Washington School is a school listed on the

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and is located at 1901 N. White Street in the city of North Las Vegas. The school was open and operated by the

Clark County School District The Clark County School District (CCSD) is a school district that serves all of Clark County, Nevada, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Boulder City; as well as the census-designated places of Laughlin, Blue ...

until early 2016 when it closed due to budget cuts.

History

The building was added to the

in 1992. It is a one-story Moderne building holding two classrooms. It is roughly in plan, with a somewhat

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plan created by a projecting entry and a rear restroom adding onto an otherwise rectangular structure. It is built upon a concrete foundation, with concrete block walls divided into bays by Moderne style pilasters. It has a flat roof behind a

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. With

References

National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada Defunct schools in Nevada Clark County School District Buildings and structures in North Las Vegas, Nevada Schools in Clark County, Nevada Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States Educational institutions established in 1932 School buildings completed in 1932 School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada 1932 establishments in Nevada {{Nevada-school-stub