Barcroft Neighborhood in 1915

Barcroft in 1915

Here is Mildred Handy Ritchie's map of Barcroft as she remembered it as of 1915. The solid buildings were built at that time, while according to her memory the hollow squares represent houses added later.

North is to the left in this map.

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Notes

Columbia Pike had a curve that has since been taken out. It crossed Four Mile Run in those days from what is now 10th Street South, behind the 7-11. (Jim and Danny's Auto now occupy the building built on the foundations of the old Barcroft Mill).

The apparent curve on the map actually represents Palmer's Hill, marked for sledding in winter.

The map shows the dam and mill race for the Barcroft Mill, still operating in those days.

It shows Dr. Barcroft's house, on the other side of Four Mile Run from present day Barcroft, obliterated by apartments.

The railroad station is shown between the rails and the street now known as Four Mile Run Drive. There were three houses down in the present park between the W&OD Railroad and Four Mile Run.

The Barcroft Community House is labeled "school."

Behind the 1908 house of Mildred's father Walter Handy (1908) is shown the Dolly Madison Spring, the reason your basement may be wet if you live in the dip on 9th Street! It led to "Duck Pond and Swimming" and there is a label for swimming and skating at the mill dam.

Down across Columbia Pike is a "pasture rented by W.K.Handy" where Walter Handy kept the family cow, and a Blacksmith Shop where the current Goodwill store is.

The house on the NE corner of 6th and Taylor is labeled "Possibly res. of Frank F. Corbett, 1878. Farmhouse of S.P.Wright (Abby Fox)(Childrens Home)." Frank Corbett was the first subdivider of our area, calling his subdivision Corbett and selling only a few lots. Abby Fox was the next owner of the land and subdivided it as Barcroft in 1903, and Stephen P. Wright was her son-in-law and principal marketer of the lots.

The Marye house at 9th and Buchanan (Fairfax Street and Arlington Ave) is still standing, and Adalyne Marye Robertson, who was born in that house in 1903, still lives nearby.

Old Street Names:

Wakefield was Spring Street

Taylor was High Terrace

George Mason was Magnolia Drive (but not cut through)

9th Street was Fairfax Street

8th Road was Glenn Ave

8th Street was Brook Ave

7th Street was Maple Street

Columbia Pike was named that when it was built in 1804.

Family Names on the Map

Note: some names were illegible

This page was revised on: March 4, 2006.

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