Existing comment:
1865: Cluss's Plan for the Franklin School selected and construction begins.
1869: The Franklin School completed and dedicated.
1873: Scale model of the Franklin School constructed and exhibited.
1880: First photophone call completed on 4th floor. The photophone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1880 and allowed the transmission of sound via a beam of light.
1925: Building becomes the Franklin Administration Building.
1964: Listed in the DC Inventory of Historic Sites.
1973: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
1996: Designed a National Historical Landmark.
2002: National Historic Landmark status amended to include interiors. |