The house was built in 1902 as an art studio for Morse. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of Hornblower & Marshall in the Arts and Crafts style. And if the artist’s last name seems familiar, he was the youngest son of inventor and artist himself, Samuel F.B. Morse.

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was a graduate of Yale University in 1810, after which he studied art in England under Benjamin West. He returned to America, and for several years was a portrait painter. In 1832 Morse began working on apparatus that eventually resulted in the invention of the telegraph, for which he received a patent in 1840. The first message sent over the wire, from Baltimore to Washington, on March 24, 1844, was “What God hath wrought!”

Edward Lind Morse was the youngest son of Samuel Morse and his second wife, the former Sarah Griswold. He was born on March 28, 1857 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He married Charlotte Dunning Wood on July 24, 1884, and following her death in 1898, married Clara Lounsberry on October 16, 1899.

Morse was both an accomplished painter and writer, and had graduated from Yale University in 1878. He painted the portrait of his famous father, seen here. The interiors of his studio were photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnson.

The studio was converted into a residence in 1910. It was owned by Thomas Raymond Ball, and later by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s oldest son, James Roosevelt; Franklin and Eleanor lived next door at 2131 R Street. The house currently serves as the headquarters of the Delphi Film Foundation.

Also on the agenda will be a resolution supporting ANC 1C’s previous action that the Public Space Committee of the DC Department of Transportation not grant permits for sidewalk cafés that would cause a reduction in the pedestrian space on sidewalks to less than 12 feet in width from the edge of the sidewalk cafés to the street. Some taverns and restaurants have applied for cafés that would reduce that width from the newly constructed, wider sidewalks of the Streetscape project.

In addition, the ANC’s chairman reports that there will likely be a resolution on ABC issues in general, as the question of later hours for restaurants, taverns and night clubs has still not been resolved by the City Council. In April, KCA adopted a resolution opposing the Mayor’s proposal to extend the closing times of ABC-licensed establishments by one hour each day of the week. . For more information, send an email to President@KaloramaCitizens.org or call Denis James at (202) 232-8829.

Programs in early June will feature, on Friday, the 1st, organist Todd Fickley of the Anglican Church in Falls Church, Virginia presenting works by Bach and Music of J.S. Bach and also of French composers; and on the 8th, a program of works by Mendelssohn and Bach, among others, will be presented by Bobby Stubbs, a graduate organ major at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.

These performances all take place inside the soaring John Russell Pope-designed sanctuary (reminiscent of a great Christopher Wren church in London) featuring National City’s magnificent 7,000-pipe, five-keyboard Möller organ. For more information, call the church’s music office at (202) 797-0103 or send an email to cmiller@nationalcitycc.org or visit www.nationalcitycc.org.

Fri., May 18 (4-8pm): The Petworth Community Farmers Market’s third season is now underway (every Friday late afternoon to early evening through October 26th). Located along 9th Street, NW, at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street, nearly 20 local farmers, producers, artisans and entrepreneurs will be selling and trading their goods and services. Here can be found a variety of produce, meats, eggs, prepared foods, books, art and more. Managed by a group of neighborhood volunteers, one of the goals is to create a sense of place within the Petworth neighborhood, and to this end, on the final Friday of each month special musical performances are featured. For more information, visit www.petworthmarket.org. (Earlier this year we reported on this community initiative; see “Petworth Community Market Announces Plans,” TheInTowner, February 2012, PDF page 1; available in our website’s Current & Back Issues Archive.)

Columbia Heights Farmers Market Follows on Every Saturday

Sat., May 19 (9am-1pm): Now open for the season –- which will continues through December 15, the Columbia Heights Community Farmers Market’s returning and new vendors will be selling fresh locally-grown fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy products. In addition, there will be art for sale as well as special events, including tastings, live music and dance, and free yoga classes. The market is located just one block from the green/yellow line Metro station and across from Giant, Target and the Tivoli Theater at the Columbia Heights civic plaza on 14th Street where Park Road and Kenyon Street intersect. For more information, visit, www.columbiaheightscommunitymarketplace.org or contact Robert Schubert at rschubert@chfestivus.org or by phone, (202) 487-6493.

Also Every Saturday DC Marketplace Offers Wide Variety of “Everything”

Sat., May 19 (10am-4pm): Farther down 14th Street, at Florida Avenue in the heart of Cardozo-Shaw, DC Marketplace is now in its second year as a place for antiques, wood crafters, furniture restoration dealers, tapestry and silk carpet dealers, artwork, and memorabilia. And while browsing and shopping one can patronize a food court offering a wide range of tastes, from barbeque to Asian to Spanish and more, along with vendors selling  produce, baked goods, cheeses, and deserts.

Admission is free; a reception will follow with light fare and refreshments to be served. Admission by donation to the church’s Tower Restoration Fund welcome. For more information, call (202) 462-6734 or visit www.ChurchoftheHolyCityDC.org.

In addition to the National Geographic, participating museums will include (in alphabetical order) Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, Meridian International Center, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum, and the Woodrow Wilson House. For more information, visit www.dkmuseums.com/walk.html.