Snowden Ashford

Ashford entered the District service in 1895 and became Washington's first municipal architect. The Washington Post characterized him as "Architect of the Everyday", and noted: "Ashford designed or supervised everything the District built between 1895 and 1921, including the North Hall at the Eastern Market. But he was most proud of his schools." A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

• Name — Snowden Ashford • Birthplace — Washington, D.C., U.S. • Died — 1927 • Place of death — Washington, D.C., U.S. • Education — Lafayette College • Occupation — Architect • Illustration — Berkeley Castle • Illustration — Engine Company 12, Washington, D.C.

Works include: • Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage, also known as the Berkeley Castle • Eastern Market, Washington, D.C., 1908 expansion (North Hall) • Alexander Crummell School, designed 1910, built 1913, Kendall and Gallaudet Streets, NE, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed • Military Road School, 1375 Missouri Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed • Jesse Reno School, designed 1903 • Normal School for Colored Girls, 2565 Georgia Ave., NW., Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed as the Miner Normal School, built 1913 • Park View School, Washington, D.C., school built 1916, NRHP-listed • Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C., original building 1916 (demolished 1977) • Municipal Fish Market completed in 1918 • Nathaniel Parker Gage School, addition designed by Ashford • Duke Ellington School of the Arts (formerly Western High School), Washington, D.C. • Eastern High School, Washington, D.C. • Engine Company 12, 1626 N. Capitol St., NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed • Engine Company 17, 1235 Monroe St. NE, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed • Engine Company 23, 2119 G, NW Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed • Engine Company No. 25, 3203 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave SE, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed • Margaret Murray Washington School, 27 O St., NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed