901 25TH STREET NW
Year Built
1940
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D. Vogt, 2022
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History
The blue two-story apartment building (Nos. 901-907 I St.) was built in 1940 by E.W. Beck for Edwin Shelton and K.J. Hardy, and designed by James J. Baldwin. In 1914 that corner was occupied by a saloon owned by Hugh J. McGinniss, which faced the saloon on the opposite corner of 25th and I Streets.
Entries on this page are for 2441 I Street, which existed at the corner prior to 1940.
Resident/Owner
1893 - John J. Meehan (City Directory)
1893 - Meehan granted a wholesale liquor license (Wash. Post Jan. 12, 1893, p. 3)
1898 - Meehan granted a liquor license (Wash. Post Jan 6. 1898, p. 10)
1898 - Hugh Hurney, bartender (City Directory)
1912 - 2439 and 2441 sold by J. Victor Golibart to George S., John J., Maurice M., Edmond P., and Charles P. Leonard (Evening Star, July 4, 1912, p. 14)
1913 - George Henderson (colored) age 65 of 988 Hughes Court died of natural causes while cleaning the rear of the yard (Evening Star, Nov. 3, 1913, p. 9)
1913 - Hugh J. McGinness (Evening Star, Dec. 24, 1913, p. 3)
1914 - 2439 I St. - G.S. Leonard, owner, let a contract to repair the two story frame store for $150 (Wash. Post Sept. 6, 1914, p. 3)
1914 - H.J. McGinness is granted an application to transfer license from 1441 I to 10 New York Ave NW (Evening Star, Feb. 28, 1914, p. 7)
1945 - Article indicates that J. Herbert Bergy resided at 2441 I St - he was a State Department employee, specializing in geography (although records indicate that the building was demolished in 1940). (Evening Star July 2, 1945, p. 2)
Recollections
Source Material
FBA History Project, "The Historic District's Longest Row." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/18