Old Ebbitt Grill Archives

Now this is an Incredible Photograph of 14th and F Street in 1903

March 9, 2022August 13, 2014 by ghostsofdc

Take a look at this incredible photograph of 14th and F Street in 1903, featuring the old Ebbitt House. Read three stories about the place, and check out the map for reference points. The legacy lives on in today’s incarnation of Old Ebbitt Grill.

Unearthing the History of the Ebbitt House Hotel and Newspaper Row

September 1, 2019February 21, 2013 by ghostsofdc

Photo shows a horse-drawn sleigh carrying what may be Melinda and Elise Painter across 14th St. at F St. in front of the Ebbitt House hotel. The modest buildings to the right of the grand hotel housed Newspaper Row, and just across the street at number 501 was Painter's office as Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer. (Source: Ison article on Painter, 1990)

Discover the historical significance of the Ebbitt House Hotel and Newspaper Row, located in Washington DC and discovered by GoDCer Brian. Learn more about the area’s past with this interesting article!

Old Ebbitt Grill History

December 31, 2022June 11, 2012 by ghostsofdc

Ebbitt House in 1865 as photographed by Matthew Brady (Wikipedia)

What is the history of Washington’s famous Old Ebbitt Grill? It was founded in 1856 as the city’s first saloon.