Evening star., 1934-10-21

1925. When he left the White House in 1929.
without the usual formality of bidding good
by to his successor, Gen. Jackson, he leased
the Commodore Porter residence on Meridian
Hill. Between this time and his tragic death
in the Speakers room of the House of Repre-
sentatives, on February %, 1848 there Is little
likelihood that he resided in the Grammer resi-
dence.
Mr. Grammer bought this property in 1919
from Susan M. and John Thornton, and the
deed mentions buildings, ETC., as part Of the
property transferred. His son, Rev. Julius E.
Grammer was born there in 1884, and it Is
said the late w. w. Corcoran attended there
the marriage OF william Stettinius and Rosina
Grammer. Later. in 1861, it was bought by
Francis A. Lutz, engaged in the leather goods
business on Pennsylvania avenue, and here he
resided with his sons Francis A., jr.; James,
and other members of his family.
After Mr.. Lutz purchased Hyman Hill he
added additional story to the building and
changed the type of the roof He also removed
the high mantels, particular feature Of the
interior of the house, being heavily carved to
represent the rigging and equipment of sea-
going ship-such as Spars and anchors,
fancy, it has been suggested, of its builder,
which might lend color to the statement that
the original structure was erected by Mr.. Caid-
well of Philadelphia.
T HE old Morrison Building once occupied by
the District Government is still standing
and carrying the sign of the Gospel Mission.
and the Metropolitan Church, minus its steeple,
may remain standing for some time yet.
In the block above still stands the First
presbyterian Church, one of the earliest
churches in Washington. Its first pastor
Rev. John Breckenridge. who lies buried in an
incl rNlCf in fhn Sold diarcp dc
where also repoSe the remains Of his wife and
daughter. Mr.. Breckenridge first preached in
Washington in 1894. and in the following year
We find him holding services in the carpenter
shop of the White House, then building. and
later in the Capitol. using the Supreme Court
ROOM then in the basement of that building.
Before long the congregation had erected its
own building in the block bounded by Tenth,
Eleventh, F and G streets and had given 1t
the name est Andrews Church" The date
this building erected is not known, but
evidence clearly proves it to have been built
prior to. or during 1900, for a notice in the
Sentinel of Liberty, dated May 6, 1900, has
this to say:
"Al persons holding pews in ST. Andrews
Church, city of Washington, who wish to
continue them, will please inform the commit
tee before the 18th day of May, and
any person wishing to rent in said church
for the present year may know the terms by
DAVID WATERSTONE, ALEX. REED.
DAVID OGLEBY, VIM. MOFFAT,
JOHN STEVENS, JAS. MIDDLETON,
"WILLIAM KNOWLES,
Com. of Arrangements.
"City of Washington. May S. 1900"
Christian Hines also mentions the church in
his early Recollections" when referring to
buildings standing in the city in the year
1900. He says "On Square bounded by F
and G and Tenth and Eleventh streets three
frame houses; one two-story, occupied by Mr..
Crawford a constable; one-story house. occu-
pied by Mr.. Person; the other Ga one-Story
round-top) was a Presbyterian Church or
meeting house" Mr.. Hines recollections re-
garding this building should be positive, since
his fathers home was on the south side OF F
street. between Tenth and Eleventh streets, as
early as 1902, and his father died there in 1917.
CT. ANDREWS CHURCH did not survive
- very long, and seems to have gone out of
existence about 1901 1t was revived in 1912,
and on June IL of that year "The Little White
Church Under the Hill,' near Delaware avenue
and street southwest was dedicated. This
location, however was deemed too far out of
the way, and on April 10, 1927, the corner
stone of the First Presbyterian Church on John
Marshall place was laid by the Masonic Grand
Lodge, which agreed to go through with the
ceremony if the church would bear the expense.
leaden box, containing articles Of various
kinds, was placed in the stone, and the Marine
Band provided music for the occasion.
Presidents jackson, Polk and Pierce; James
Buchanan, while United States Senator, and
later on, President and Mrs Cleveland, who
were married by the then pastor, Rev. Byron
Sunderland. attended this church. 1t was one
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