Trades Hall of National Training School for Women and Girls
Also known as: Nannie Helen Burroughs School601 50th St., NE., Washington, District of Columbia
Map
Coordinates:
+38.89709, -76.9298438°53'50" N, 76°55'47" W
Quadrangle map:Washington East
Description
Founded by Nannie Helen Burroughs in 1909, the School offered a unique combination of educational opportunities for young Black women and girls. The School offered academic training equivalent to the upper grades of high school and community college classes, religious instruction, training in domestic arts and vocations. This was the first institution in American history to offer all these opportunities within a single school. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, July 17, 1991
National Register information
Note: The following information comes from the NRHP database and has not been verified.
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1991
- Reference number
- 91002049
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Renaissance
- Area of significance
- Education
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person; A - Event
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- School
- Period of significance
- 1925-1949