Shaw Junior High School
Shaw Junior High School | ||
MPS Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS | | |
NRHP reference No. | 08001206 [1] | |
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Added to NRHP | December 22, 2008 |
Shaw Junior High School, now known as Asbury Dwellings, is a historic structure located in the
History
The school was named after Robert Gould Shaw, who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first official African American units during the American Civil War.[2][3]
From 1902 until 1928 the building housed the William McKinley Manual Training School. It was a school for white students and opened the same time as
Name of Shaw neighborhood
Until the 1960s, what is now Shaw was called Midcity. In 1966, planners used the enrollment boundary of Shaw Junior High School to define the Shaw School Urban Renewal Area – which created a concept of a "Shaw neighborhood" larger than what is generally considered Shaw today, covering today's core Shaw neighborhood, the U Street Corridor, Logan Circle and Truxton Circle.[7]
Architecture
The building was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb. It is part of the city's effort to hire private architects to improve the designs of public schools.[4] The exterior is composed of buff-colored brick and limestone trim. It features an arcade of Romanesque arches on the third floor.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Shaw's Roots: From 'Heart Of Chocolate City' To 'Little United Nations'". WAMU.org. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Wheeler, Linda (20 October 1983). "D.C. Neighborhood Names Rekindle History". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 March 2019.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). DC Preservation. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ Milloy, Courtland. "$13 Million Junior High Replaces 'Shameful' Shaw". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Cardoa, Kavitha. "Inside The Death Of A D.C. Public School". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Levey, Jane Freundel; Paul K. Williams (2006). Midcity at the Crossroads: Shaw Heritage Trail. Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved 3 March 2019.