Evening star., 1939-01-01

on the retiring President be
omitted.
The Porter residence was designed
by George Hadfeld, and was de-
stroyed by fire about 1868. Its prob
able location was somewhat to the
north of Crescent place, just to the
west of Sixteenth.
The Henderson Castle, at Six
teenth street and Florida avenue,
is what the old-timer would call a
modern building.
Sixty years ago, few buildings
were standing along either of Flor
ida avenue, and after leaving Six
teenth street, there were but three
homes on the north side, and about
an equal number on the south side.
On the north side was the resi-
dence of William j. Stone, the en-
graver, who erected the building at
Eleventh and D streets, where The
Star was located from 1854 to 1881.
The tract of land to the north Of
Florida avenue, upon which Mr..
Stone erected his residence in 1842,
included at one time $50 acres, and
here the Stone family resided until
1861, when Mr.. Stone built a two.
story brick house near the north
east corner of F and Fourteenth
streets NV, into which the family
moved, the change being made be-
cause Of desire to locate their
son, a distinguished physician, in
the heart Of the downtown section.
1t will be recalled that it was this
physician who attended President
Lincoln when he was removed after
his assassination to the house OPP
posite Fords Theater. He never
left Mr.. Lincolns bedside until the
President breathed his last.
During the Civil War the Stone
residence was taken over by the
Army as hospital in April 1852,
and continued as such until July
/, 1865. Some of the first troops
TO reach Washington after Lincolns
first call for volunteers were en-
camped on the Stone farm.
After the close of the Civil War
the property was bought by a SYM
dicate composed of Senator John
Sherman. A. L. Barber, his brother
in-law; Mr.. Langdon and Mr.. AL
bright, and in 1885 the Stone man.
sion was bought by Senator John A.
Logan, who moved into 1t the follow
ing year and named it Calumet
Place. This tract of land includes
the subdivision known as Columbia
Heights, and the old Stone residence
In the changed order of things, was
located on the northeast corner of
Thirteenth and Clifton streets, and
here Gen. Logan died December 26,
1886. The site is now occupied by
an apartment house. The Central
High School is located on a part of
the Stone property.
Adjoining the Stone estate, on the
east side of what is now Eleventh
street, was the home Of Christian G.
Schneider, one of the city's early
bell-hangers, whose business for
many years was conducted at 1907
F street. During the writer's youth
ful days his parents resided in the
same neighborhood with the Schnei-
der family, whose property then
consisted of number Of acres. Be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider there
were children in the family, includ-
ing Louis H., Julius NJ, Carrie A.,
Ella. George A. and Walter E.
All of these members of a pros
porous, happy family have now
passed on except Miss Carrie Schnei-
der who, undoubtedly for purely old
friendship sake, has loaned the
writer the picture of her early home
for reproduction in The Star In
deed, this dear old home must mean
much to her, especially around this
season OF the year, as it certainly
does to others who recall 1t many
years ago.
The Garfield Hospital property
includes not only the Christian
Schneider estate, but also the prop
erty owned by his brother, Louis
H. Schneider, early well-known
hardware dealer, located for many
years at 1910 and 1912 Pennsylvania
avenue. The estate of the latter
was formerly owned by James
Crowdhill Hall, who practiced medi-
cine in this city for so years, or up
to the time of his death, June 7,
1880. He is said to have been the
physician to every President of the
United States from jackson to Lin
coin, attended the family Of every
justice Of the Supreme Court
through many administrations, as
well as numerous Senators, cabinet
ofncers and members of the diplo-
matte corps. Indeed, it seems fortu-
nate that his country estate should
have been saved to the public for
hospital purposes.
Other families who lived in this
neighborhood, and which the writer
still recalls, are the Duvall, Lynch,
Philpitt, Barry, Reichstine, VIII.
liams, Braun, Nussbaum and Tyser.
who resided to the north Of v street.
The Rea family resided for a time
at 2021 Ninth street, later moving
across the street to zoos. In l883
the Veihmeyer family was on the
same street, at No. 2017, their next
door ne1ghbor being Frederick w,
koss. pharmacist, whose place of
business was at the northwest cor.
ner OF Florida and Georgia avenues.
on the site Of the Cross Keys Tay.
ern.
Prior to this site being occupied
by DR.. Koss. here was the drugstore
OF Heller & Kodgkins, then of
Hodgkins alone. Following the
death OF F. w. Koss, during the s0s,
the business was continued by Ed
ward H. Koss, who later married
his brother,a u,idou