Civic Contributions and Family

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According to Hoban family lore, James Hoban Jr. (1808-46), was the "spitting image" of his father. He was the district attorney of the District of Columbia at the time of his death.
Library of Congress
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Marian Blackwell French Hoban, wife of James Hoban Jr., by painter Thomas Sully, 1844.
South Carolina Historical Society
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A page from the church's registry documents the marriage of James Hoban to Susana Sewall on January 12, 1799.
Holy Trinity Church Archives
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The Hoban residence, razed in 1880, was located east of Rhodes Tavern on the north side of F Street between 14th and 15th Streets. This artist's 1874 watercolor depicts the rear of the house on a cold wintry day.
Library of Congress
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At the center of Hoban’s neighborhood was Rhodes Tavern, demolished by a developer in 1984, that stood at 15th and F Streets and was the scene of the meetings Hoban attended relating to militia, political, civic, and charitable organizations. Baroness Hyde de Neuville, 1820.
New York Public Library
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Obituary notice of James Hoban, National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C.), December 9, 1831.
Richard Napoli, Journal #22 page 56
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Initially buried at Saint Patrick's, Hoban’s remains, with those of other family members, were reinterred in 1863 at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
White House Historical Association