A Romanesque Revival public school attributed to August Kirchner, the St. Louis school board's architect in the era before William B. Ittner. Massive stone masonry blocks frame the arched front portal, flanked by two round-arched windows in the German Rundbogenstil manner. Originally named Washington School for George Washington, it was later renamed for its Euclid Avenue address. The 35,757-square-foot building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Built ca. 1890–1893 (sources conflict on the exact year) as Washington School, one of the generation of Romanesque Revival schools that preceded William B. Ittner's tenure as school board architect. It served the Fountain Park neighborhood until St. Louis Public Schools closed it in 2007, after which it sat vacant as a district surplus property directly across the street from Washington Montessori Elementary. The building was severely damaged by the EF3 tornado of May 16, 2025, which caved in its roof. In June 2026, the SLPS Board of Education voted 4–2 to spend $1.3 million demolishing the school, rejecting a rehabilitation offer from Fountain Park developer Benjamin Anderson, whose proposed ~$11 million housing conversion had support from neighbors and Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard. The Landmarks Association of St. Louis condemned the decision as "erasing Black history." Demolition was expected to begin in summer 2026.
