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< Back QUEEN ANNE'S LANE OVERVIEW Year Built 1960s Click photo below to see full sized image. Baist map Documents Download Melita Rodeck, Architect, QUEEN ANNE'S LANE PROJECT, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1960. ELEVATIONS (MS1992-028), Va. Tech Library Download "Queen and Commoner Joined, Anne and Hughes Happily Married," FB News Oct. 1960 (M. Rodeck illus.) Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The 18 houses on Queen Anne's Lane (Nos. 2521-2538) were generally constructed between 1960 and 1962. Prior to their construction, the only entrance to Hughes Mews (then Hughes Court) was from 25th Street. Al Wheeler was the developer and Foggy Bottom resident Melita Rodeck was the architect for this row house development. (Wheeler then had 900-904 Hews Mews built in 1963.) Rodeck also renovated 801 25th St., 2511 and 2513 I St., as well as other houses in Foggy Bottom and beyond. The houses originally sold for $45,000-$50,000; 2022 estimate - $1.2M. Currently, some of the garages are being converted to extra bedrooms (to allow more room for additional residents). Queen Anne’s Lane ends at 26th Street, which forms the western border of the Historic District. Directly ahead is the 26th Street Park. The Foggy Bottom Association Garden Committee maintains the park and its gardens. The park is often used for neighborhood gatherings. To the right is a fenced dog park and a children’s playground. The west side of 26th Street - now park land - was occupied by row houses and other buildings from the late 1800s to the 1950s. In 1914, for example, the area now occupied by the Park (then known as 932-934 26th St.) was the location of the Morning Star Baptist Church. These buildings were cleared for the Potomac Freeway/Inner Loop highway construction. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, "Queen Anne's Lane - a New Addition to the Historic District." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/8 A view looking up Queen Anne's Lane from the 26th Street park. The River Inn hotel stand at the top of the hill. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022) ​ A view looking down Queen Anne's Lane from the center of Hughes Mews. The 26th Street Park sits at the bottom of the lane. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022) ​ A view looking up Queen Anne's Lane during a snowstorm in January 2018. (K. Durham) ​ Architect and future FB resident, Melita Rodeck, QUEEN ANNE'S LANE PROJECT, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1960. ELEVATIONS (MS1992-028), Va. Tech Library ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 810 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW Year Built 1890 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This group of houses, 800 to 810 New Hampshire Ave., were all built in 1890 by Frank N. Carver, designed by Chas. E. Burden, and owned by Chas. Early and J.P. Jones. (The same team responsible for the 25th St. story book and turreted houses.) They were built "on speculation" - that is for a builder, who would then sell them to the public. The brick facades use brick and iron cornices, mansard and flat roofs, and slate and tin to create a variety of picturesque buildings. The entry door is recessed with a transom window. No. 810 reflects the massing of No. 802. It has what the Historic District nomination describes as "a romantic castle motif. Its painted-blue flat façade is broken at the second story by an oriel window, with a crenellated cornice. Note the cross motif created in recessed brick." The three-bay first floor has two windows and a door with pointed arches, similar to 802 New Hampshire Ave. The cornice is simple, with no detail. Resident/Owner Benjamin D. and Dorothy K. Burch, developers, bought the house in 1952 and renovated it. 1953 John and Elaine Gill 1953 Lilla Cummings 1953-1983 Madeleine McCandless - Descended from a notable southern family (her great-grandfather was Charles Pinckney, ambassador to France), she contributed a recipe for pralines to the January 1959 issue of the Foggy Bottom News. She was born in Georgia and worked as a nurse. She served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War I (1917-1919) and as a result is now buried in Arlington Cemetery. She lived with her parents until they passed away, and she adopted two children from England in 1930. Prior to moving to Foggy Bottom, she lived in Georgetown, and other houses in NW. Self-employed, she designed house and garden projects. She also was a painter. Her best-known project was the renovation of the Alva Belmont House (now the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument), as the new home of the National Women's Party in 1929. 1983-1985 Veronica Pinckney McCandless (daughter of Madeleine) 1985-1989 Robert Cox 1989-1997 Leroy L. Schwartz and Allen D. Wykle 1997-2003 Thomas W. Bower 2003-present Daniel Oliver and Julie Zhang Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "Architectural Variety on New Hampshire Avenue." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/14 EHT Traceries, historic area building survey, Nov. 1983 Foggy Bottom News A sidewalk view with boxed brick raised bed and flagstone/brick front patio area. The iron gate has a circular design. