| Show wrote ami tax ADIES and gentlemen pent lemen began LA ID the man as the bus us lumbered across key bridge on your right may be seen the home of francis scott key illustrious author of the star spangled banner after which Is named this bridge necks kecks were craned and the passengers were rewarded with the view of a drab building which proclaimed itself to be the quarters of a bard hardware store inquiring glances were directed at the guide but that worth worthy y plunged into a glowing description of arlington W cemetery francis scott key and the house he be lived in were left behind history has been impressed upon every street in the older part of washington and it Is the city of forgotten me memories morles many historic landmarks have been swept away such Is the fate which has befallen the francis scott key house in georgetown now remodeled into a store building Shortly after 1800 F francis scott key moved into the georgetown house which was his home tor for thirty years it was from this house that key started arted to rescue william beans from death at the hands of the british and by so doing witnessed the bombardment ment of fort mchenry which inspired him to write the star spangled banner when in the chesapeake canal was dug directly through the center of his terraced flower garden stretch jing ang to the potomac river key abandoned the georgetown home soon the thoroughfare lost its name md and also its residential character in time it became the main street of georgetown lined by unpretentious attore astore buildings in this evolution the old house suffered vicissitudes mostly unrecorded about 1907 1007 the owners decided the place must yield to the demands of trade to save the dwelling a memorial association whose ranks included admirals dewey and schley was formed only was needed to rescue the house but the money for some reason was not forthcoming in 1912 2912 the house bouse was largely torn down I 1 although its shell was used in the erection of two small email stores washington herald |
