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Source — Faetz & Pratt 1874 Real Estate Directory
Store — 0
Permit Date — January 30, 1883
Original Owner — Kernan, Bernard
Permit Date — July 25, 1906
Original Owner — Hesse, John C.
Architect — Plager, W. S.
Builder — Barkman, Geo. W.
Foundation Material — concrete
Contributing — No
Source — DC Assessment Directory 2011
Permit Date — December 23, 1907
Original Owner — Hesse, Henry A.
Solid or Filled Land solid
Other Notes — Baist's maps agree
Permit Date — March 3, 1880
Original Owner — Harrison, B. D.
George Dorsey: 1930 census
Federal census, 1930, 504 A Street, S.E., Washington, D.C.
George E. Dorsey, head, owns ($14,000), 66, first marriage at 23, b. in Md., parents b. in U.S.A., paperhanger, own shop.
Anna V. Dorsey, wife, 63, first marriage at 20, b. in Md., parents b. in Md.
Markham C. Dorsey, son, 41, widower, first marriage at 25, b. in D.C., parents b. in Md., clerk, real estate.
Helen L. Dorsey, granddaughter, 13, b. in D.C., parents b. in D.C.
[Originally posted 27 January 2014; revised 2 May 2016. The most recently added information is highlighted in green.]
[1884] Byron C. Coon (clerk, Post Office).
[1885] Mary A. St. John (widow of John St. John); Abner F. Dunnington (topographer, Geological Survey).
[1886] James A. Dunnington (police); Abner F. Dunnington (topographer).
[1887] Edward B. Cook (carpenter); Abner F. Dunnington (topographer).
[1888] Abner F. Dunnington (clerk, Geological Survey); Edward B. Cook (carpenter).
[1889] Edward B. Cook (carpenter).
[1891] Bertha T. Baldwin; Margaret Bowles (domestic).
[1894] Samuel D. Luckett (Copp & Luckett); Cora L. Hubbard (domestic).
[1895] Samuel D. Luckett (Copp & Luckett).
[1897] Rolandus R. Rhode (stairbuilder).
[1899] Belle S. Luckett.
[1903] Rachel Sparr (widow of James Sparr).
[1912] Richard F. George (private secretary, House of Representatives).
[1914] George H. Dorsey (paperhanger).
[1916] George H. Dorsey (paperhanger); Louis F. Dorsey (window dresser); Malcolm C. Dorsey (clerk, J. F. Donohoe & Sons).
[1917] John Foley (machinist); Arthur B. Foster (patents, 500 Victor Building); George H. Dorsey.
[1919] George H. Dorsey (paperhanger); Margaret Scott (clerk).
[1920] George H. Dorsey.
[1956] Vacant.
[1967] Samuel B. Bledsoe.
[1973] Jefferson B. Hill.
Samuel M. Wilcox: 1900 census
Federal census, 1900, 503 A Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
Samuel M. Wilcox, head, b. Jan. 1824, 76, married for 50 years, b. in N.H., father b. in N.H., mother b. in Vt., clerk, government, rents.
Mary Wilcox, wife, b. May 1838, 62, married for 50 years, mother of 2 children (1 living), b. in N.H., parents b. in N.H.
Julia Ruff: death
"Deaths." Washington Evening Star, 25 September 1950, p. 11.
[She had lived earlier at 505 A St., SE.]
Classified ad: house for sale (1937)
Washington Evening Star, 27 November 1937, p. 26.
Samuel Luckett: injuries
Washington Sunday Star, 16 May 1909, p. 3.
Sale of property: Luckett to Dorsey
"Real Estate Transfers." Washington Evening Star, 21 May 1913, p. 16.
Classified ad: rooms for rent (1916)
Washington Evening Star, 30 September 1916, p. 17. [Same in 1 October 1916, p. 73.]
Lewis Dorsey: auto license
"Automobile Licenses." Washington Sunday Star, 29 October 1916, p. 53.
Classified ad: housekeeper needed (1929)
Washington Evening Star, 2 August 1929, p. 23. [Same in 6 August 1930, p. 26.]
George Dorsey: auto accident
Belle Luckett on fraudulent benefit
Washington Post, 14 November 1895, p. 9.
Helen Dorsey: marriage license
"Applications for Marriage Licenses." Washington Post, 19 July 1941, p. 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Dunnington: reception
"Sayings and Doings in Society." Washington Evening Star, 11 February 1886, p. 3.
Belle Luckett: WCTU visit to almshouse
Washington Post, 15 June 1896, p. 2.
Samuel Luckett: 1900 census
Federal census, Washington, D.C. (9 June 1900). 504 A Street, SE.
Samuel F. Luckett, head, born November 1850, 49 years old, married 19 years, born in Ind., father born in Ky., mother born in Va., lawyer, owns home (mortgage).
Bell S. Luckett, wife, born February 1859, 41 years old, married 19 years, mother of 2 children (2 living), born in Ind., parents born in Ind.
George S. Luckett, son, born January 1886, 14 years old, born in Ind., parents born in Ind., at school.
James L. Luckett, son, born December 1891, 8 years old, born in D.C., parents b. in Ind.