John Fox Slater Elementary School

	John Fox Slater Elementary School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS
NRHP reference No.	13000144
Added to NRHP	April 9, 2013

John Fox Slater Elementary School is an historic structure located in the Truxton Circle neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The two-story brick building was designed by Edward Clark and completed in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

History

At the time the building was constructed public education in the District of Columbia was segregated by race. Slater was one of several schools for African-Americans along First Street, NW between L and P Streets. The school for was built in 1891 and it was immediately at capacity. The school was named for

philanthropist from Rhode Island.^[2]

The

Washington Post article "Moldy Shaw Fed by Even Moldier Schools."^[2]

The school was closed in 1975; the building became a daycare center, and it houses a social service agency.

Architecture

Slater Elementary School is a two-story, red brick building that was designed in the

Romanesque Revival style. It housed eight classrooms, one for each grade level. The structure features projecting pavilions, gables, towers, and molded brick string courses. Slater is identical to Jackson School in Georgetown that was built for white students in 1889. The only difference between the two buildings was the roof of the corner tower on Slater was covered in tin. The building was designed to fit in with the row houses in the neighborhood.^[2] It was designed by Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark

.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historic Landmark Designation Case No. 08-10" (PDF). Historic Preservation Review Board. Retrieved 2013-05-31.^{[permanent dead link]}

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Board-2] "Historic Landmark Designation Case No. 08-10" (PDF). Historic Preservation Review Board. Retrieved 2013-05-31.^{[permanent dead link]}

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