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Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School
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National Register of Historic Places

Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School

Also known as Washington Normal School; Wilson Teachers College; DC Teachers College; Carlos Rosario International Charter Pu

On the National Register since 201511 years
Listed 2015Washington
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About Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School

Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School, at 1100 Harvard St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 31, 2015. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level. It was listed as part of Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS. The listing covers 2.2 acres. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Through the years

1911 to today

  1. 1911Built, designed by Snowden Ashford
  2. 2015Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 11 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1100 Harvard St., NW., Washington · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wilson, James Ormand, Normal SchoolStart here
  2. 2Potomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 13Building · next door
  3. 3Standard Material Company-Gyro Motor CompanyBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4National Home for Destitute Colored Women and ChildrenBuilt 1879 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Miner Normal SchoolColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAlden, Babcock, Calvert ApartmentsColonial Revival0.2 miBBruce, Blanche Kelso, Elementary SchoolBuilt 19160.2 miBOlympia ApartmentsLate Victorian0.3 miBTrinity TowersGothic Moderne0.3 miBPark Road CourtsClassical Revival0.3 miBTruck Company FRenaissance Revival0.3 miBFirst African New ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBCardozo, Francis L., Senior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.4 miBMeridian ManorColonial Revival0.4 miBClifton TerraceColonial Revival · Built 19150.4 miBBanneker Recreation CenterBuilt 19340.4 mi★Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders LibraryEnglish Gothic Revival0.4 mi★Gen. Oliver Otis Howard HouseSecond Empire0.4 mi★David White HouseBuilding0.4 miBAll Souls Church, UnitarianBuilding0.4 miBLatin American Youth Center (LAYC)Building0.4 miBThe MaycroftClassical Revival0.4 miBRiggs-Tompkins BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 mi
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BKelsey Temple Church of God in ChristBuilding0.4 miBTenth Precinct Station HouseBuilding0.4 miBManhattan LaundryIndustrial Vernacular0.5 miBWashington Railway and Electric Company GarageBuilding0.5 miBMansion at 2401 15th St., NW.Tudor Revival0.5 miBHouse at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NWItalian Renaissance0.5 miBPink PalaceVenetian Late Gothic Revival · Built 19060.5 miDMeridian Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBWarder-Totten HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBEmbassy of Mexico-MacVeagh HouseBuilding0.5 miOAsbury, Francis, MemorialNaturalism · Built 19190.5 miBEmbassy Building No. 10Chateauesque Style0.5 miBPark View Christian ChurchBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School

Is Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 31, 2015 (Register number 15000115).

Is Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Wilson, James Ormand, Normal 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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.