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ Madeleine McCandless Praline recipe (Foggy Bottom News, Jan. 1959) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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< Back 5 SNOWS COURT NW Year Built 1890 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download Elizabeth Wharton, Letter from Washington, Foggy Bottom - Foggy Bottom is Quiet, Safe - and Expensive, Medford Ore., Mail Tribune, Sept. 6, 1979 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History With a fireplace, two beds and one bath, this 702 sq, ft. house is typical of its row in Snows Court. Its one of the seven original red brick (now painted) Snows Court row houses, built in 1890. They maintain their historic facades as well as original brick rears. The houses are 13 feet wide and 28 feet deep. They are 2 1/2 stories, with stairs leading up to a first floor door. Segmental arches are present above the door and all windows. A simple brick motif cornice runs the length of all seven buildings. All units have cellar windows on the lower right side of the façade and a side entry. They were built by James H. Grant for developer Samuel Norment. (Norment was the same developer responsible for the Fitzgerald (840-844 New Hampshire Ave.) and adjoining row houses.) This grouping of homes helps us visualize how the entire alley must have looked during the late 1800s. In 1905, these very basic dwellings with four to five rooms rented from $6.50 to $9.30 a month. They may have been occupied by at least two families and additional boarders. Starting in 1952, new residents and developers started buying and renovating the neglected Snows Court row houses, following the example of the nearby Georgetown neighborhood. In 2022, these small, but geographically desirable, homes sell in the $800 - $900k range. "... The 93 year old dwellings, which had deteriorated into scarcely more than hovels, each occupied by 10 or 12 unfortunate Negros, were stripped back to the bare walls. All interior partitions were removed, and ne" w flooring was laid over the old. Gas, electricity and inside plumbing, which none of the houses had before, were installed," according to an article about Snows Court in the Washington Star in 1953. In 2023, the rowhouse sold for $730,000.00. Resident/Owner 1983 - Elizabeth (Liz) A. Wharton 1994 - The Millers, wife Anna Recollections "Liz was the owner of 5 Snows Court and lived there until she died a few years ago. She and Rose McKee who lived at #1 persuaded the Congress to squelch a law getting rid of all the alley dwellings. They are highly respected reporters covering the D.C. area," hand-written note above news article by Elizabeth Wharton, the Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon, Thursday, Sept. 6, 1979, B7, "Foggy Bottom is quiet, safe --and expensive. (Janet Walker private collection, July 2023) Source Material FBA 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; George Beveridge, "City's Foggy Bottom See Test Ground of Urban Renewal," Evening Star, Oct. 23, 1955; EHT Traceries, historic area building survey and photo, Nov. 1983 Isabelle Shelton, The Washington Star, Nov. 8, 1953 Crane Collection photo, 1950s "Foggy Bottom is quiet, safe -- and expensive," by Elizabeth Wharton, The Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon, Sept. 6, 1979, B-7 Winter 2022 with rear facades of the seven rows and condo building in the distance. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022) ​ The seven alley dwellings in 1983 looking northwest. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983) ​ Hopalong Cassidy wallpaper before renovations, (Crane Collection, 1950s) ​ Hopalong Cassidy wallpaper vintage roll, (Etsy 2023) ​ 1-7 Snows Court houses (before 2015) (Ellie Becker Collection, DC Hist Cent) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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< Back 939 26TH STREET NW Year Built 1957 Click photo below to see full sized image. D, Vogt, 2022 Documents Download "Foggy Bottom Fisherman," James Parker drowns., FBNews May 1960 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The Colonial Arms Apartments are part of the Historic District, although they were built in 1957. The small apartment house has 25 units. The apartment building occupies the space where several rowhouses once were situated. Resident/Owner 1960 -- James Parker (937 26th St) Recollections ​ Source Material ​ A sidewalk view of the front with a low brick retaining wall and curved metal canopy over front entry. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ Colonial Arms at upper left of photo - 26th St south of K St with Whitehurst Freeway ramp to nowhere (since demolished) (Edmund Barrett, 1960s, DC Hist Cent) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 908 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1880s Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The front entry door has a semi-circular pediment and wood pilasters. This house has 2 beds, 2.5 baths, and 1,014 sq. ft. in 2022. The 14 houses at 900 to 922 25th St. comprise the longest row of original houses in the Historic District. They all were built in the 1880s. They are generally two stories high and have flat-fronts and simple ornamentation. Builders used pressed and molded brick detailing builders to make even modest houses appear distinctive. The first six buildings (Nos. 900-910) illustrate how decorative brickwork adds visual interest to modestly-scaled buildings. The houses are two-stories high and two-bays wide. They feature alternating front door placements, and a variety of arches, pediments, and broken pediments above the doors. They feature a corbel motif at the eaves of the brick cornice and the segmental arched six-light grid windows. Resident/Owner 1958 -- Forrest Bell Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "The Historic District's Longest Row." https://theclio.com/entry/144546 Foggy Bottom Association New, June 1958 EHT Traceries, historic area building survey 11/1983 The sidewalk view with a white wooden picket fence and a low brick curb. