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< Back 902 HUGHES MEWS NW Year Built 1963 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This is one of three large brick houses built for A.L. Wheeler in 1963. It is attached to No. 901. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, . "Hughes Mews - Foggy Bottom's Other Alley." Clio: Your Guide to History. August 25, 2022. Accessed January 4, 2023. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/7 It's tight quarters in the Mews where one house's backyard closes in on another's front entry. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 900 24TH STREET NW Year Built 1976 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History Foggy Bottom Mews (900 24th St.), which extends into Snows Court, was built in 1976. D.C. artist Kelly Towles painted a colorful rooftop mural that decorates a Foggy Bottom Mews unit - it is visible above the 7-11, and is best seen from across the street. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, "Historic Houses and Modern Murals." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/15 Kelly Towles mural at Foggy Bottom Mews (D. Vogt, 2022) ​ Illustrated GW Hatchet article on Foggy Bottom News (Sept. 2000) ​ 908-914 New Hampshire Ave street view (E. Barrett, Sept. 1962, DC Hist Center) - "Foggy Bottom Mews" replaced the two story row house with the curved bay ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 908 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW Year Built 1984 Click photo below to see full sized image. ​ Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This eight-story, multi-colored brick office building was constructed in 1984, before the area became designated as a Historic District. It was originally constructed as an apartment, but now houses medical/dental/health offices. Resident/Owner 1958 - Susanne Crockett Recollections ​ Source Material Foggy Bottom News, June 1958 EHT Traceries photo Nov 1983 FBA History Project, "Historic Houses and Modern Murals." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/15 908 New Hampshire Ave., Traceries, Nov. 1983 ​ View of 900 block of New Hampshire Ave from rear of GWU hospital ​ January 1997 view of 900 block New Hampshire Ave., DC History Center General Photo Collection ​ 908-914 New Hampshire Ave street view (E. Barrett, Sept. 1962, DC Hist Center) - the current high rise has replaced 908, the rowhouse with the second floor balcony ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2422 K STREET NW Year Built 1874 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The 2400 block of K Street was once the most prosperous section of what is now the Historic District. No. 2422 is one of the Historic District's oldest, built in 1874 by Joseph Brown. Built in an "Italian Villa" style, it is the most ornate in the Historic District. Built of concrete-block, the house is three-stories high and three-bays wide and features a prominent oriel bay window with hood molding. It also has decorative insets with cupids in relief above the door and windows and detailing at the eaves over the door and oriel window. The house was a gathering place for Filipino-Americans in the 1930s-1950s and featured a garden in Snows Court that grew native Filipino vegetables. In 2017, Filipino-American activists worked with the American Library Association to recognize the Manila House as a literary landmark, with a plaque in honor of author Bienvenido N. Santos. Santos (1911- 1996), wrote about the Manila House in a collection of short stories, "Scent of Apples," the winner of the 1981 American Book Award. St. Paul's Episcopal Parish now owns the building, which housed the Acton Academy, a Montessori-based school. The Academy closed in the summer of 2023, leaving the building vacant. Resident/Owner 1874 - 1881 Joseph Brown 1886 - Horace Jarboe (cooper and carriage maker) 1937 - Visayan Club St. Paul's Episcopal Parish - 2023 Acton Academy Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "The Manila House and St. Paul's Church." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/16 Carandang-Tiongson, Titchie, "The Manila House In Washington, D.C.," Positively Filipino, May 2017 Lee, Kris, "A Filipino Literary Landmark: The Manila House in D.C.," WETA Boundary Stones, Jan. 30, 2020 EHT Traceries, historic area house survey, 1983 Hoagland, Alison K. ,"The Row House in Washington, DC: A History," (UVA Press, 2023) Cherubs above the front door frame (F. Leone 2022) ​ Manila House plaque (F. Leone 2022) ​ Manila House, front door and oriel window (D. Vogt 2022) ​ View west down K Street, with Manila House on the left (D. Vogt, 2022) ​ ​ Detail on the entry level stairway . (D. Vogt, 2023) ​ Entry level painted tin ceiling and crown molding. (D.Vogt, 2023) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2419 I STREET NW Year Built 1885 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This house was part of a group (Nos. 2413-2419) that were built by Duvall and Marr in 1885. All of the houses originally had two bays and two and half stories. In 1890, Thomas H. Alexander owned the four row houses from 2413 - 2419 I St. At No. 2419 cast iron stairs lead to a raised 1st story main entry. The door is narrow wood frame with a transom. Four (2- pairs) of star-shaped tie rods are set at west edge of the façade. A brick watertable separates the first floor from the cellar level. The mid-1950s were a transition period in Foggy Bottom. The 2415-2419 I St. houses, built 1885, provide an example - No. 2415 was occupied by several families totaling more than 25 people. It was heated with a wood-burning stove and had an outdoor toilet. The No. 2417 house had just been gutted and was being renovated. The No. 2419 house, windows and doors missing, was abandoned and condemned. In the mid- 1970s, the house was completely renovated by husband and wife architectural team, Hunter and Shirley Kennard who lived in Foggy Bottom. "They saved it (the house) from the ravages of Metro construction which had shaken its foundation, separated walls and caused cracks which patching could not camouflage," as reported in Washington Star, Home/Life in 1977. In 2001, the basement level of the house was gutted. Two upper floors were extended. Before the renovation, there was a small bathroom at the front basement window area. The cooking area consisted of a kitchenette at the back of the house. The renovation included the installation of a full kitchen in the lower level rear. The back garden area was renovated and stairs from the mid-level covered patio area were installed. Resident/Owner 1890 - Thomas H. Alexander. owner 1914 - Samuel Carter 1959 - Eleanor Mitchell and niece Anne 1983 - Joe L Oppenheimer 2001 - Jim and Peg Graeter Recollections ​ Source Material Rhea Radlin, "From the Bottom Up," Foggy Bottom News, June 1959 at 1 George Beveridge, "City's Foggy Bottom See Test Ground of Urban Renewal," Evening Star, Oct. 23, 1955 Boyds City Directory, 1914 EHT Traceries, historic house study, 11/1983 Washington Star, Home/Life, 1977 FBA History Project, "Working-Class Row Houses." