Normal School for Colored Girls

Miner Normal School
Miner Normal School in 2008
Normal School for Colored Girls is located in Washington, D.C.
Normal School for Colored Girls
Location2565 Georgia Ave., NW., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′24″N 77°1′21″W / 38.92333°N 77.02250°W / 38.92333; -77.02250
Built1913
ArchitectLeon E. Dessez; Snowden Ashford
Architectural styleColonial Revival,
Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.91001490[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1991

Normal School for Colored Girls (now known as University of the District of Columbia) was established in Washington, D.C. in 1851 as an institution of learning and training for young African-American women, especially to train teachers.[2][3]

As Miner Normal School, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "University of the District of Columbia". Peterson's. 2002. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  3. ^ "Myrtilla Miner". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.