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The Mount Vernon Seminary and College was a private women's college in Washington, D.C. It was purchased by George Washington University in 1999, and became the Mount Vernon Campus of The George Washington University. Founding of Mount Vernon Seminary and 204 F Street, NW.
- 1875–1997
- Washington D.C, United States
Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls, founded in 1875, was the first non-sectarian female boarding school established in Washington, D.C. Its founder, Elizabeth Somers opened the school in her own home at 204 F Street, NW, teaching eight day students and two boarders using a progressive curriculum.
This campus has been significant in both girls' education in DC and Naval history nationwide. The 38.6-acre Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls campus includes 16 buildings, generally brick with Georgian Revival or simple Colonial Revival detailing. Six of these date to the period between 1916 to 1942, when the complex was first developed and used ...
The Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls (now the Department of Homeland Security) is a 38.6-acre campus consisting of eighteen buildings that contribute to the district’s historic designation. Seven date from 1916 to 1942 when the complex was first developed and used as the Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls.
10 de oct. de 2017 · The Navy took possession of Mount Vernon Seminary, a girls’ school in tony upper northwest Washington, adding hastily erected barracks to house 4,000 female code breakers. | D.C. Department...
- Liza Mundy
1 de jun. de 2023 · This page traces the history of the Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) through its origins as a girls seminary to its role as a code breaking facility during World War II and its current incarnation as the home of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 1917-1942 - Mount Vernon Seminary. 1942-2009 - Naval Communications.
As the first school of higher education available to women in Washington, D.C, Mount Vernon Seminary and College has an important place in this city’s heritage, in higher education, and in American women’s history.
