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M Street High School, also known as Perry School, is a historic former school building located in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites since 1978 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
M Street High School was one of the nation’s first high schools for African Americans and represents an important development of Washington’s education system. Founded in 1870 as the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, M Street High School navigated multiple makeshift locations until 1890 when Congress earmarked $112,000 for the ...
This tour explores the rich history of M Street High School, a historic landmark at 128 M Street NW, and how this leading school’s administration, faculty and students shaped DC.
The M Street School, as it was known as between 1891 and 1916, is regarded as one of the most exceptional, prestigious, and exemplary African American educational institutions that has ever existed within this country. This high school was located in Washington D.C., and it
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Join DCPL for an in-person event highlighting the legacy of the former M Street High School, which continues to serve the community in its current state as the Perry School Community Service Center.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Armstrong Manual Training School and M Street High School were the only two high schools in DC that admitted black students. From its founding, Armstrong operated as an important institution and symbol for DC's African American community and helped to improve the quality of life for its students.
Read More. Other articles where M Street High School is discussed: Anna Julia Cooper: …a faculty member at the M Street High School (established in 1870 as the Preparatory High School for Negro Youth) in Washington, D.C. There she taught mathematics, science, and, later, Latin.
