Dunbar High School

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a historically Black public high school in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1870, it was America's first public high school for Black students and is today part of the District of Columbia Public Schools.

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Type: School
Description: public secondary school located in Washington, D.C., United States
Also known as: “Dunbar Senior High School”, “Paul Laurence Dunbar High School”, and “Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School”
Address: 101 N Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capital One Arena and National Gallery of Art.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Dunbar High School.

National Gallery of Art

Museum

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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1¼ miles south of Dunbar High School.

National Postal Museum

Museum

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The National Postal Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is the primary postal museum in the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries. National Postal Museum is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Dunbar High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include NoMa and Shaw.

NoMa

Neighborhood

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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Shaw

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Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.