★ National Historic Landmark
Franklin School
One of 75 National Historic Landmarks in District of Columbia74 of them in Washington, the highest tier of the National Register
Listed 1973Washington
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About
About Franklin School
Franklin School, at 13th and K Sts., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 11, 1973. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jun 19, 1996, one of 75 in District of Columbia. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isBuilding in Washington D.C., United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 34 MB · National Archives↗Through the years
1973 to today
- 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 1996Named a National Historic Landmark
- 2026On the Register for 53 years
Visit
Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
13th and K Sts., NW., Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Franklin SchoolStart here
- 2
Asbury United Methodist ChurchEnglish Gothic Revival · 0.1 mi on - 3
Civil War Monuments in Washington, DCObject · next door - 4
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners-Local 132Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Chicago · next door - 5
American Federation of Labor BuildingBuilt 1916 · 0.1 mi on
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88 more Register listings within half a mile
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BMasonic TempleBuilt 19080.1 miBChurch of the EpiphanyGothic Revival · Built 18440.2 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingItalian Renaissance0.2 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco · Built 19270.2 miBWestory BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism0.2 miBReal Estate Trust Building-Continental Trust BuildingBuilt 19130.2 miBHamilton HotelBuilt 19220.2 miBTower BuildingArt Deco · Built 19290.2 miBB.F. Saul BuildingBuilt 19240.2 miBDavidson BuildingBuilt 19170.2 miBChamplain Apartment BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miBWire BuildingMid-Century Modern0.2 miBMorrison and Clark HousesItalianate0.2 miBChurch of the AscensionHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18740.2 miBEngine Company 16-Truck Company 3Georgian Revival0.2 miBGarfinckel's Department StoreModerne0.3 miBHarris & Ewing Photographic StudioItalian Renaissance · Built 19240.3 miBBrownley Confectionary BuildingArt Deco · Built 19320.3 mi
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BFederal-American National BankClassical Revival · Built 19250.3 miBChase's Theater and Riggs BuildingBeaux Arts0.3 miBMcLachlen BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBSecond National BankClassical Revival · Built 19270.3 miBCommercial National BankStripped Classicism0.3 miBKing, Martin Luther, Memorial LibraryInternational Style · Built 19720.3 miDFinancial Historic District (Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase)District0.3 miBRiggs National BankNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19020.3 miBAmerican Security and Trust CompanyNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19050.3 miBBond BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19010.3 miBNational Saving And Trust CompanyBuilt 18880.3 miBHibbs, W. B., and Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19070.3 miBBenjamin Ogle Tayloe HouseBuilding0.3 miBUnion Trust BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19060.3 mi★Lafayette BuildingClassical Revival0.3 mi★United Mine Workers of AmericaItalian Renaissance Revival0.3 miBGen. Robert Macfeely HouseVictorian Eclectic0.3 miBSouthern Railway BuildingBuilt 19280.3 miBCentral Public Library (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts · Built 19020.3 miBDenrike BuildingBuilt 19250.3 miBThe EthelhurstBuilt 19030.3 miBPeyser Building-Security Savings and Commercial BankClassical Revival · Built 19280.3 miOGompers, Samuel, MemorialBeaux Arts · Built 19330.3 miBPenland, W. H., & CompanyLate Victorian0.3 miBThe PlymouthNeo-Classical0.3 miBFord's Theatre National Historic SiteBuilt 19650.4 miBSun BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBHotel WashingtonItalian Renaissance0.4 miBNational Union BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.4 miBWillard HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19010.4 miBRiggs National Bank, Washington Loan And Trust Company BranchRichardsonian0.4 miBEquitable Co-operative Building AssociationClassical Revival · Built 19110.4 miBLansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc.French Renaissance · Built 18700.4 mi★U.S. Department of the TreasuryGreek Revival · Built 18360.4 miBRhodes' TavernBuilt 17990.4 miBNational Metropolitan Bank BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19060.4 mi★Lafayette Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 mi★Ashburton HouseBuilt 18360.4 mi★St. John's ChurchBuilt 18160.4 miBCarlton HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19260.4 miBBuildings at 1000 Block of Seventh Street, and 649-651 New York Avenue NWItalianate0.4 miBUniversity Club of Washington, DCBuilding0.4 miBMetropolitan African Methodist Episcopal ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18380.4 mi★Blanche K. Bruce HouseFrench Second Empire · Built 18650.4 miBLuther Place Memorial ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18700.4 miDFourteenth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.4 miBMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteVictorian · Built 18750.4 miBDistrict BuildingAmerican Beaux Arts Classicism · Built 19080.5 mi★General Post OfficeGreek Revival0.5 miBEight Hundred Block of F St. NW19th Century Commercial0.5 miDDowntown Historic DistrictVernacular0.5 mi★National Portrait GalleryGreek Revival0.5 mi★Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceItalianate0.5 miBOriental Building Association No. 6 BuildingRenaissance Revival0.5 mi★American Peace SocietyVictorian0.5 miBOn Leong Chinese Merchants AssociationBuilding0.5 mi★Decatur HouseBuilt 18180.5 miBUS Chamber of Commerce BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19250.5 miBWheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival · Built 19200.5 miBHill BuildingBuilding0.5 miBMary E. Surratt HouseEarly Republic · Built 18430.5 miBBarr BuildingAcademic Gothic Revival0.5 miBNational Geographic Society HeadquartersBuilding0.5 miBSumner, Charles, SchoolSecond Empire Style · Built 18720.5 miBSeventh Street Savings BankClassical Revival0.5 miBImmaculate Conception ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miDMount Vernon West Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBGrace Reformed Church, Sunday School and Parish HouseLate Gothic Revival0.5 miDLogan Circle Historic DistrictHigh Victorian0.5 miDFourteenth Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi
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Questions about Franklin School
Is Franklin School on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Apr 11, 1973 (Register number 73002085).
Is Franklin School a National Historic Landmark?
Yes, since Jun 19, 1996. District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks, 74 of them in Washington.
Can you visit Franklin School?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Franklin School?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692154 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.