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St Albans School For Boys
St Albans, located in the shadows of the National Cathedral, was founded in 1909 as the National Cathedral School, being intended as an educational facility for the cathedral's choirboys. Over the years, the children educated here has included the sons of the rich and powerful, including Franklin Roosevelt, Robert and Teddy Kennedy, George Bush, and Dan Quayle. Alumni include Al Gore.
There is a much less well-known sister school to St Albans--the National Cathedral School for Girls--which is located in the same block.
The boys school's establishment was funded by Harriet Land Johnston, a niece of President James Buchanan. The girls school was funded by Phoebe Hearst, the wife of California Senator George Hearst (parents of William Randolph Hearst). |