Chain Bridge Road School

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Chain Bridge Road School
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Chain Bridge Road School in 2011
Chain Bridge Road School is located in District of Columbia
Chain Bridge Road School
Location2820 Chain Bridge Road, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′45″N 77°5′48″W / 38.92917°N 77.09667°W / 38.92917; -77.09667Coordinates: 38°55′45″N 77°5′48″W / 38.92917°N 77.09667°W / 38.92917; -77.09667
Arealess than one acre
Built1923
ArchitectAlbert L. Harris
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPublic School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS
NRHP reference No.03001255[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 2003

The Chain Bridge Road School is an historic school, located at 2820 Chain Bridge Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.

History[]

It 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[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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
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