Feb 06, 2019
D.C. Council Gets (Some) Answers About Why City Didn’t Intervene Sooner In Damage Of Franklin School
After a developer building a museum damaged the historic site last year, it took more than a week for DCRA to issue a stop work order.
Jan 15, 2019
A Developer Badly Damaged This Historic Site. It’s Still Unclear Why The City Didn’t Step In Sooner
An oversight hearing on Tuesday was ultimately postponed after no one from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs showed up.
Sep 04, 2018
D.C. Halts Renovation At Franklin School
An inspection found that interiors had been removed from the historic site.
Feb 03, 2014
Franklin School Will Become Contemporary Art Museum
“The proposed development also includes adult and student art education programs, a new restaurant and café, and an arts bookstore.”
Six activists were found guilty yesterday of unlawful entry for entering the abandoned Franklin School downtown last November as part of a protest against cuts to homeless services.
Occupying the Franklin School may have been easy, but figuring out what to do with it in the long run isn’t.
The number of people arrested in connection with the occupation of the Franklin School on Saturday evening has risen to 13, as police found two more protesters in the building after an initial round of arrests netted 11 occupiers.