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/3 FBA History Project, "The Historic District's Longest Row." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/18 Street view (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ 2419-2415 I St., early 1960s (Vogt collection) ​ 2419-2415 I St., July 1955 (Vogt collection) ​ 2419 I St front facade with adjoining houses, 2001 (Graeter collection, 2024) ​ ​ 2419 I St rear facade, 2001 (Graeter collection, 2024) ​ 2419 I St kitchenette rear lower level 2001 (Graeter collection, 2024) 2419 I St living rm and front entry, fireplace and iron railings 2001 (Graeter collection, 2024) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 913 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1956 Click photo below to see full sized image. D.Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History Nos. 911 and 913 were built in 1956. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, "The Historic District's Longest Row." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/18 The sidewalk view of the house. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2415 I STREET NW Year Built 1974 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download Detailed Historical Report on 2415 I St. (Traceries, 1984) Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This house was part of a group (Nos. 2413-2419) that were built by Duvall and Marr in 1885. Metro construction, which excavated I Street in front of the house in the early 1970s, caused the façade to collapse, and it was rebuilt in a more modern style. The mid-1950s were a transition period in Foggy Bottom. The 2415-2419 I Street houses, built 1885, provide an example - No. 2415 was occupied by several families totaling more than 25 people. It was heated with a wood-burning stove and had an outdoor toilet. The No. 2417 house had just been gutted and was being renovated. In 1890, Thomas H. Alexander owned the four rowhouses, 2413-2419 I St. In June 1966, the 2415 house was viewed by many on the first FB House and Garden tour with Morella Hanson as owner. Resident/Owner 1890 - Thomas H. Alexander, owner 1914 - Jas Brockman 1917 - Ella H. Ridgeley (42 yrs old) death reported, Washington Post, August 14 1958-1996 Morella Hanson 1996-2021 Douglas Hansen and Russell Conlan 2021-Present Jackson Odonye owner Recollections " On one side of me was 2415, that darling little air-conditioned house with the arboreal garden that Morella Hanson now lives in alone. At that time [ 1954] it was occupied by several families totalling more than 25; it was heated by a wood stove, the odor of which filtered through the walls, and it was serviced by an outdoor privy, ditto." Excerpt from Foggy Bottom News, "From the Bottom Up," by Rhea Radin, June 1959 Source Material Foggy Bottom News, "From the Bottom Up," by Rhea Radin, June 1959, Vol. 2, Number 8 George Beveridge, "City's Foggy Bottom See Test Ground of Urban Renewal," Evening Star, Oct. 23, 1955 FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "Working-Class Row Houses." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/3 Boyds City Directory, 1914 Foggy Bottom News, June 1958 Foggy Bottom News, "Foggy Bottom Readies for its First House and Garden Tour June 5," May 1966 The Washington Star, Home/Life, "Recreated Rowhouse," February 20, 1977 FBA History Project, "Working-Class Row Houses." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/3 FBA History Project, "The Historic District's Longest Row." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/18 Street view (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ 2419 - 2415 I Street, during renovations, July 1955 (Vogt Collection, Wash. Star) ​ 2419 - 2415 I Street, 1960s (Vogt collection) ​ 2415-2419 I St. during renovation (Progressive Renewal), Wash Post (Nov. 1959) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 915 HUGHES MEWS NW Year Built 1885 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download "Alley Romance," FBNews, Oct 1959 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History Hughes Mews - formerly known as Hughes Court - has a small collection of original picturesque alley row houses dating from the late 1800s. At one time this alley held as many people as nearby Snows Court and shared its bad reputation as being overcrowded, unsanitary, and unsafe. As with Snows Court, that reputation ignored the presence of the alley's low-income, but close-knit and vibrant community. This corner of Hughes Mews is currently a lovely alley space with creative container gardens placed in front of the remaining row houses. In 1892, there were up to 300 people living in Hughes Court. Most of the old row houses were demolished and replaced by large apartment buildings in the mid-late 1950s. Only this group (911-923 Hughes Mews) of row houses remains. Nos. 911 and 913 were built in 1887 by Geo. E. Emmons for J.W. Payne. Nos. 915-923 were designed, built and owned by Danenhower & Sons in 1885. No. 915 is brick, two stories high, two bays wide. It has a transom above the door. It has a simple cornice with a stepped brick motif. In 2022, this house had 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and was 672 sq ft. In the early 20th century, Hughes Court shared Snows Court's reputation for overcrowding, disease, and crime. Housing "reformer" Rev. Wilbur V. Mallalieu wrote in 1912 that Snows Court, "a festering sore in the District of Columbia" was "almost immediately connected with Hughes Court, another interior alley. The two form one underworld community." Charles Frederick Weller in "Neglected Neighbors" (1909) (p. 246) included both alleys as part of "a large area of stagnation," noting that "[o]dors from the gas works and influences from large breweries are especially evident here." According to an article in the October 1959 issue of the FB News, in September, the owner of 915 married a neighbor, Jay Goldstein (living at 916 25th St). It was reported their romance started by "a neighborly note on a garbage can that culminated in a September 15th wedding. Their patios were back to back." Resident/Owner Herb Packer 6/1959 - Ginny Robards, Joan Crawley Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "Hughes Mews - Foggy Bottom's Other Alley." