Shaw Junior High School
Shaw Junior High School, now known as Asbury Dwellings, is a historic structure located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: structure in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Shaw Community School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ and Capital One Arena.
Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ
Church
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Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ was a congregation of the United Church of Christ located since 1880 in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The original congregation established as Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church. Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ is situated 520 feet northwest of Shaw Junior High School.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
Capital One Arena is an 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 1 mile south of Shaw Junior High School.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Museum
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The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. National Museum of Women in the Arts is situated 1 mile south of Shaw Junior High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw and Logan Circle.
Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Shaw Junior High School
- Categories: secondary school, building, and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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