Planet Word Museum (The Franklin School) (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C. / 13th Street Northwest, 925
 museum, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1860s construction, U.S. National Historic Landmark
Historic school which was built in 1865. The building is notable for being the location from which Alexander Graham Bell placed the first ever phone call. It is now occupied by Planet Word, a language arts museum and education space.

planetwordmuseum.org/
www.silman.com/work/projects/view/planet-word/
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_School_(Washington,_D.C.)
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Coordinates:   38°54'7"N   77°1'45"W

Comments

  • Now, it's a homeless shelter.
  • Now it's not a homeless shelter. It is the site of the first voice message carried by a light beam.
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