909 HUGHES MEWS NW
Year Built
2002
History
The modern square brick house (909 Hughes Mews) was built in 2002. It replaced a garage built in 1965. It is currently occupied by artist/writer/story-teller J. Ford Huffman.
Resident/Owner
J. Ford Huffman
Recollections
I've 17 years' worth of memories. However, the Chabriers (in 900) have lived on the Mews since the mid or late 1960s I think. My place was built in 2002, and I bought it in 2004. It's on the site of an architecturally insignificant garage. Within five years of my moving in, the District rebricked the alley's surface -- a mix of potholes, asphalt, broken bricks and grave. Part of the reason for repaving: The Mews is an officially historic alley, as is Snow's Court, which is why it was rebricked also. The mural on the back of 923 was done for a Foggy Bottom Arts exhibit soon after I arrived. Its plus is that it covers up part of the deteriorating structure.
(Email except from J.Ford, August 2021)
Source Material
FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "Hughes Mews - Foggy Bottom's Other Alley." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/7
FB News Nov. 2001
The side view of the house leads one to a narrow passageway to I St. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022)
The garage was demolished to make way for a residence. (Unknown, 1965)
Members of the FBA "History Project "guided tour take in the history of the mews. (D. Vogt, May 2022)
The view of the No. 909 house and the entrance into Hughes Mews from the top of Queen Annes Lane. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022)