National Register of Historic Places
Sumner, Charles, School
On the National Register since 197947 years
Second Empire StyleListed 1979Washington
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About Sumner, Charles, School
Sumner, Charles, School, at 17th and M Sts., NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 20, 1979. The Register lists it for its education, architecture and social history, at the state level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗Through the years
1872 to today
- 1872Built
- 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 47 years
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17th and M Sts., NW, Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
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77 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
BUniversity Club of Washington, DCBuilding0.1 miBMetropolitan African Methodist Episcopal ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18380.1 mi★Elliott Coues HouseBuilt 18800.1 mi★General Federation of Women's Clubs HeadquartersLate Victorian Renaissance0.1 miBTabard InnBuilding0.1 miBPeyser Building-Security Savings and Commercial BankClassical Revival · Built 19280.2 miBElizabeth Arden BuildingGeorgian Revival0.2 miOLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth, MemorialNaturalism · Built 19080.2 miOWebster, Daniel, MemorialNeoclassicism · Built 18980.2 miDSixteenth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Early Republic0.2 miBHill BuildingBuilding0.3 miBAlibi ClubItalianate0.3 miBSouthern Railway BuildingBuilt 19280.3 miBCarlton HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19260.3 miBWire BuildingMid-Century Modern0.3 miBDenrike BuildingBuilt 19250.3 miBThe EthelhurstBuilt 19030.3 miBLuther Place Memorial ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18700.3 mi
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DFourteenth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.3 miBGrace Reformed Church, Sunday School and Parish HouseLate Gothic Revival0.3 miOHahnemann, Samuel, MonumentNeoclassicism · Built 18960.3 mi★McCormick ApartmentsBeaux Arts · Built 19170.3 miBSulgrave ClubEclectic0.3 mi★Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of WashingtonBeaux Arts · Built 19100.3 mi★Robert Simpson Woodward HouseBuilding0.3 mi★St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchEnglish Gothic0.3 mi★American Peace SocietyVictorian0.4 miBMetropolitan ClubItalian Renaissance0.4 mi★Decatur HouseBuilt 18180.4 mi★Lafayette BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBUS Chamber of Commerce BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19250.4 miBBachelor Apartment HouseFrench0.4 mi★Ashburton HouseBuilt 18360.4 mi★St. John's ChurchBuilt 18160.4 miBThe Editors BuildingBuilding0.4 mi★United Mine Workers of AmericaItalian Renaissance Revival0.4 miBTower BuildingArt Deco · Built 19290.4 miBGen. Robert Macfeely HouseVictorian Eclectic0.4 miBB.F. Saul BuildingBuilt 19240.4 miBDavidson BuildingBuilt 19170.4 miBChamplain Apartment BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miBBrigadier Gen. George P. Scriven HouseBuilding0.4 miBMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteVictorian · Built 18750.4 miBChristian Heurich MansionRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.4 miBEuram BuildingBuilding0.4 miBWashington ClubNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Eclectic Beaux-Arts0.4 miDDupont Circle Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBAlma Thomas HouseItalianate · Built 18750.4 miBWhittemore HouseEnglish Arts and Crafts0.4 miBCairo Apartment BuildingMoorish Revival · Built 18940.4 mi★Charlotte Forten Grimke HouseEnglish Regency · Built 18810.4 mi★Lafayette Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi★Blair HouseBuilt 18240.5 mi★Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceItalianate0.5 miBRiggs National BankNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19020.5 miBAmerican Security and Trust CompanyNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19050.5 mi★Renwick MuseumFrench Renaissance · Built 19720.5 miBNational Saving And Trust CompanyBuilt 18880.5 miBHibbs, W. B., and Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19070.5 miBBenjamin Ogle Tayloe HouseBuilding0.5 miBUnion Trust BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19060.5 miBStevens, Thaddeus, SchoolLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBHamilton HotelBuilt 19220.5 mi★Arts Club of WashingtonBuilt 18020.5 mi★Franklin SchoolBuilding0.5 miBChurch of the AscensionHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBEngine Company 16-Truck Company 3Georgian Revival0.5 miBPenland, W. H., & CompanyLate Victorian0.5 miDLogan Circle Historic DistrictHigh Victorian0.5 miBIndonesian EmbassyRenaissance0.5 miBOld Korean LegationBuilding0.5 miBPerry Belmont HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19060.5 miBWardman RowNeo Classical Revival0.5 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.5 miBThomas Nelson Page HouseGeorgian Revival0.5 miDSixteenth Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 mi
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Questions about Sumner, Charles, School
Is Sumner, Charles, School on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Dec 20, 1979 (Register number 79003150).
Is Sumner, Charles, School a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Elliott Coues House, 0.1 miles away.
Can you visit Sumner, Charles, School?
Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.
Where can I read the history of Sumner, Charles, School?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 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 117692520 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.