I am looking for written information about the Force Public school
that was located in Washington DC.  I don't know much about it, but
would like to know more.  Also if you could include a picture to go
along with any information that you might provide me, that would be
nice too.

Thank you

Unfortunately, there is very little information on the Internet about
Force public school (also known as Force School and Force Elementary
School).  I have provided everything I could find below.  I was able
to locate two photographs online.

Sincerely,

Wonko

http://citymuseumdc.org/Do_Research/research.asp?ID=87762&IMAGE_NUMBER=1

"Force School at 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW." City Museum of
Washington, DC (March 18, 2004)
http://citymuseumdc.org/Do_Research/research.asp?ID=87762

The City Museum of Washington also has a picture from the 40s in its
General Photograph Collection that is not online, but may be the one
in the "Scenes from the past" reference provided below: "Force Public
School at 1738 Massachusetts Ave NW." City Museum of Washington, DC
(April 30, 2004)  http://citymuseumdc.org/Do_Research/research.asp?ID=77943

It may have been demolished in 1958: "Demolition of buildings on north
side of 1700 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW." City Museum of
Washington, DC (October 18, 2004)
http://citymuseumdc.org/Do_Research/research.asp?ID=69150

"Force School was located at 1738-40 Massachusetts Avenue NW and was
named after Mayor Peter Force."  Peter Force lived from 1790 to 1868.

"Force School" by Matthew Gilmore, H-Net (March 20, 2005)
http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-dc&month=0503&week=c&msg=JU8PKJ2Xrgr3dN%2b6pMoDNg&user=&pw=

"Scenes from the past..." by Paul K. Williams, The InTowner (September
2004) http://washingtonhistory.com/ScenesPast/images/SP_0904.pdf
(includes a photograph from the 1940s)

Blanche Pulizzi was one of its teachers and its principal.

"Query: Force School/slavery" by Paul K. Williams, H-Net  (March 18,
2005) http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-dc&month=0503&week=c&msg=rueDZBATvwPo7ixHoUuvpg&user=&pw=

"Squad One of Washington, D.C. has returned its meetings to Force
School, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue N. W. on Monday nights at 8:30."  AA
Grapevine (July 1947)
http://www.aagrapevine.org/da/browsetopic.php?da=t%3A5_30&pg=4

Quentin Roosevelt, the son of President Theodore Roosevelt, went there.

"Quentin Roosevelt" Wikipedia http://www.answers.com/topic/quentin-roosevelt

Lucius Clay attended Force public school in Washington, DC.

"Jean Edward Smith Papers Folder Listing" Georgetown University
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/fl/f234%7D3.htm

Markus Ring attended Force Elementary School.  ""We went to Force
Elementary School. Force was one of the schools built after the Civil
War. We were segregated back then and we called them Colored or Black
back then and they went to the Sumner School. Peter Force Elementary
on Massachusetts near 18th where Johns Hopkins is now."

"Neighborhood Memories-Lafayette Square" City Museum of Washington, DC
(2004) http://www.citymuseumdc.org/gettoknow/neighborhood_Lafayette.asp

Search terms: 

"force public school" Washington
"force school" Washington
"force school" "1740 Massachusetts"
"Force elementary school" Washington

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Request for Answer Clarification by stephenh-ga on 04 May 2005 05:00 PDT

I am still looking for some additional information about the Force
Elementary School.  I guess I would like to find a write-up about it
if that is available on the internet.  Any additional information you
could provide me would be greatly apprecaited.  What else might be
available belong what I already have.

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Clarification of Answer by wonko-ga on 04 May 2005 12:48 PDT

I have provided absolutely everything I could find on the Internet
using Google and other sources.  You might try contacting the City
Museum of DC to see if they have additional information.

I am sorry there is not more information available online.

Sincerely,

Wonko