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James Ormond Wilson Normal School

Coordinates: 38°55′36″N 77°01′38″W / 38.92667°N 77.02722°W / 38.92667; -77.02722
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James Ormond Wilson Normal School
James Ormond Wilson Normal School is located in Washington, D.C.
James Ormond Wilson Normal School
Location in 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 Washington Normal School, it provided teacher training for the district's educators into the second half of the 20th century. 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.[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for James Ormond Wilson Normal School" (PDF). City of Washington, DC. Retrieved 2017-10-15.