Conduit Road Schoolhouse Explained

Conduit Road Schoolhouse
Location:4954 MacArthur Boulevard, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:38.9214°N -77.0997°W
Built:1874
Architecture:vernacular
Added:November 30, 1973
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:73000220

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is an historic school, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.

History

It was built as a one-room schoolhouse on Conduit Road. It replaced a school of 1864, which burned down. It closed in 1928, and served as a branch of the public library. In 1965, it was saved for use as the Children's Museum.

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