Old 4-and-a-Half Street SW - Riverside Condominiums 01 - Washington DC
Looking west down what used to be "Rodger's Row" (and P Street SW) from the intersection of 4th and P Streets SW in Washington, D.C.
Pierre L'Enfant laid out the grid-and-diagonals street structure for Washington, D.C., in 1791. George Washington affirmed that east-west streets would be alphabetical, while north-south streets would be numbered. Diagonal avenues would be named for states.
P Street SW used to run westerly from South Capitol Street to the Potomac River. Just before it reached the river, it intersected with 4th Street SW and 4-1/2 Street SW. Along about half its length, on the south side of P Street SW, was the D.C. Penitentiary (now Fort Lesley J. McNair). The main entrance to the facility was on P Street SW. P Street SW lies within an area originally deeded to Charles Carroll the Settler in 1688, who sold it to Notley Young in 1770. Around 1792, Young sold the property to developer James Greenleaf, who platted it in 1794. Greenleaf built large residential townhomes along P Street SW in 1794-1795, but sold the property shortly afterward. The area bordering P Street passed through several hands, with the property becoming more and more fragmented over time. Benjamin G. Orr, the fourth mayor of the city, owned property on P Street SW between 4th and 4-1/2 Streets. He later sold some of it to Reverend Luther Rice (then-president of Columbian College) and some to Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford. Two of the houses on this block of P Street were owned by Columbian College (now known as George Washington University).
Navy Commodore John Rodgers purchased two of the homes on the far western end of P Street SW between 4th and 4-1/2 Streets SW, and connected the homes into a single dwelling. Rodgers' property extended to the Potomac River. This block became known as "Rodgers Row".
In the early 1870s, the homes here were purchased and demolished by the Metropolitan Railroad to build its 4-1/2 Street Car Barn and Shop. This streetcar barn was torn down in 1962 to allow for the construction of the Riverside Condominiums.
Old 4-and-a-Half Street SW - Riverside Condominiums 01 - Washington DC
Looking west down what used to be "Rodger's Row" (and P Street SW) from the intersection of 4th and P Streets SW in Washington, D.C.
Pierre L'Enfant laid out the grid-and-diagonals street structure for Washington, D.C., in 1791. George Washington affirmed that east-west streets would be alphabetical, while north-south streets would be numbered. Diagonal avenues would be named for states.
P Street SW used to run westerly from South Capitol Street to the Potomac River. Just before it reached the river, it intersected with 4th Street SW and 4-1/2 Street SW. Along about half its length, on the south side of P Street SW, was the D.C. Penitentiary (now Fort Lesley J. McNair). The main entrance to the facility was on P Street SW. P Street SW lies within an area originally deeded to Charles Carroll the Settler in 1688, who sold it to Notley Young in 1770. Around 1792, Young sold the property to developer James Greenleaf, who platted it in 1794. Greenleaf built large residential townhomes along P Street SW in 1794-1795, but sold the property shortly afterward. The area bordering P Street passed through several hands, with the property becoming more and more fragmented over time. Benjamin G. Orr, the fourth mayor of the city, owned property on P Street SW between 4th and 4-1/2 Streets. He later sold some of it to Reverend Luther Rice (then-president of Columbian College) and some to Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford. Two of the houses on this block of P Street were owned by Columbian College (now known as George Washington University).
Navy Commodore John Rodgers purchased two of the homes on the far western end of P Street SW between 4th and 4-1/2 Streets SW, and connected the homes into a single dwelling. Rodgers' property extended to the Potomac River. This block became known as "Rodgers Row".
In the early 1870s, the homes here were purchased and demolished by the Metropolitan Railroad to build its 4-1/2 Street Car Barn and Shop. This streetcar barn was torn down in 1962 to allow for the construction of the Riverside Condominiums.