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| location = 1st and P Street, [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|NW]]<br>[[Washington, D.C.]]
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The '''Armstrong Manual Training School''', also known as the Samuel Chapman Armstrong Technical High School, is a historic school, located at 1st Street and [[P Street]], [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.]], in the [[Truxton Circle, Washington, D.C.|Truxton Circle]] neighborhood.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/vtSchools.htm</ref>
The '''Armstrong Manual Training School''', also known as the Samuel Chapman Armstrong Technical High School, is a historic school, located at 1400 First St., N.W. near [[P Street]], [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.]], in the [[Truxton Circle, Washington, D.C.|Truxton Circle]] neighborhood. It is located in the 5th Ward. <ref>http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/vtSchools.htm</ref>


==History==
==History==
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It was named for [[Samuel C. Armstrong]].<ref name="wdchumanities.org">http://wdchumanities.org/bigreadexhibit/exhibits/show/dcsegregatedschools/ward-5/armstrong</ref> It was dedicated by [[Booker T. Washington]], on October 24, 1902.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oP6inVxTPpAC&pg=PA554&lpg=PA554&dq=Armstrong+Manual+Training+School&source=bl&ots=4_6XnXAyqo&sig=jLYdQE767V0bAP1fB1lQg99JQMU&hl=en&ei=msGyTtrgDqG90AHCncGyBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDoQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Armstrong%20Manual%20Training%20School&f=false| chapter=A Dedication Speech at Armstrong Manual Training School| title= The Booker T. Washington Papers: 1901-2| volume= 6| editors= Louis R. Harlan, Raymond Smock | publisher= University of Illinois Press| year= 1972| isbn= 978-0-252-00650-0}}</ref>
It was named for [[Samuel C. Armstrong]].<ref name="wdchumanities.org">http://wdchumanities.org/bigreadexhibit/exhibits/show/dcsegregatedschools/ward-5/armstrong</ref> It was dedicated by [[Booker T. Washington]], on October 24, 1902.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oP6inVxTPpAC&pg=PA554&lpg=PA554&dq=Armstrong+Manual+Training+School&source=bl&ots=4_6XnXAyqo&sig=jLYdQE767V0bAP1fB1lQg99JQMU&hl=en&ei=msGyTtrgDqG90AHCncGyBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDoQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Armstrong%20Manual%20Training%20School&f=false| chapter=A Dedication Speech at Armstrong Manual Training School| title= The Booker T. Washington Papers: 1901-2| volume= 6| editors= Louis R. Harlan, Raymond Smock | publisher= University of Illinois Press| year= 1972| isbn= 978-0-252-00650-0}}</ref>


The building served as Veterans High School, between 1958 and 1964. Since 1964, it has served as the Armstrong Adult Education Center.<ref name="pdfhost.focus.nps.gov"/> The school was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.
The building served as Veterans High School, between 1958 and 1964. Since 1964, it has served as the Armstrong Adult Education Center.<ref name="pdfhost.focus.nps.gov"/> The school was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996. It operated as a private charter school until its charter was revoked in 2015. <ref name="Dorothy Height Charter School Shutting Down">http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Dorothy-Height-Charter-School-Shutting-Down-292653401.html</ref> It is currently functioning as an elementary public charter school under the name Friendship Armstrong Academy.

[[Arne Duncan]] visited the school in 2010. <ref name="Department of Education Media Advisory">https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/education-secretary-arne-duncan-participates-back-school-historymakers-joins-r</ref>




==Principals==
==Principals==
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* Francis A. Gregory
* Francis A. Gregory
* Lashawn Brown
* Lashawn Brown
* Jeffery Scanlon


==Graduates==
==Graduates==
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*https://www.flickr.com/photos/dullshick/6060969132/
*http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Armstrong_Manual_Training_School
*http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Armstrong_Manual_Training_School
*http://www.friendshipschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=353178&type=d&pREC_ID=765305
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}


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[[Category:School buildings completed in 1902]]
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[[Category:District of Columbia Public Schools]]
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Armstrong Manual Training School
Friendship Armstrong Academy is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Friendship Armstrong Academy
Location1400 First St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′32″N 77°0′49″W / 38.90889°N 77.01361°W / 38.90889; -77.01361
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectWaddy B. Wood
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.96000893 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1996 [2]

The Armstrong Manual Training School, also known as the Samuel Chapman Armstrong Technical High School, is a historic school, located at 1400 First St., N.W. near P Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Truxton Circle neighborhood. It is located in the 5th Ward. [3]

History

It was designed by local architect Waddy B. Wood in 1902. The Renaissance Revival building was one of two segregated manual training schools constructed for the city's African-American youth.[4] It was named for Samuel C. Armstrong.[5] It was dedicated by Booker T. Washington, on October 24, 1902.[6]

The building served as Veterans High School, between 1958 and 1964. Since 1964, it has served as the Armstrong Adult Education Center.[4] The school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It operated as a private charter school until its charter was revoked in 2015. [7] It is currently functioning as an elementary public charter school under the name Friendship Armstrong Academy.

Arne Duncan visited the school in 2010. [8]


Principals

Graduates

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ http://landmarkhunter.com/135115-armstrong-manual-training-school/
  3. ^ http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/vtSchools.htm
  4. ^ a b c https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/96000893_text
  5. ^ a b c http://wdchumanities.org/bigreadexhibit/exhibits/show/dcsegregatedschools/ward-5/armstrong
  6. ^ "A Dedication Speech at Armstrong Manual Training School". The Booker T. Washington Papers: 1901-2. Vol. 6. University of Illinois Press. 1972. ISBN 978-0-252-00650-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Dorothy-Height-Charter-School-Shutting-Down-292653401.html
  8. ^ https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/education-secretary-arne-duncan-participates-back-school-historymakers-joins-r
  9. ^ "Young Colored Radio Expert Gets Second Commercial Operator's License". The New York Age. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 30 December 1925. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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