and others, some Of whom held through
winning in the lottery years before. In 1913
Col washington owned lot in square 664;
Tobias Lear g. Co., lots and S, and Thomas
johnson lot g. the latter the year after being
sold to w. w. Appleton John Appleton ABOUT
the same time largely interested in the
square east.
AN OLD building in southwest Washington
that will always attract attention. Is gen.
orally known as the Thomas Law-Richard
Bland Lee house, located at the northeast cor