Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

J. Covachichi, George Lewis, Thomas and John
Atkinson, prior to 1900, and L. Sands, James
Taylor, T. Cottren M. Ward, J. Eastburn, j.
Martin and Jere and J. H. Warder. before 1912,
held lots. In 1918 Return J. Meigs, Postmaster
General, owned seven lots on Seventh street.
In 1873 John A. Smith owned on NJ street, and
Charles Fletcher three lots, including the COR
ner Of Sixth and M streets; In 1881 Sophia
Meigs on Seventh street, the next year T.
Fletcher i've on N street, and in 1884 j. Has
kell one ON Seventh street. The ground was
then listed at Il to cents foot. In 1888
j. Evans owned lots and 2; r. Hall, lot g. and
Elias Kane, lot 4. on L street, extending west
OF Sixth street, and @. d. Carroll and 8, cor
ner Seventh and L streets. In the next year
Mr.. Hall acquired l and 2, as also 81 to "a
about one-fourth the square. In 1910 Col H
Nayior owned IL to IA, at the northwest corner
OF the square; D. A. Hale, Is and 49, on M
street, and and on L street. and George
Phillips, lot Z, at Seventh and L streets In
l84l H. Naylor and A. Rothwell owned lots
to IL on Seventh street, and Mrs Ann Ward,
13 and IA, fronting Seventh and M streets.
The latter erected two-story frame house at
the corner, and for years conducted a grocery.
In 1843 Henry Horst-Kamp bought lot on
Seventh street, 1900 feet, for $500 erecting a
residence and opening a grocery. The south
han OF lot ii was bought by r. j. Falconer who
erected frame dwelling and a grocery and
feed store this same year, and Edward Gallant
bought the other portion
Besides the groceries noted above H. Moore
established the fourth on the east side of the
street, on which j. Luber tailor and
Christian Emerch.
"A somewhat noted square in the olden
times is that located east, for it was known to
the young people as the Garden of Paradise"
and to the general public as Seaton's Garden
1t was located on a hill, on the side of which
was spring from which flowed rivulet south
ward. When the adjacent streets were cut
doWnethe garden was made somewhat difficult
70 reach The ascent accomplished, fine gar
den OF fruit and vegetables in the care of
colored gardener could be found, and he had
many patrons roundabout Particularly attrac
tive was the garden to the boys because of its
fruits, etc. 1t is known as square 1872 of II
lots in the lines of Fifth, Sixth, L and M
streets, and its history prior to 1917 is the
same as that of square 49, noted above. In
that year Philip Mauro bought the northwest
quarter of the square lots S to z which in
1920 was in the name of Andrew Coyle In
1885 Col. Seaton bought lots 1 and to II, the
east half OF the square, and in 1841 the south
west quarter of lots 2 to 4, $3.50 being the con-
sideration for the latter three lots.
I'm 1880 tie ground was assessed at ~ cents
per foot and the improvements ON lot S at
$400 which was afterward known as Davis
House, then listed to Way K. Gideon.
North of the Poorhouse square % lots fac
ing N, o, Sixth and Seventh formed square
AT, and they were vested in the United States
and included in the Greenleaf grant Under
the act of 1882 donating ground for charitable
purpose, st. Vfncent's Orphan Asylum was given
title. In 1889 three Of the six lots, z. and H.
on Seventh street, were bought by Andrew
Rothwell for $1976o. -Four years later w. r.
Lowndes owned part Of lot 9, and in 1916
Christopher OHare and Reuben Brown bought
parts Of the corner lot at Seventh and N streets
Mr. O'Hare improved his property, and for
many years was in business there as q grocer
ana Mr.. Brown erected q house. There lived
on Seventh street in the forties II. C. Davis and
Thomas Hudal."
Looking at the o Street Market today, we
can hardly visualize it as the site Of Andrew
Rothwelrs Summer Garden. This whole block
was once owned by Michael Hoover, who made
his first purchase here In 1928 About le45
he sold out to. Rothwell and MOI ed away, and
Rothwell's Garden resulted