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Stevens, Thaddeus, School
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National Register of Historic Places

Stevens, Thaddeus, School

Also known as Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School

On the National Register since 200125 years
Late 19th and 20th Century RevivalsListed 2001Washington

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Stevens, Thaddeus, School

Stevens, Thaddeus, School, at 1050 Twenty-First St., NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 12, 2001. The Register lists it for its architecture, education, black history and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 4 other District of Columbia listings. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isWashington, DC - District of Columbia Public Schools. 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 · 46 MB · National Archives↗
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1050 Twenty-First St., NW, Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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★Arts Club of WashingtonBuilt 18020.2 mi★The OctagonFederal · Built 17990.3 miOde San Martin, General Jose, MemorialNeoclassicism · Built 18620.3 mi★Executive Office BuildingFrench Renaissance0.3 miBEngine Company 23Renaissance Revival · Built 19100.3 miBHattie M. Strong Residence HallColonial Revival0.3 mi★Blair HouseBuilt 18240.3 mi★Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceItalianate0.3 mi★American Peace SocietyVictorian0.3 miBGrant, Ulysses S., SchoolLate Victorian0.3 mi★Decatur HouseBuilt 18180.3 miBUS Chamber of Commerce BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19250.3 miBBarr BuildingAcademic Gothic Revival0.3 miBWaggaman-Ray Commercial RowClassical Revival0.3 miBUS Department of the Interior BuildingArt Moderne · Built 19360.4 mi★Constitution HallBuilding0.4 mi★American National Red CrossBeaux Arts · Built 19150.4 mi★Corcoran Gallery of ArtFrench Beaux Arts · Built 18690.4 mi★Lafayette Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBenjamin Ogle Tayloe HouseBuilding0.4 mi★Lafayette BuildingClassical Revival0.4 mi★Ashburton HouseBuilt 18360.4 mi★St. John's ChurchBuilt 18160.4 miBSouthern Railway BuildingBuilt 19280.4 miBCarlton HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19260.4 miBSchneider TriangleQueen Anne · Built 18890.4 miBMayflower HotelBeaux Arts0.4 miBElizabeth Arden BuildingGeorgian Revival0.4 miBNational Geographic Society HeadquartersBuilding0.4 mi★Pan American Union HeadquartersBuilt 19100.5 miBUS Public Health Service BuildingNeo Classical Revival · Built 19310.5 mi★Memorial Continental HallGeorgian0.5 miBU.S. Department of State BuildingBuilt 19410.5 miSPresident's Park SouthSite0.5 mi★U.S. Department of the TreasuryGreek Revival · Built 18360.5 miBNational Metropolitan Bank BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19060.5 miBChase's Theater and Riggs BuildingBeaux Arts0.5 miDFinancial Historic District (Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase)District0.5 miBRiggs National BankNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19020.5 miBAmerican Security and Trust CompanyNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19050.5 miBNational Saving And Trust CompanyBuilt 18880.5 miBHibbs, W. B., and Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19070.5 miBUnion Trust BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19060.5 miDFoggy Bottom Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi★United Mine Workers of AmericaItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBGen. Robert Macfeely HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 miBB.F. Saul BuildingBuilt 19240.5 miBDavidson BuildingBuilt 19170.5 miBWire BuildingMid-Century Modern0.5 miBDenrike BuildingBuilt 19250.5 miBThe EthelhurstBuilt 19030.5 miBPeyser Building-Security Savings and Commercial BankClassical Revival · Built 19280.5 miBUniversity Club of Washington, DCBuilding0.5 miBMetropolitan African Methodist Episcopal ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18380.5 miBSumner, Charles, SchoolSecond Empire Style · Built 18720.5 mi★Elliott Coues HouseBuilt 18800.5 mi★General Federation of Women's Clubs HeadquartersLate Victorian Renaissance0.5 miBBrigadier Gen. George P. Scriven HouseBuilding0.5 miBTabard InnBuilding0.5 miOLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth, MemorialNaturalism · Built 19080.5 miBChristian Heurich MansionRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.5 mi
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Questions about Stevens, Thaddeus, School

Is Stevens, Thaddeus, School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 12, 2001 (Register number 01000706).

Is Stevens, Thaddeus, School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Oscar W. Underwood House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Stevens, Thaddeus, 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 Stevens, Thaddeus, School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 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 117692506 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.