<div dir="auto">Very much enjoying this exchange. If it becomes an "off listserve" exchange count me in!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bill on Independence</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022, 6:04 PM Timothy Minelli <<a href="mailto:minellit@gmail.com">minellit@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">This is a great thread. Best in a long time. <div><br></div><div>Tim</div><div>117 Kentucky Avenue <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2022, at 5:53 PM, Diana Quinn <<a href="mailto:diana@muddypaws.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">diana@muddypaws.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">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?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 5:49 PM cynthia whittlesey <<a href="mailto:cynthiawhittlesey@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cynthiawhittlesey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">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.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:36 PM Diana Quinn <<a href="mailto:diana@muddypaws.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">diana@muddypaws.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hah! This thread isn’t going anywhere!</div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 3:50 PM Stefanie Kendall <<a href="mailto:stefkendall@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">stefkendall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">pls keep me on this strand. it’s delightful to read about the history of our homes. imo. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 3:34 PM DIana Quinn <<a href="mailto:dqquinn@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dqquinn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">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.<div>DQ<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Sent from an iPhone, which tortures me with involuntary and incorrect auto-corrections.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2022, at 3:07 PM, <a href="http://cmartin.es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cmartin.es</a> <<a href="mailto:cmartin.es@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cmartin.es@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Ok people, can u pls keep this conversations between the few of you interested? I am getting tired of deleting emails.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="m_-5645866323522625845m_6756621417987920047m_-1527944229650561150m_6303751545548491860m_-450040095302056739composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(87,87,87)" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Deborah Hurtt <<a href="mailto:dhurtt@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dhurtt@gmail.com</a>> </div><div>Date: 5/2/22 2:55 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Lincoln Park DC listserve <<a href="mailto:lincolnparkdc@lincolnparkdc.info" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lincolnparkdc@lincolnparkdc.info</a>> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Historical Article about our Neighborhood </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Diana et al,</div><div><br></div><div>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. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Sorry to be the bearer of little hope.</div><div><br></div><div>Deb Hurtt<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 10:34 AM DIana Quinn <<a href="mailto:dqquinn@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dqquinn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">I have found out some cool information about my house and the neighborhood by scouring the LOC’s Chronicling America newspapers <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/</a><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Sent from an iPhone, which tortures me with involuntary and incorrect auto-corrections.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 30, 2022, at 11:41 PM, Mark Jordan <<a href="mailto:mark@markjordan.me" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mark@markjordan.me</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">If you haven't already explored it, this is a rich resource for neighborhood history:<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a rel="noreferrer noreferrer" href="https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/" target="_blank">https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 8:21 PM Eli Rosenfeld <<a rel="noreferrer noreferrer" href="mailto:rosenfeld.eli@gmail.com" target="_blank">rosenfeld.eli@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hello Neighbors,<div><br></div><div>Just wanted to share this Washington Post article that a family member shared with me (<a rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/27/census-block-snapshot-1950-washington/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/27/census-block-snapshot-1950-washington/</a>). 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...</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Eli Rosenfeld</div><div>12th and Independence SE</div></div>
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