The Adolph Meyer School, at 2013 General Meyer Ave. in

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, was listed on the

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in 2016. It is an elementary school in the

Algiers, New Orleans Algiers is a historic neighborhood of New Orleans and is the only Orleans Parish community located on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Algiers is known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. It was once home to many jazz mu ...

neighborhood. Quadrangular in plan, it is a two-story building designed by the Orleans Parish School Board's in-house architect E. A. Christy. It was built in 1917 and expanded in 1924, both to Christy's designs. An annex was added in the 1930s. The listing includes the school, its annex, and a caretaker's cottage (or custodial cottages), the latter on the southeast corner of the site at 2020 Diana Street. Renamed after

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, us ...

in the 1990s, it is today one of the three public charter elementary schools operated by Crescent City Schools. One reason for its significance is its Craftsman style design. It is one of only two Craftsman style frame schools surviving in New Orleans. It was named for

Adolph Meyer Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908. Biography Meyer was born ...

, a

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general in the

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who advocated for the construction of the Algiers Naval Station, across the street, and who was a long-time U.S. Congressman. It was renamed for

as the Harriet R. Tubman Elementary School in the 1990s. With historic photos and plans, and 16 photos from 2015. Across General Meyer Avenue is the U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District, which was listed on the National Register in 2013.

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Defunct elementary schools in New Orleans Public elementary schools in Louisiana School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana American Craftsman architecture in Louisiana School buildings completed in 1917 1917 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub