| 1815/00/00 |
Tobias Lear |
Owner |
Tobias Lear buys three lots at 1801 F Street, probably for speculation, since he owned a house one block away on F Street. |
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| 1816/10/11 |
Tobias Lear |
Died |
Known to suffer from headaches and depression, Tobias Lear shoots himself in the head at his DC home (Wirt House, demolished, 1700-1800 G St NW, south side). His son, Benjamin, finds the bloody pistol in Tobias' hand. Tobias did not leave a suicide note. |
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| 1825/00/00 |
Tench Ringgold |
Home |
Lear's widow, Frances Dandridge Henley, and son sell the property to Tench Ringgold in 1825. Ringgold borrows $6,000 from his daughter Sarah to be applied to the building of the brick house and other buildings on lots 1, 2, 15 in Square No 142. |
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| 1832/00/00 |
Judge Henry Baldwin |
Home |
Several members of the Supreme Court including William Johnson, Gabriel Duvall, Joseph Story, Smith Thompson, John McLean and Henry Baldwin board with Tench Ringgold during the years 1832-33. |
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| 1832/00/00 |
Gabriel Duvall |
Home |
Several members of the Supreme Court including William Johnson, Gabriel Duvall, Joseph Story, Smith Thompson, John McLean and Henry Baldwin board with Tench Ringgold during the years 1832-33. |
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| 1832/00/00 |
Joseph Story |
Home |
Several members of the Supreme Court including William Johnson, Gabriel Duvall, Joseph Story, Smith Thompson, John McLean and Henry Baldwin board with Tench Ringgold during the years 1832-33. |
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| 1832/00/00 |
John Marshall (Chief Justice) |
Home |
John Marshall boards with Tench Ringgold at 1801 F Street during the years 1832-33. |
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| 1835/00/00 |
Samuel Sprigg Carroll |
Home |
From 1835 to 1879 the house belongs to Mr and Mrs William Thomas Carroll. |
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| 1835/00/00 |
William Thomas Carroll Sr |
Home |
From 1835 to 1879 the house belongs to Mr and Mrs William Thomas Carroll. |
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| 1897/00/00 |
Melville Weston Fuller |
Home |
After Mrs Carroll's death in 1897, Chief Justice Melville Fuller and his wife buy the Carroll house. Fuller was one of the founders of the Columbia Historical Society and a founder of the Free Library of the District of Columbia. |
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| 1911/00/00 |
Alice Copely Thaw |
Home |
Following litigation by the heirs of Mrs Fuller, Alice C Thaw buys the house and consolidates lots 1, 2, 15 into lot 24. |
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| 1912/00/00 |
Jules Henri de Sibour |
Architect |
During the occupancy of Mrs Thaw the house is remodeled under the direction of J H deSibour. The remodeling includes replastering and the installation of black marble mantles. The simplicity of the house, however, is unimpaired. |
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| 1925/00/00 |
Robert Low Bacon |
Home |
Mr and Mrs Robert Low Bacon buy the Ringgold-Carroll House. Robert Low Bacon was a representative from New York State and one of the founders of the National Academy of Art. |
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