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William Syphax School, now known as Syphax Village, is a historic former school building in the Southwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. that now houses condominiums. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History. The William Syphax School historically served African American students.
This historically black elementary school commemorates William Syphax (1825-1891), the first president of the Board of Trustees of Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown. William Syphax was born in 1825 to Charles Syphax and Maria Carter.
The William Syphax School is one of several elegant public school buildings designed by the local firm of Marsh and Peter in the District of Columbia between 1900 and 1910. It is located on the eastern edge of the Southwest Quadrant, an area traditionally inhabited by African Americans.
The William Syphax School, at 1360 Half St. SW, is a two-story brick school in the Colonial Revival style. It was built in 1904 and used as a school up until 1994. In 2005, it was acquired by the non-profit developer Manna, and turned into affordable condo units as Syphax Village.
17 de jul. de 2019 · William Syphax Public School, built in 1902 to serve African American children under the city's then-segregated school system, honored the first president of the Board of Trustees of the DC Colored Schools.
In 1870, Syphax organized The Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, later named Dunbar High School, a prestigious academic high school. Death. Syphax died of undisclosed causes at his home at 1641 P Street NW on June 15, 1891. He was interred at Columbian Harmony Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Legacy. He is the namesake of William ...
The William Syphax School was originally conceived as a school that would hold the values of the man it was named after. William Syphax himself was a slave born on the plantation of Martha Washington’s grandson George Washington Parke Curtis. Little is known about his life but in 1850, he became one of the founding members of “the Civil and ...
