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< Back 906 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE 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 The first four row houses (900-906 New Hampshire Ave.) were built for developer R.A. Eldridge in 1958. They are simple brick, three-story, two bay row houses. Nos. 906 has a bay window instead of a garage. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, "Historic Houses and Modern Murals." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/15 EHT Traceries photo Nov 1983 A 1983 view of the office building and rows on New Hampshire Avenue. (D. Vogt, Nov, 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 19 SNOWS COURT NW Year Built 1884 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's entrance is on the narrow walkway. 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 windows have shutters. The buildings end without a cornice. Resident/Owner 1958 - James F. Fees, Earl S. Godfrey 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 This row with the entry off the narrow passageway is attached to an outward facing row. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2426 I STREET NW Year Built 1880 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History 2426 I Street is unusual because it is the only house in the Historic District that has a brownstone facing (instead of brick). It was built in 1880 as a residence, but by 1917, it was operated as a funeral home by undertaker Phillip Barbour. It is a house with good proportions, narrow windows on are paired over the door and three at each round bay. Resident/Owner 1910 - Morris Dubb, tailor; City Directory 1914 - Jas Stevens 2021 - Patrick Cody - Jeffrey Smith Recollections ​ Source Material FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "The Center of the Historic District" https://theclio.com/tour/2098/11 EHT Traceries 11/1983 historic building study Boyds City Directory, 1914 The front view with low stone retaining wall and brick entry path. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ A side view of the house. (D.Vogt, May 2022) ​ Rear view (Bright MLS, July 2022) ​ 2400 I St block party (Fall 1981) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< 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 2523 I STREET NW Year Built 1957 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History No. 2523-2527 were built in 1957 for developer L. Brandt. They are brick, three-stories, with garages. In 2022, No. 2523 was listed as a two bed, 2.5 bath and garage. It has 1,632 sq ft. Resident/Owner ​ Recollections ​ Source Material 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) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 935 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1979 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History At the Snows Court entrance, No. 933 and the adjoining three buildings were all built in 1979. 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 The sidewalk view of the house with brick walkway. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ A streetscape view of the rows. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 817 25TH 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 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. No. 817 has 888 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths. It sold for $507, 000 in 2004 and was listed for $880,000 in summer of 2023. 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 the house, stairs and low retaining wall. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ A view of 25th and H Sts. (FBNews, 1966) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2414 I STREET NW Year Built 1886 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History 2400 to 2416 are part of a 16 unit group of row houses on I St. and New Hampshire Ave. (anchored by the corner yellow Fitzgerald House at 844 New Hampshire Ave.). The houses were built by J.H. Grant for developer Samuel Norment in 1886. The houses are brick, two bays wide, and two and half stories high. The houses share architectural motifs - a decorated cornice and segmental arches with beaded moldings over the openings. The houses have small fenced-in gardens or patios in the back. Resident/Owner Vacant, 1914 Anthony and Janet Walker Recollections ​ Source Material Boyds City Directory, 1914 FBA History Project, "Working-Class Row Houses." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/3 The sidewalk view with brick steps and retaining wall and side entry, (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ 2414-2416 I St. facades,1950s (Walker private collection, 2023) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 903 25TH STREET NW Year Built 1940 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ 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. Resident/Owner Israel Malinick, 1914, shoemaker, address was 2437 I St. William H Coleman, 1914, address was 2439 I St. Hugh J. McGinness, 1914, saloon, was 2441 I St. All three row house were demolished and new address given as 903 25th St Recollections ​ Source Material Boyds City Directory, 1914 FBA History Project, "The Historic District's Longest Row." