National Register of Historic Places

Randall Junior High School

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Listed

December 22, 2008

Type

Building

Period

Industrial

Ref No.

08001205

About this property

Randall Junior High School is a historic building at 65 I Street, Southwest, Washington, D.C. 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. Singer Marvin Gaye attended Randall and graduated in 1954. The school closed in 1978. Then it became a high school career development center called Dix Street Academy 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. 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. The District had the option to reacquire the property in 2018, but did not do so. In 2022, the Rubell Museum, a Miami-based private contemporary art museum, announced the opening of a second museum location, to be sited in the Randall School building. The museum owners purchased the property and renovated the main school building for the new museum, adding a multi-story apartment building next to the original structure. The museum opened in October 2022. New Development Potential for Corcoran's Randall School

Location

65 I St., SW.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

38.88177, -77.01118

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Questions about this property

When was Randall Junior High School listed on the National Register?

Randall Junior High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Randall Junior High School?

Randall Junior High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Randall Junior High School?

The period of significance for Randall Junior High School is recorded as the industrial era.

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