The Alexander Crummell School is an Elizabethan Revival school building, located at 1900 Gallaudet Street and Kendall Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Ivy City neighborhood.

History

It was designed by Snowden Ashford

Snowden Ashford

Snowden Ashford was an American architect who worked in Washington, D.C.. The Washington Post characterized him as "Architect of the Everyday", and noted: "Ashford designed or supervised everything the District built between 1895 and 1921, including the North Hall at the Eastern Market...

 in 1910, and named for educator Alexander Crummell

Alexander Crummell

Alexander Crummell was a pioneering African pastor, professor and African nationalist....

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It was built in 1911 by Allan T. Howlson, for $44,987.00.
It was dedicated on November 23, 1911. It was closed in 1977. A community group used the school for a preschool, library, job training and daycare center. During the 1990s, the property was used by an automobile auctioneer. It is now used as parking for a nightclub.

It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, on May 23, 2002.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

, in 2003.

External links

• http://www.victoriansecrets.net/crummell.html
• http://www.wdchumanities.org/bigreadexhibit/exhibits/show/dcsegregatedschools/ward-5
• Cleanup and Beautification Project Planned for Crummell School Saturday, June 25, 2010
• Alexander Crummell School (historical), DC