Janney Elementary School

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Janney Elementary School
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Janney Elementary School is located in District of Columbia
Janney Elementary School
Location 4130 Albemarle Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
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Built 1925
Architect Albert Harris
MPS Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS [1]
NRHP Reference # 10000241
Added to NRHP May 10, 2010 [2]

The Janney Elementary School is a school for kids from Pre-K through 5th grade. The school enrolls approximately 580 students.[3]

The building itself is noted as a historic school building, located at 4130 Albemarle Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.

History

Janney Elementary School opened in 1925, as:<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

the last word in modern schoolhouse construction. It will have two distinctive features which other buildings of its type in the District lack – a combination gymnasium and assembly hall and adequate outdoor play space.[4]

In 1926, principal Blanche Pulizzi provided space for Tenleytown’s public library. In 1932, the west wing was completed. A renovation started in 2010. [5][6]

It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, in 2009. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 2010. Its principal, as of 25 August 2015, is Alysia Lutz. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20100521.htm
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  4. ↑ The Washington Star (4/12/1925, Part 1, page 5)
  5. ↑ http://www.tenleytownhistoricalsociety.org/sites.php?SID=1&HID=1
  6. ↑ http://www.nbm.org/programs-lectures/programs/2011-programs/june-2011/janney-elementary-school.html
  7. ↑ https://janneyschool.org/about-2/principals-corner/

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