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ A view of the rows in 2006. (G. Mimms collection, 2021) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 935 26TH STREET NW Year Built 1970 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This modernist house is four stories in front, but the rear elevation is only two stories in height in 2003. The Historic Preservation Review Board approved a request by owner/architect Bruno Freschi to construct an addition in the rear of the house to make the building height consistent. In 2022, this house was listed with 4 beds, 4.5 baths, 4,720 sq. ft. Resident/Owner 2003 - Bruno Freschi and V. Ainsworth Recollections ​ Source Material HPRB Staff Report and Recommendation, June 26, 2003 A side view of the front entry stairs of cement and a brick lower landing area. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 911 HUGHES MEWS NW Year Built 1887 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ 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. Nos. 911 and 913 a matching two story, two bay, rectangular brick row houses. They have steps leading to the front door. They also have a brick string course below the corbelled, dentilled cornice. 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." Resident/Owner 1959 - Velva Rudd 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 EHT Traceries, historic area building survey, Nov. 1983 The side view of the end unit row house offers a sunny location for plants. (D. Vogt, Aug. 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 815 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1885 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This is one of four typical Foggy Bottom row houses (815-821 25th St.). They were built in 1885 by Frank Carver, with architect Charles Burden, who also were responsible for 801-813 25th Street and 800- 810 New Hampshire Avenue. This group of houses is simpler than those other houses, which demonstrate more ornamentation and variety. Nos. 815-821 are two story, two bay brick rowhouses with flat facades and brick arches over doors and windows. A single bracketed, corbelled cornice runs the length of the units. All doors are on the right and retain their transoms. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "Story Book Row and Foggy Bottom's "Octagon" House." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/12 EHT Traceries, historic area house survey, 1983 A sidewalk view of house and low retaining wall. (D.Vogt, May 2022) ​ 821-817 25th St (F. Leone, Mar. 2023) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 910 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1880s Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History This two story two-bay rectangular brick house is the first of the 14 houses at 900 to 922 25th St.. The first six buildings (Nos. 900-910) illustrate how decorative brickwork adds visual interest to modestly-scaled buildings. The houses are two-stories high and two-bays wide. They feature alternating front door placements, and a variety of arches, pediments, and broken pediments above the doors. They feature a corbel motif at the eaves of the brick cornice and molded brick segmental arched six-light grid windows. The front door has wood pilasters and a semi-circular brick pediment. In 2022, the house was listed as having 2 beds, 1 bath, 1,040 sq. ft . Resident/Owner 1958 - Virginia Spence 1958 - Joe McLaughlin Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "The Historic District's Longest Row." https://theclio.com/entry/144546 "Newcomers to the Bottom," FBNews, March 1958 EHT Traceries, historic area building survey and photo, 11/1983 The sidewalk view with low brick curb and modern black metal fence. (D. Vogt, 2022) ​ A streetscape view of the rows in 1983. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983) ​ A view of the rows in 2006. (G. Mimms collection, 2021) ​ Spring gardens and closed gate at 910 25th St, 1960s, DC History Center ​ ​ 900-912 I St houses with spring gardens (early 2000s) (Ellie Becker Collection, DC Hist Cent) 900-912 1/2 25th St House facades and gardens (prior to 2005) (Ellie Becker Collection, DC Hist Cent) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2526 I STREET NW Year Built 1911 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download 2526 I St, "Susie Roberts turns 88," FBNews, Oct 1958 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The south side of the 2500 block of I Street features nine row houses built in 1911 (2512-2528 I Street). Even though these houses have more land than others in the neighborhood, they were built as low-cost housing for working people. The largest group of houses have set backs from the street that allow for a variety of terraced landscaping. Nos. 2520-2528 were designed by Washington architect N.R. Grimm and built by Charles W. King, Jr. These houses are slightly wider and have slightly more ornate brickwork than Nos. 2512-2518. No. 2526 has a wood portico that extends the length of the unit and is supported by wood/brick posts. (This is likely an addition). There is a transom over the front door. It shares a dentilled cornice with adjoining houses. Resident/Owner 1914 - Edward Roberts 1958 -Susie Roberts Recollections ​ Source Material Boyds City Directory, 1914 EHT Traceries, historic area house survey, 1983. FBA History Project, "Rows with Spacious Front Gardens." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/10 Street view (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​