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Conduit Road Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Conduit Road Schoolhouse in 2008
Location	4954 MacArthur Boulevard, NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°55′17″N 77°5′59″W / 38.92139°N 77.09972°W / 38.92139; -77.09972
Area	less than one acre
Built	1874
Architectural style	vernacular
NRHP reference No.	73000220
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1973

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is an historic school, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.

History

It was built as a one-room schoolhouse on Conduit Road. It replaced a school of 1864, which burned down. It closed in 1928, and served as a branch of the public library. In 1965, it was saved for use as the Children's Museum.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73000220_text

• School buildings completed in 1765
• School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
• The Palisades (Washington, D.C.)