Franklin School

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The Franklin School as viewed from Franklin Square
The Franklin School as viewed from Franklin Square

The Franklin School is a building designed by Adolph Cluss located on Franklin Square at 13th and K Street in Washington, DC. Built in 1869, the structure is currently unoccupied but has been used as a homeless shelter since 2002.[1]

A small plaque on the building describes the building's place in the history of telecommunications, when a beam of light was first used to transmit sound waves using the photophone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

[edit] References

  1. ^ DC Preservation League (2007-05-31). "Most Endangered Places". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
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