Existing comment:
The 1992 date is the date when the exterior of the building was restored. Other dates in the history:
* 1977: Broad of Education votes to restore Sumner and Franklin Schools
* 1986: Sumner School restored and opened to public.
* 1992: Exterior of Franklin School restored.
* 1996: The Franklin designated a National Historic Landmark.
* 2002-2008: Franklin School used as a homeless shelter.
* 2003: City advertises for a tenant for Franklin School.
* 2004: DC Preservation League lists Franklin as endangered due to lack of use and maintenance, threatening historic interior.
* 2005: City issues Request for Proposal to develop Franklin School.
* 2009: City issues another Request for Proposal to develop Franklin School.
* 2011: School briefly occupied by protesters associated with the Occupy movement.
* 2015: Mayor Muriel Bowser cancels planned conversion of the school to a public facility for art exhibitions, lectures and educational activities by the Institute for Contemporary Expression. |