[Lincolnparkdc] Historical Article about our Neighborhood

Mon May 2 18:42:37 EDT 2022

My house is “sideways”:  3 rooms wide (originally w a central foyer and
curved staircase at the back, salon to the left off the foyer w pocket
doors; dining room to the right off the foyer w picket doors; galley-like
kitchen back behind the dining room; angled fireplace in the dining room.).
Previous owner did a gut rehab so the original floor plan has been largely
lost. Sigh…

On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 3:53 PM Diana Quinn <diana at muddypaws.com> wrote:

> Di you remember the layout? I would think the first floor would have a
> small foyer and hallway, stairs leading upstairs and a front and back
> drawing room, maybe separated by a pocket door. And the kitchen in the back?
>
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 5:49 PM cynthia whittlesey <
> cynthiawhittlesey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Several years ago I found a microfiche copy of the building permit, a
>> partial 1st floor floor plan, and a plan of the facade in he Washingtonian
>> section of the MLK library. Also plat of the neighborhood. And directories,
>> cross-listed by resident and by address, in the old Carnegie Library. Not
>> sure where those directories are now. House was built in 1907.
>>
>> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:36 PM Diana Quinn <diana at muddypaws.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hah! This thread isn’t going anywhere!
>>> When many of our homes were built (1890s or so), the trolleys were
>>> running - on east capitol street, around lincoln park, and up the few
>>> blocks to the trolley turnaround, then back down east capitol on the north
>>> side of the park.
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 3:50 PM Stefanie Kendall <stefkendall at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> pls keep me on this strand. it’s delightful to read about the history
>>>> of our homes. imo.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 3:34 PM DIana Quinn <dqquinn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for checking. I’ve seen many street plans, including when
>>>>> electricity came to this area, for example. I’m thinking that electricity
>>>>> and indoor plumbing were common in new homes at the turn of the last
>>>>> century. I did learn that, while new houses had fireplaces, they often
>>>>> (usually?) had electric fireplaces INSIDE the brick openings.
>>>>> DQ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from an iPhone, which tortures me with involuntary and incorrect
>>>>> auto-corrections.
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 2, 2022, at 3:07 PM, cmartin.es <cmartin.es at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok people, can u pls keep this conversations between the few of you
>>>>> interested? I am getting tired of deleting emails.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my Galaxy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>> From: Deborah Hurtt <dhurtt at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: 5/2/22 2:55 PM (GMT-05:00)
>>>>> To: Lincoln Park DC listserve <lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Historical Article about our Neighborhood
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Diana et al,
>>>>>
>>>>> I consulted a friend who does a lot of local architectural research.
>>>>> According to her, not many older houses still have existing plans.  If they
>>>>> were filed with the building permit back in the day, they might exist--and
>>>>> would be at the National Archives in College Park, but chances are1 in
>>>>> 1-100 for that to be the case.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry to be the bearer of little hope.
>>>>>
>>>>> Deb Hurtt
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 10:34 AM DIana Quinn <dqquinn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have found out some cool information about my house and the
>>>>>> neighborhood by scouring the LOC’s Chronicling America newspapers
>>>>>> https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But one thing I haven’t found is: floor plans for houses like mine
>>>>>> (built @1895-1900). Does anyone know where some might be found (especially
>>>>>> online)? i have looked and looked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from an iPhone, which tortures me with involuntary and incorrect
>>>>>> auto-corrections.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 30, 2022, at 11:41 PM, Mark Jordan <mark at markjordan.me> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you haven't already explored it, this is a rich resource for
>>>>>> neighborhood history:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 8:21 PM Eli Rosenfeld <rosenfeld.eli at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello Neighbors,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just wanted to share this Washington Post article that a family
>>>>>>> member shared with me (
>>>>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/27/census-block-snapshot-1950-washington/).
>>>>>>> I love local history and If anyone on the list serve lived through this
>>>>>>> time here in Capitol Hill, I would love to have you over for a coffee, tea
>>>>>>> or beer and hear your oral history. I can also share mine, but I grew up in
>>>>>>> a cul de sac in McLean in the 80's...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eli Rosenfeld
>>>>>>> 12th and Independence SE
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