Howard University Miner Building
Washington, DC
Completed in 1914 as Washington Normal School, the Miner Building at Howard University was initially founded as the school for Colored Girls, an institution of learning and training for young African American women founded by Mryrtilla Miner in 1851. Studio Twenty Seven Architecture assisted Howard University in renovating the building for use by the Howard University School of Education and the Howard University Charter Middle School for Mathematics and Science. The careful renovation of this eighty-thousand-square-foot historic building restores its historical integrity. It showcases its landmark structure for the Howard campus, Washington DC’s Georgia Avenue corridor, and the Nation overall.
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Named for Myrtilla Miner, an educator who fought to advance the rights of African American students and teachers, the graduates of the D.C. school became the source for African American educators in local and segregated schools around the country. The school established, however, the primary focus of 1851 as an institution of learning and training for young African American women. The school offered primary schooling and classes in domestic skills the primary focus was on the education and training of teachers.
Gymnasium Before
Gymnasium After
Faculty Office Before
Faculty Office After
The building has remained vacant for decades, absent one corridor on the first-floor level renovated to accommodate a few classrooms for the Howard University School of Education. Howard University will renovate the building for use by the Howard University School of Education and the Howard University Charter Middle School for Mathematics and Science. Both programs are currently housed elsewhere on campus.
Faculty Office Before
Faculty Office After
Classroom Before
Classroom After
Theater Before
Theater After
The careful renovation of this historic building will restore its historical integrity and showcase its landmark designation as a building that contributed to African Americans’ advancement throughout history. The building’s massive size, lofty perch, and significant architectural character mark it as a landmark structure for the Howard campus, Washington DC’s Georgia Avenue corridor, and the Nation overall..
