Nathaniel Parker Gage School is an historic structure located in the
Bloomingdale neighborhood in the
Northwest Quadrant of
Washington, D.C.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2008. The building now houses condominiums.
History
The Gage School was designed by Lemuel W. Norris in the high
Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...
style. It was built from 1904 to 1905. Snowden Ashford designed a complementary addition, which was built three years later. Students who came to this school lived in the
LeDroit Park
LeDroit Park ( or ) is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located immediately southeast of Howard University. Its borders include W Street to the north, Rhode Island Avenue and Florida Avenue to the south, Second Street NW to the east, and How ...
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Bloomingdale and the
Eckington neighborhoods.
It also served as community meeting and recreation facility.
Parker Flats Condominiums
The former Gage school property has since been converted into a private condominium development, called the "Parker Flats" Designed by Architect David Haresign, AIA, Parker Flats is ranked among the top 12 Residential Designs for 2008. According to the AIA, "this old DC public school building near LeDroit Park in Northwest Washington had sat empty for more than 30 years. Today, the historic landmark is the centerpiece of a 92-unit condominium project that has catalyzed neighborhood revitalization. In addition to the complete restoration of the Gage School, the development includes two new flanking buildings that are in keeping with the architecture of the area’s early 20th century apartment buildings and row houses."
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References
School buildings completed in 1905
Colonial Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
1905 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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