The Perry Center, formerly M Street High School.

ID: 5753 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of the Perry School Community Services Center, Inc.
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The Perry Center, formerly M Street High School.
This file appears in: M Street High School (Perry School)

Founded in 1870 as the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, M Street High School navigated multiple makeshift locations until 1890 when Congress earmarked $112,000 for the construction of a dedicated building. The school ultimately found its…