Randall Junior High School

Randall Junior High School is an historic building at 65 I Street, Southwest, Washington, D.C.

Randall Junior High School
Location65 I Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°52′45.48″N 77°0′39.18″W
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1906
ArchitectMarsh & Peter
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPublic School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS
NRHP reference No.08001205[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 2008

History

The school opened in 1906 as Cardozo Elementary School and expanded to its 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2) size in 1927 in the process of becoming Randall Junior High School.[2] Singer Marvin Gaye attended Randall and graduated in 1954.[3] The school closed in 1978. Then it became a high school career development center until 1981. After that, it served as a homeless shelter until 2004, and as artist's studios, the Millenium Arts Center.

In 2006, the Corcoran Gallery of Art purchased the building from the City of Washington for $6.2 million.[4] The initial redevelopment with developer Monument Realty LLC fell through. In 2010, a Telesis/Rubell group bought the property for $6.5 million and planned to redevelop the property beginning in 2012.[5]

The District has the option to reacquire the property in 2018.[6][7]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Elizabeth G. Randall Junior High School (Cardozo School) - Built in 1906, the Randall School represents an important era in African American education in DC". DC Historic Sites. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. Williams, Elliot (May 16, 2019). "You Can See Marvin Gaye as a Dapper Teenager at the DC History Center". Washingtonian. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. Jacqueline Trescott (November 30, 2006). "Corcoran Seals $6.2 Million Deal For Randall School". The Washington Post.
  5. Capps, Kriston (Feb 18, 2010). "The Rubells Capitalize in DC". Art in America. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. Tierney Plumb (February 17, 2010). "Corcoran Gallery finds development partner for Randall School". Washington Business Journal.
  7. Michael Neibauer (September 27, 2010). "Southwest D.C.'s Randall School bags new developer — again". Washington Business Journal.
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