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Conduit Road Schoolhouse

Coordinates: 38°55′17″N 77°5′59″W / 38.92139°N 77.09972°W / 38.92139; -77.09972
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Conduit Road Schoolhouse
Conduit Road Schoolhouse in 2008
Conduit Road Schoolhouse is located in District of Columbia
Conduit Road Schoolhouse
Location4954 MacArthur Boulevard, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′17″N 77°5′59″W / 38.92139°N 77.09972°W / 38.92139; -77.09972
Arealess than one acre
Built1874
Architectural stylevernacular
NRHP reference No.73000220[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1973

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is an historic school, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.

History

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73000220_text