This is what stood on the corner of 16th and H St. before the iconic Hay-Adams Hotel. this was the home of former Secretary of State John Hay, who was also a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln (check out this amazing colorized photo of him).
Source: Dig DC
There was a nice obituary for Mr. Hay in 1905 – starts on page one and take up most of page 6.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1905-07-01/ed-1/seq-1/
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1905-07-01/ed-1/seq-6/
Love your site.
Was wondering if you or anyone else had any photos of New Alexandria. It was a small manufacturing town that was built in the 1890s south of Hunting Creek. There was a large furniture factory, hotel, some cottage homes and the Wash-Alex-MV Electric Line made a stop there. I’m giving a talk and all I can find is sketches. Any help appreciated!
Yet more photos on the place – and pictures on the bits that are left:
https://washingtonembassygardens.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/henry-adams-and-lady-lindsay/
You may want to start here. https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=28726 Sorry I didn’t see this sooner.
There is a reason it is called “The Hay-Adams” Hotel. In the picture, the house with the two stone arches, adjoining the Hay House, is the house of writer, historian, great-grandson of John Adams, and grandson of John Quincy Adams, Henry Adams. The two houses were designed by architect H.H. Richardson and built at the same time. The Adams lived in their new home for only about a year when his wife, Mrs. Marian Hooper “Clover” Adams, committed suicide in December 1885 at the age of 42. She and Henry Adams are buried in historic Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington D.C. Their gravesite is adorned by a large bronze statue commisioned by Henry Adams in memory of his wife and created by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The gravesite is frequently visited by tourists and others interested in the history involved. I have been there myself.