Sites tagged "Marsh & Peter": 3
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First Church of Christ, Scientist: The church served the changing community for several decades.
In 1879, Mary Baker Eddy founded the Christian Science church, and it quickly spread to DC in 1895. After hosting their religious services in members’ homes and other denominations’ churches, the…
William Syphax School: 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. Charles, Syphax’s father, was enslaved by a man named George Washington Parke Custis, grandson and adopted son of George and Martha…
Strong John Thomson School: Upon its construction, the Thomson School was cited as a model school for elementary education in DC.
Strong John Thomson School was built in 1910 and designed by Marsh & Peter, one of the city’s most prominent architectural firms during the first two decades of the twentieth century. It highlights…