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The Armstrong Manual Training School, also known as the Samuel Chapman Armstrong Technical High School, is a historic school, located at 1st Street and P Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Truxton Circle neighborhood.〔http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/vtSchools.htm〕 ==History== It was designed by local architect Waddy B. Wood in 1902. The Renaissance Revival building was one of two segregated manual training schools constructed for the city's African-American youth.〔http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/96000893.pdf〕 It was named for Samuel C. Armstrong.〔http://wdchumanities.org/bigreadexhibit/exhibits/show/dcsegregatedschools/ward-5/armstrong〕 It was dedicated by Booker T. Washington, on October 24, 1902. The building served as Veterans High School, between 1958 and 1964. Since 1964, it has served as the Armstrong Adult Education Center.〔 The school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Armstrong Manual Training School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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