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Caroline Street,
NW
Washington, District of Columbia
The
first 136 years
1879-2015
by Rick Busch and Dan Gamber
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Caroline
Street
picture must have been made after 2001
source: Terrafly
Introduction
Caroline
Street and the City Plan
Development
Diller
B Groff Bio
What's in a Name?
The
Street
Architecture
Interiors
Details
Variations
People
Make a Neighborhood
1880 - 1950:
Evolution
1950 - 1975: Years of
Troubles
Recovery and
Gentrification
The Residents
Association
Caroline Street
Today
Appendices
A. Timeline
B.
Original Building Permit
C. Summary
Census Data
D. Paul Clendenin
Letters
E. Album
F. Useful
Information
G. Grafitti Removal Request
Form (pdf)
H. Building Permits In Our
Historic District
I. News
Sources
J. Caroline
Street Forum and List
K. Photos
of some of our insect life by Ellen, 1504
On August 22, 1879, Diller Baer Groff paid $48.00 to the Treasurer's Office of the District of Columbia government for a permit to build twenty-four semi-detached brick houses on Caroline Street (Square 190) in the northwest quadrant of the City of Washington. According to the application, he estimated the cost of his Caroline Street project to be $43,200, or about $1,800 for each residence.[1]
This is the story of that street, its buildings and people, good times and bad, and survival today as an urban community in the best sense.
This labor of love by two long-time residents is dedicated to
Our great neighbors and a wonderful place to live;
Those dear neighbors who have passed away, including Mark Davis (1518), a World War I veteran who had served in France, Katie Mizell (1505), Eloise and Norman Bland (1501), Inez and Marion “Buddy" Jackson (1519), World War II veteran George Evans and his wife Caroline (1504), and Pallena Williams (1508);
Those neighbors who have moved on to other stages of their lives in other places; and
Luca, Anna and Alessandro, the recently born who once again have brought young voices to the street.
While this edition is greatly expanded from the first written in 1993 by Rick Busch, it is certainly not definitive. Corrections and additional information (particularly pictures) will be welcomed.
Richard (Rick) Busch, 1520 Caroline Street, NW
Dan
Gamber, 1502 Caroline Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
[1] See Appendix B for a copy of Diller B. Groff's permit application.
Last update 23 Feb 2015
Copyright Richard Busch, 1993,
2004-15
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