The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Building

Historical marker location:

1720 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2009

The District was the site of the first U.S. public school for black students: The M Street School (later known as Dunbar High School) was founded in 1870 and was the first public school in the United States for black students. The school became known for its high academic standards and produced many notable alumni, including civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune.