James Ormond Wilson Normal School
United States historic place
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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.
Washington, D.C.
James Ormond Wilson Normal School | |
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  Location in Washington, D.C. | |
| Location | 1100 Harvard St., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′36″N 77°01′38″W |
| Built | 1911-12 |
| Architect | Snowden Ashford |
| Architectural style | Jacobethan |
| MPS | Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000115[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 2015 |
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]