Jesse Reno School
Encyclopedia
The Jesse Reno School is an historic school building, located at 4820 Howard Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown
neighborhood.
in 1903, and named for Jesse Reno.
It was closed in 1950.
It was used as a Civil Defense Office.
It was the Rose School for students with special needs.
It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, in 2009.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
, in 2010.
Tenleytown
Tenleytown is a historic neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, DC.-History:In 1790, Washington locals began calling the neighborhood "Tennally's Town" after area tavern owner John Tennally...
neighborhood.
History
It was designed by Snowden AshfordSnowden Ashford
Snowden Ashford was an American architect who worked in Washington, D.C.. The Washington Post characterized him as "Architect of the Everyday", and noted: "Ashford designed or supervised everything the District built between 1895 and 1921, including the North Hall at the Eastern Market...
in 1903, and named for Jesse Reno.
It was closed in 1950.
It was used as a Civil Defense Office.
It was the Rose School for students with special needs.
It was listed by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, in 2009.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, in 2010.