Sites tagged "Kingman Park Historic District": 2
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Kingman Park Historic District: Kingman Park fostered an African American community in Northeast DC, while engendering the further growth of segregated residential, educational, and recreational institutions.
The Kingman Park Historic District, located at the northeastern end of today’s Capitol Hill, was principally developed during the late 1920s through 1940s as a residential neighborhood for African…
Joel Elias Spingarn Senior High School: Spingarn was constructed to serve African American students during the final period of segregated schools in DC.
Built between 1951 and 1952, Spingarn High School was constructed for the education of African American students, meant to relieve the overcrowding of the other segregated high schools and had been…