Chain Bridge Road School

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Chain Bridge Road School
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Chain Bridge Road School in 2011
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Location2820 Chain Bridge Road, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′45″N77°5′48″W / 38.92917°N 77.09667°W / 38.92917; -77.09667
Arealess than one acre
Built1923
Architect Albert L. Harris
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Public 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.

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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.

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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