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/7 Borchert, James, Alley Life in Washington: Family, Community, Religion, and Folklife in the City, 1850-1970, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1982, at 206-208 Williams, Kim, The DC Historic Alley Buildings Survey, 2014 Mallalieu, Wilbur V., "A Washington Alley," The Survey 28 (Oct.19,1912), at 69-71 Weller, Charles F., Neglected Neighbors: Stories of Life in the Alleys, Tenements, and Shanties of the National Capital, Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co. 1909 Foggy Bottom News, "From the Bottom Up," by Rhea Radin, June 1959 "Alley Romance, " FB News, October 1959 EHT Traceries, historic area building survey, Nov. 1983 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 14 SNOWS COURT NW Year Built 1884 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download Article talks about FB alley resident, Donna St. John, and alley housing, Wash. Post, Met Life section, by Linda Wheeler, Aug. 8, 1983 (The article has photos but are not included here.) Download Continuation of Document 1 about alley life in Snows court and other areas, by author Linda Wheeler, Wash. Post , Aug. 8, 1983 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The facade of this two story house has an unusual placement of windows. The upper level double hung window is centered. The cluster of houses at 8-20 Snows Court were designed and built in 1884 by Oliver Cox for developer Edwin Greer. Nos. 10-20 are extremely simple rowhouses, lacking any ornamental or architectural design. The doors are at ground level, and generally lack ornamental features. The buildings end without a cornice. Resident/Owner 1958 - Elinor Goodspeed Recollections ​ Source Material A History Project, FB Historic District Walking Tour. "Snows Court Row Houses ." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/6 Foggy Bottom Association News, Feb. 1961; Rhea Radin, "From the Bottom Up," Foggy Bottom News, June 1959; and June 1958 George Beveridge, "City's Foggy Bottom See Test Ground of Urban Renewal," Evening Star, Oct. 23, 1955; EHT Traceries, historic area building survey, Nov. 1983 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2433 I STREET NW Year Built 1958 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History No. 2433 hosts two units and was built in 1956. It has a recessed arched doorway, is two bays wide, and two stories. The double hung pained windows have shutters. Resident/Owner 1914 - Mrs. Susan Holmes Recollections ​ Source Material Boyds City Directory, 1914 EHT Traceries, historic house survey, 11/1983 FBA History Project, "Working-Class Row Houses." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/3 FBA History Project, "The Historic District's Longest Row." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/18 Street view (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ Street view (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 941 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1959 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The building at Nos. 939-945, built in 1959, features elegant curved brickwork. It has two stories and eight units, with large semi-circular projecting bays and Palladian fans over the doors. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "The Tallest Row Houses." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/17 EHT Traceries photo Nov 1983 A sidewalk view of the house with with low brick retaining wall. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ A streetscape view of the rows. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back Foggy Bottom Historic District House Map Project Year Built 1800-present Click photo below to see full sized image. Foggy Bottom Historic District House History Map (B. Kraft 2022) Documents Download document description here 1 Download document description here 2 Download document description here 3 Download document description here 4 Download document description here 5 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This site offers a unique combination of maps, databases, and photos that document the Foggy Bottom Historic District community, its houses, and the lives of its residents. You can access the information from this site in several ways: · Click on the properties of interest for basic information on the construction of the houses and a link to the “FBA House History” pages, which provide more information and photos of specific houses · Click on “Layer List” (stack) icon in the top right to turn layers on and off; layers include maps, census, and other data · Click on “Legend” icon in the top right for explanation of the various layers · To zoom, either use the +/- at top left or scroll on your mouse View all the FBA House History Pages or submit house information here: https://www.foggybottomassociation.org/house-histories. This project is partially funded by a grant from the Foggy Bottom Defense and Improvement Corporation Trust Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material ​ gallery title 1 gallery description 1 gallery title 2 gallery description 2 gallery title 3 gallery description 3 gallery title 4 gallery description 4 gallery title 5 gallery description 5 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​