11th annd Euclid Street, NW in 1904
“Dear PoPville,
A while back, I was researching Columbia Heights and came across a book in the Library of Congress from 1904 titled “A Statement of Some Advantages of the Beautiful Columbia Heights A Neighborhood of Homes,” compiled and arranged by The Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association.
Recently, a single-family home at the corner of 11th and Euclid St NW sold and is slated for demolition. I remembered seeing it in this book, but the street name threw me off. Did you know Columbia Heights previously had street names like Princeton Street, Yale, Roanoke, Yale, and Kenesaw Ave?
I’ve attached images of this corner house as it appears in 2024 and how it looked in 1904 when it was the residence of Mr. George Simmons. Look closely at the 1904 version; you can see a group posing on the front lawn. I’m assuming this is the Simmons’ family assembled for a photograph.
If anyone wants to return to 1904, some of these homes still stand, but some of the larger, grander buildings are long gone. You can check out the book here.”