Buena Vista in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nichols Avenue Elementary School
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Old Birney School Site
2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
| | African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC | |
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2016
1. Nichols Avenue Elementary School/Old Birney School Site Marker
Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the African American Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 38° 51.736′ N, 76° 59.608′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Buena Vista. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast and Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast. Touch for map
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Birney School (within shouting distance of this marker); A Museum for the Community (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethlehem Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Faith and Action (about 400 feet away); Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, Sr. (May 18, 1927 - October 23, 1994) (about 600 feet away); A Navy Town (about 600 feet away); District Walls, 2016 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crossing Lines (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Barry Farm - Hillsdale (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker.
[Caption:]
Students learn about the ice man in front of the original Birney School, 1899.
By Frances Benjamin Johnston, Library of Congress
Also see . . . Nichols Avenue Elementary School/Old Birney School. African American Heritage Trail (Submitted on January 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2016
2. Nichols Avenue Elementary School/Old Birney School Site Marker
Library of Congress
3. Students learn about the ice cream man in front of the original Birney School 1899.
"Kennebec Ice horse-drawn wagon parked in front of Birney Public School - school children lined up with teacher behind wagon as man shows them large chunk of ice suspended by tongs, Washington, D.C." by Francis Benjamin Johnson
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2016
4. Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2016
5. Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,019 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 29, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
