School Without Walls High School

School Without Walls High School is a small public magnet high school in the neighborhood of It is colloquially referred to by students and faculty as "Walls." The school is based on a concept in urban education that encourages students to "use the city as a classroom," which is the origin of its name.
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  • Type: School building
  • Description: public high school in Washington DC
  • Also known as: “Grant School”, “Grant School Without Walls Senior High School”, “School Without Walls”, “School Without Walls Senior High School”, “School-without-Walls Senior High School”, and “The School Without Walls Senior High School”
  • Address: 2130 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and The Oval Office.

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The is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the of The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. is situated 3,300 feet south of School Without Walls High School.

Government office
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is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the in Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. is situated 3,000 feet east of School Without Walls High School.

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The is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the in , built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. is situated 1 mile southeast of School Without Walls High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , United States, located in the city's quadrant. It stretches west of the towards the , north of the , east of , south of the neighborhood and west of .

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business improvement district in , United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the 's north side to and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

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The of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.

School Without Walls High School

Latitude
38.89803° or 38° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
-77.04809° or 77° 2′ 53″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Levels
3
Operator
District of Columbia Public Schools
Open location code
87C4VXX2+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66409163
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Geo­Names ID
4140422
Wiki­data ID
Q7432319
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