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Ulysses S. Grant School (Washington, D.C.)

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Location
  
NE., Washington, D.C.

Architect
  
John B. Brady

NRHP Reference #
  
07000447

Added to NRHP
  
22 May 2007

Built
  
1882

Architectural style
  
Late Victorian

Opened
  
1882

Ulysses S. Grant School (Washington, D.C.)

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The Ulysses S. Grant School is an historic high school, the home of the School Without Walls (Washington, D.C.) It is located at 2130 G Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.

History

The Late Victorian building was designed by John B. Brady in 1882, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On February 13, 2006 the D.C. City Council and the George Washington University Board of Trustees approved a deal for $12 million to renovate and expand the school building, in exchange for transfer of the school's rear parking lot property to the university.

References

Ulysses S. Grant School (Washington, D.C.) Wikipedia