James Ormond Wilson Normal School

James Ormond Wilson Normal School
James Ormond Wilson Normal School is located in Washington, D.C.
James Ormond Wilson Normal School
Location within Washington, D.C.
Location1100 Harvard St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′36″N 77°01′38″W / 38.92667°N 77.02722°W / 38.92667; -77.02722
Built1911-12
ArchitectSnowden Ashford
Architectural styleJacobethan
MPSPublic School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS
NRHP reference No.15000115[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2015

The James Ormond Wilson Normal School was a historic normal school in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1873 as the all-white Washington Normal School, it was renamed in 1913 after the city's first superintendent of schools.[2] It provided teacher training until 1955, when it was merged with the all-black Miner Normal School to become the District of Columbia Teachers College.

Its main building, located at 1100 Harvard Street NW, was designed by city architect Snowden Ashford and was completed in 1912. It is a distinctive Jacobethan structure, built out of red brick with limestone trim elements. The building now forms one of the campuses of the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "History and Mission". University of the District of Columbia. Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for James Ormond Wilson Normal School" (PDF). City of Washington, DC. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.


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