William Syphax School

	William Syphax School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS
NRHP reference No.	03000672
Added to NRHP	July 25, 2003

William Syphax School, now known as Syphax Village, is a historic former school building in the

Southwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. that now houses condominiums. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

History

The William Syphax School historically served African American students. It was named for

A building for the school was completed in 1901 and was expanded in 1941 and again in 1953. It ceased serving as a school in 1994. Three years later, residents complained that it had become a drug market and crack house.[3] The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly began to aggressively seek out a developer and found one, which purchased the school in 1999. The old school building was officially declared a historic landmark in 2003, and the newer buildings were razed starting in 2001. Manna redeveloped the school building into a condominium development, which opened in 2005 as Syphax Village.^[4]

The building was designed in the

terra cotta trim. The additions are also covered in red brick but have flat roofs, multi-paned windows, and limestone trim.^[2]

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