Conduit Road Schoolhouse
The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is an historic school, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.
Conduit Road Schoolhouse | |
Location | 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, NW Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°55′17″N 77°5′59″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1874 |
Architectural style | vernacular |
NRHP reference No. | 73000220[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 30, 1973 |
History
It was built as a one-room schoolhouse on Conduit Road. It replaced a school of 1864, which burned down. It closed in 1928, and served as a branch of the public library. In 1965, it was saved for use as the Children's Museum.[2]
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