Alexander Crummell School

Alexander Crummell School
Location: NE., Washington, D.C.
Built: 1910
Architect: Snowden Ashford
Architectural style: Elizabethan Revival
Governing body: D.C. government
NRHP Reference#: 03000671[1]
Added to NRHP: July 25, 2003[2]

The Alexander Crummell School is an Elizabethan Revival school building, located at 1900 Gallaudet Street and Kendall Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Ivy City neighborhood.

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History

It was designed by Snowden Ashford in 1910, and named for educator Alexander Crummell.[3] It was built in 1911 by Allan T. Howlson, for $44,987.00.[4] It was dedicated on November 23, 1911. It was closed in 1977. A community group used the school for a preschool, library, job training and daycare center. During the 1990s, the property was used by an automobile auctioneer. It is now used as parking for a nightclub.

It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, on May 23, 2002.[5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 2003.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://landmarkhunter.com/131236-alexander-crummell-school/
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  3. ^ http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/southern-region/crummell-alexander-school.html
  4. ^ http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/03000671.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.thecommondenominator.com/060302_news3.html
  6. ^ http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/node/1351

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