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Washington-Lee High School

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    • 1301 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • (703) 228-6200
    • (703) 524-9814 (fax)
  • Official Website: [2]
• History & Memorable Moments

The school is named after Virginians George Washington and Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Construction on Washington-Lee began in 1924 with the school opening its doors in 1925 and graduating its first class in 1927. The distinguished architectural firm Upman & Adams designed the building in a simplified version of the Colonial Revival style. The Barcroft School and the Avalon Theater in Chevy Chase are local extant examples of the firm's work. The school fronted on 13th St. N, which separated the school from its athletic field, eventually dedicated as Arlington County's War Memorial Stadium. In 1932, 41 classrooms, new offices, and another gym were added to the original building. A new wing and a large library with Palladian windows and two reading rooms were built in 1942 with WPA funds. The rifle range was also constructed in the shop area. In 1951, noted architect Rhees Burkett designed an addition that fronted on N Quincy Street in the International Style. Along with the new Stratford Junior High School, it helped usher in a wave of contemporary commercial and school architecture that defined much of Arlington until the 80s. In 1975, the school board made the highly controversial decision to demolish the original sections of W-L to construct a new facility with an open space instructional environment. The new school opened in 1977, and a new auditorium was constructed a few years later. In 1984, with the introduction of a new "closed campus" policy for underclassmen, a cafeteria was constructed in the school's commons.

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