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Reno School

Coordinates: 38°57′9″N 77°4′38″W / 38.95250°N 77.07722°W / 38.95250; -77.07722
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Jesse Reno School
Reno School is located in District of Columbia
Reno School
Location4820 Howard Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°57′9″N 77°4′38″W / 38.95250°N 77.07722°W / 38.95250; -77.07722
Built1903
ArchitectSnowden Ashford
MPSPublic School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS [1]
NRHP reference No.10000242
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 2010[2]

The Jesse Reno School is an historic school building, located at 4820 Howard Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.

History

The building prior to its renovation.

It was designed by Snowden Ashford in 1903, and named for Jesse Reno. The school remained active until 1950, after which it became a Civil Defense Office. The building became a school once again when it became the Rose School for students with special needs. [3]

It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board in 2009, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Listings
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ the Tenleytown Historical Society