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Revision as of 13:49, 27 December 2018
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| Type | private |
| Established | 1906 |
| President | Anna Julia Cooper |
| Location | , , U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
Frelinghuysen University, Former Classroom Building | |
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| Location | 1800 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′54″N 77°1′37″W / 38.91500°N 77.02694°W |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Part of | Greater U Street Historic District[2] (ID98001557) |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001228[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 6, 1995 |
Frelinghuysen University is a former university in Washington, D.C., "devoted in perpetuo to Education of Colored Adults".[3]: 20
History
The Washington branch of the Bible Educational Association was established in 1906 at the home of Jesse and Rosetta C. Lawson.[4][dead link] Kelly Miller was chosen to be the president. At the same time they established the Inter-Denominational Bible College and named Jesse Lawson as its president. Frelinghuysen University was founded in 1917 when the two organizations combined. It was named for New Jersey senator Frederick T. Frelinghuysen. He, with Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, promoted civil rights during Reconstruction and was Secretary of State during the Chester A. Arthur administration. The school's mission was to provide academic, vocational, and religious education for African-American working-class adults.[5][failed verification] Its programs were held in private homes and businesses throughout Washington until 1921. The Goodwin House served as the school's first permanent building from 1921 to 1927. It was sold so as to move into a larger facility. The school was accredited starting in 1927 and conferred degrees from then until 1937. After that time Frelinghuysen lost its accreditation and started to decline until it was dissolved in the 1950s.
The Edwin P. Goodwin house
Its first permanent building, the Edwin P. Goodwin House, also known as the Former Classroom Building, is a historic structure located in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Architecture
Diller B. Groff built the house in 1879.[5] It was built for Edwin P. Goodwin, an insurance agent, and his family. The structure is a two-story brick Queen Anne style building. It follows a triangular plan with an octagonal corner tower. Other architectural features include corbelling, patterned slate roof and intricate iron finials.[5]
In 1992 its condition before renovation was described by real estate historian Paul K. Williams, who bought it for $90,000, as an "abandoned dump".[6]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Trieschmann, Laura V.; Sellin, Anne; Callcott, Stephen (November 1998), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Greater U Street Historic District (PDF), retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Anna J. (1939). "History". Decennial Catalogue of Frelinghuysen University. pp. 15–30.
- ^ "Frelinghuysen University Jesse and Rosetta C. Lawson, African American Heritage Trail". Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ a b c "Frelinghuysen University (Edwin P. Goodwin House)". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Williams, Paul K. (February 18, 2012). "Anna Julia Cooper & Frelinghuysen University". Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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