Evening star., 1941-11-02

boys-Michael, Jasper and Philip-with
whom We used 10 associate. Mr. Jacobs
did not continue there long, however.
and I could never learn to certainty
what became Of the family, but I think
I have understood that they moved to
Frederick County, Nd. There was an
other person living with him, or in the
house adjoining, by the name of Henry
Orandorff. This property, believe, was
afterwards purchased and occupied by
the late Mr. Hepburn. With some OF the
younger members of the family We were
we'll acquainted, especially the sons. I
think John was in the War of 1872"
Assailed By Abolitionists
At later date in this block were To-
Gated the most noted slave pens In the
CITY. They were owned by w. Robey and
conducted by j. w. Neal d Co. During
the period of 1886 they were brought
considerably in the limelight by ardent
abolitionists. and the comments. even OF
foreigners visiting the city. should have
been sufficient to have caused Congress
TO put an end to the slave trade in
Washington long before it did.
OF this particular pen, an English
writer, who came here in 1885. said:
"One day went to see the slave pen
a wretched hovel right against the
Capitol, from which il is distant about
half a mile, with no house intervening.
The outside alone is accessible to the
eve of the visitor. what passes within
being reserved for the exclusive observa-
tion of its owner, man by the name
Of Robey. and his unfortunate victims.
It is surrounded by wooden paling IA
or Is feet in height, with the posts out
side to prevent escape. and separated
from the building by space too narrow
to permit of free circulation OF air. -
At the southeast corner of Eighth and
streets was another slave pen. Of which
Walter C. Clephane writes:
The slave pen in this city best remem-
bered by our old residents was kept BY
one Williams. and was located on the
southeast corner of Eighth and B streets
southwest. just south Of the Smithsonian
Grounds"
Today, Independence avenue from
Seventh to Eleventh street. contains
the old residences of a number Of early
Southwest families. At 8l4 was the home
of r. A. Golden. and at the southeast
corner of Ninth street once lived Arsenius
Harvey, and at the southwest corner was
the home of James j. Cooper. At e06
was the home and Office of DR.. Louis
j. Brothers. W. A. H. Church was at
No. 9l2 while DR.. Harrison D. Crook
lived at 920.
Smithsonian Official
Rev. Stephen Brown resided at s2s in
the early 80s, and his son. Stephen
c. Brown. for many years registrar Of
the Smithsonian Institution. lived next
door. Jane Polkinhorn. widow of Richard
D. Polkinhorn, was at 942, and in the
rear of this house was once a private
school taught by Miss Mary Hatch. In
the parsonage at 936 lived Dr. Huntley.
pastor of the Presbyterian Church. and
on the southeast corner of Tenth street,
where the Marvin NJ E. Church stands,
once lived DR.. Hamilton Leach. The
Ahern and OLaughlin families at one
time also resided on this corner. and here
John Callan OLaughlin the writer. lived
when attending the jefferson School
The late Gratz E. Dunkum and Mrs
Dunkum were more recent comers I,
this block.
On the opposite corner at 1000 and
1902 Independence avenue are two houses
built about 1887 or 1888 by Mr..
Cameron, the contractor for erecting the
Smithsonian Building The elder
Cameron lived in the corner house and
the son next door, and more recently the
corner house was the home Of James
Where houses 1904 to 1908 now stand
were once two light brick houses, which
probably stood there until 80 years ago.
One of these was built as early as 1929
by John H. Tucker. and the other soon
afterward by Samuel Crown, the writer's
wifes grandfather. and here the writer's
father -in-law, Charles E. Crown. was
born In 1886.
Among others residing on this street
were Ann Cor Nancy Tucker Duvau. j.
Thomas West once lived at 1910. Sarah
E. Lycett. widow Of William Lycett, had
her home nexc door, while Frank M.
Heaton was at the corner of Eleventh
street.
Around tine corner, on Virginia avenue.
between Ninth and Tenth streets, once
resided Walter F. Carter, at No 9l7; the
Cornwalls, 9l9: William Mcqueen. 93l;
the Goldsmiths, 935, and Seret. Edgar
Smith, 937.
At HOO Virginia avenue lived Capt. z.
S. Randall. now owned and occupied by
DR.. A. j. Olmstead The adjoining house
is known as the Little Mount Vernon
House" so called it is said, because some
of the lumber used in its building was
salvaged from the refuse when Mount
Vernon was being repaired a number OF
veArN ago,