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Janney Elementary School
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| Location: | 4130 Albemarle Street, NW, Washington, D.C. |
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| Built: | 1925 |
| Architect: | Albert Harris |
| Governing body: | D.C. government |
| MPS: | Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS [1] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 10000241 |
| Added to NRHP: | May 10, 2010 [2] |
The Janney Elementary School is an historic school building, located at 4130 Albemarle Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.
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Janney Elementary School opened in 1925, as:
the last word in modern schoolhouse construction. It will have two distinctive features which other buildings of its type in the District lack – a combination gymnasium and assembly hall and adequate outdoor play space.[3]
In 1926, principal Blanche Pulizzi, provided space for Tenleytown’s public library. In 1932, the west wing was completed. A renovation started in 2010. [4][5]
It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, in 2009. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 2010.
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