Grimke School
Grimke School is a school building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Vermont Avenue Northwest. Grimke School is situated nearby to the monument African American Civil War Memorial, as well as near U Street Metro Station.- Type: School building
- Also known as: “Phelps School”
- Address: 1923 Vermont Avenue Northwest
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include African American Civil War Memorial and Lincoln Theatre.
Lincoln Theatre
Theater building
Lincoln Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., located at 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl. The theater, located on "Washington's Black Broadway", served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues. Lincoln Theatre is situated 1,200 feet west of Grimke School.
U Street Metro Station
Metro station
U Street station is a rapid transit station on the Green Line and Yellow Line of the Washington Metro in the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. U Street station is located in northwest Washington and serves the U Street neighborhood. U Street Metro Station is situated 690 feet northwest of Grimke School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw and Logan Circle.
Shaw
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.Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Columbia Heights
Suburb
Grimke School
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91619° or 38° 54′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.02521° or 77° 1′ 31″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Inception
1887
Named after
Open location code
87C4WX8F+FW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=school
GeoNames ID
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