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Shaw in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Immaculate Conception Catholic School

Center City Public Charter Schools - Shaw Campus

— 711 N Street Northwest —

 
 
Immaculate Conception Catholic School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 16, 2009
1. Immaculate Conception Catholic School Marker
Inscription.
Immaculate Conception
Catholic School

has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior
September 23, 2003

First school built in 1864
Present school built in 1908
B. Stanley Simmons, architect.

Boys school, 1865-1964
Co-educational parish school since 1964

Renovated in 2004
by the Clark Construction Group

 
Erected by Immaculate Conception Catholic School.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationNotable BuildingsReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 23, 2003.
 
Location. 38° 54.441′ N, 77° 1.348′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Shaw. It is on N Street Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Marker is attached to the school building's southwest cornerstone. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 711 N Street Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Seventh Street Develops (within shouting distance of this marker); Community Anchors
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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Reaching for Equality (about 600 feet away); Alley Life (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Power Brokers (about 800 feet away); Blanche K. Bruce House (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Sweet Daddy" Grace (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Seventh Street Develops (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Community Anchors (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Reaching for Equality (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Power Brokers (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Immaculate Conception Catholic School Marker - on the 1908 cornerstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 16, 2009
2. Immaculate Conception Catholic School Marker - on the 1908 cornerstone
Center City Public Charter Schools - Shaw Campus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 16, 2009
3. Center City Public Charter Schools - Shaw Campus
The 1908 parish school building has been leased by the District of Columbia Public Schools from Immaculate Conception Church for the public charter school since 2008. The parish school marker is visible on the cornerstone, next to the church, lower left-center.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,925 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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