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/18 The side view of the apartments along I Street. (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back H STREET OVERVIEW Year Built 1890 Click photo below to see full sized image. Baist Map, 1927 Documents Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History H Street marks the southern tip of the Foggy Bottom Historic District. If you were standing on H Street and looking south prior to the 1950s, you would have seen a very different view than you will see today. It would have been dominated by the Washington Gas Light Company's gas works, including its huge round gas holding tanks and smoke-emitting coal gasification plant. Other nearby industries included breweries, cement plants, and lime kilns. Industry closed down in the 1950s, making the neighborhood a more desirable place to live. In time the Watergate and other modern apartments and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts replaced the old industries. Built in the 1850s, the Washington Gas Works facilities dominated the skyline (and the smell) of the western part of Foggy Bottom. The Heurich Brewery was another massive facility that operated from 1895-1956. The Abner-Drury Brewery at 25th and F Street also operated from 1898 to 1938. Other industries included cement plants and lime kilns. But the area also hosted The Watergate Inn, a popular Pennsylvania Dutch restaurant known for its pop-overs. Nearby was Pete's Irish bar, and its frequently visiting goat that lived at a nearby riding stable. And after the Heurich Brewery closed, the Arena Stage theater presented shows at its hospitality reception room until their new theater opened in southwest D.C. The current Arena Stage recalls this heritage through its "Old Vat Room" theater. After the gasworks closed down in the 1940s, the first project to go up was the Potomac Plaza Co-op in 1957 (2475 Virginia Ave.). The redevelopment project was originally planned to reach the Potomac River and rival New York's Rockefeller Center, including a skating rink and a yacht basin. That plan did not work out, so the developers sold the southern part of the property to the builders of the Watergate Complex. The Watergate residences, offices, and hotel opened in phases from 1965-1971. Famous Watergate residents included Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Robert Dole, and Placido Domingo. Beyond the Watergate Complex is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, completed in 1971, on the site of the Heurich Brewery. The statue of Mexican President Benito Juarez gives its name to the traffic circle. It was installed in 1969 and was a gift from Mexico, in return for U.S. gift of a statute of President Abraham Lincoln y President Lyndon Johnson. Behind President Juarez is the Saudi Arabian Embassy, which was originally constructed for the Peoples Life Insurance Company in 1959. Resident/Owner n/a Recollections n/a Source Material FBA History Project, "View from the Bottom of the Historic District." Clio: Your Guide to History. December 4, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/13 Foggy Bottom Gas Works (Washington Post) Washington Post article President Juarez of Mexico and Watergate (F. Leone 2022) ​ H St and surrounding area (D. Vogt 2022) Description 3 Heurich Brewery (Washington Post) Description 4 The Water Gate Inn (1950s) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 2511 I STREET NW Year Built 1904 Click photo below to see full sized image. D. Vogt, 2022 Documents Download Article on 2511 and 2513 I St., "Newest Foggy Bottom Restoration," FBNews April 1964 Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ Download ​ History The two-story brick house was designed by architect Julius Wenig and built by S.J. Brinkley in 1904. It has a striking octagonal bay that is three bays wide with wide stone lintels and window boxes. The front steps lead up to a paneled wood door with wide wood pilasters and a triangular pediment. In 1966, architect Melita Rodeck and builder Jerry Fitzgerald renovated the house. Rodeck was known for restoring 801 25th St. and designing Queen Anne's Lane, as well as many other projects in the city. In 1983, the house was 18'2" wide and 30'6" long. (EHT Traceries) In 2023, it had 4 beds, 1 bath and 1 half bath in 1,536 sq. ft. It sold for $1,150,000. Resident/Owner 1914 - Maurice Enright Kate Enright (widow or relative of Maurice -?) Recollections Source Material Boyds City Directory, 1914 EHT Traceries, historic house survey, 1983 FBA History Project, "Rows with Spacious Front Gardens." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/10 "Newest Foggy Bottom Restoration," Foggy Bottom News, April 1966 Street view (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ Street view showing bay (D. Vogt, May 2022) ​ "Newest Foggy Bottom Restoration" - Melita Rodeck, architect (Foggy Bottom News April 1966) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

< Back 6 SNOWS COURT 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 Numbers 1-7 Snows Court are seven original red brick (now painted) 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 front 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. Resident/Owner 1958 - Carolyn Casper 1983 - Rob Gilepsie Recollections ​ 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; 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 and photo, Nov. 1983 Isabelle Shelton, The Washington Star, Nov. 8, 1953 This floorplan in 2022 shows how the 917 sq. ft. was allocated. ( Matterport, 2022) ​ This northwest view of the seven rows as seen in 1983. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983) ​ The seven rows and a wood frame house on 25th St. (Robitscher collection, 1950s) ​ 1-7 Snows Court houses (before 2015) (Ellie Becker Collection, DC Hist Cent) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​