Uncovering the Past: Identifying Old Buildings in an Aerial View of E Street in Washington, D.C. Around 1900

4 thoughts on “Uncovering the Past: Identifying Old Buildings in an Aerial View of E Street in Washington, D.C. Around 1900”

1. Way back in the back there looks like a factory with something that looks like

   ..anenhower & Co
   ..anenhowers Co

   Wonder if the old Sanborn fire insurance maps may be helpful with this. I do know that the city directories for DC are street address as well and with a location it may be possible.

2. OK I just can’t let this go. I think the name on the sign in the distance is Danenhower & Co. I did find something from Chronicling America that indicates he had a problem with the railway because of property he owned near Canal and New Jersey and H. I think is is for some sort of storage facility. I think they were close to the Allegheny Coal Company location though they aren’t specifically seen on the Sanborn maps (around vol 2 map 220, 221, 222).

   “Injunction sought” http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1903-10-27/ed-1/seq-3/
   http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/city.php?CITY=Washington&stateID=10

   I also found a 1887 Boyd’s directory with a Danenhower & Co which had a location for a feed warehouse at 462 H SW. Seems to be a father son William W and Washington.

   http://bytesofhistory.org/Cemeteries/DC_Congressional/Obits/D/Obits_Danenhower.pdf

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90057881

3. I see the house where I grew up just south of Duddington on 2nd!

4. There are a lot of houses that look like the photo on E st even today. 15th is one example. Actually all over.

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