The Chain Bridge Road School is an historic school, located at 2820 Chain Bridge Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.
Chain Bridge Road School | |
 Chain Bridge Road School in 2011 | |
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| Location | 2820 Chain Bridge Road, NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′45″N 77°5′48″W / 38.92917°N 77.09667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Albert L. Harris |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001255[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 2003 |
History
editIt was built in 1923 to a Colonial Revival design by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris. It replaced a one room schoolhouse from 1865.[2] The school served African American public school students from the neighborhood around Battery Kemble.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura Trieschmann (February 22, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chain Bridge Road School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2022. With accompanying five photos from 2002