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William Syphax School: This historically black elementary school commemorates William Syphax (1825-1891), the first president of the Board of Trustees of Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown.
William Syphax was born in 1825 to Charles Syphax and Maria Carter. Charles, Syphax’s father, was enslaved by a man named George Washington Parke Custis, grandson and adopted son of George and Martha…
Lincoln Playground Field House: This playground field house is unique in its construction and in that it served African American children during the era of playground segregation in DC.
Built in 1934 and located on what is now the Joy Evans Recreation Center site, the Lincoln Playground Field House is one of the earliest purpose-built public recreation facilities remaining in a…
Army and Navy Club: Since 1911, the Army and Navy Club has served as a social space for Army, Navy, and Marines officers.
The Army and Navy Club was founded in 1885 as the United Service Club. Initially, membership was limited to war veterans, but later extended its membership eligibility to all officers and ex-officers…
Park View Playground and Field House: The Park View Playground was a significant site of desegregation efforts in DC.
The Park View Playground, designed by DC Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris, is most notable for its association with community efforts to end segregation in DC's playgrounds. Although the Park View…
Margaret Murray Washington School: This school provided vocational and manual training for African American students throughout the 20th century.
As public education programs expanded in the early 20th century, vocational education became more popular in order to train young people with desirable skills for specific industries. The Margaret…
Engine Company No. 31: Built in 1930, this firehouse was among the new generation of modern fire stations equipped with new technologies.
Engine Company No. 31 was among the new generation of modern fire stations built with motorized apparatuses in mind. Arranged principally on one floor, the station was similar in design to Albert L.…
Engine Company No. 16: This firehouse is often referred to as the "big house," since it is the largest of the city's historic firehouses.
The three-story, four-bay-wide Engine Company No. 16 is often referred to as the "big house," since it is the largest of the city's firehouses and the only one with four apparatus bays. The building…
Bernard T. Janney School: Janney Elementary School is a historic school serving the Tenleytown neighborhood.
Janney Elementary, built in 1925, was one of the first Colonial Revival-style "extensible" schools designed by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris and constructed under the District's Five-Year…
Elizabeth G. Randall Junior High School (Cardozo School): Built in 1906, the Randall School represents an important era in African American education and now houses the Rubell Museum.
Established in 1906 as Cardozo Elementary School, the building became the home of Elizabeth G. Randall Junior High School in 1927, and was repeatedly expanded to meet the educational needs of…
Engine Company No. 29: Engine Company No. 29 was the city's first one-story firehouse with an all-motorized apparatus, making it both technologically advanced and an identifiable neighborhood landmark.
Engine Company No. 29, also known as the Palisades firehouse, was the city’s first one-story firehouse and one of two prototype Colonial Revival firehouses dating from 1925. In that year, the fire…