Shaw Junior High School (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C.
 school, Romanesque (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
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Historic school built in 1902 and named after Civil War General Robert Gould Shaw.

The surrounding neighborhood of Shaw, a large, historically black community dating from the Civil War era was renamed after the school in the wake of the 14th Street riots.
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Coordinates:   38°54'43"N   77°1'30"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago