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Cambridge Road
Catholic co-educational secondary school founded in 1964 by the Diocese of Arlington on Cambridge Road; alumni include Dave Grohl (transferred junior, early 1980s) and a long roll of Northern Virginia musicians, journalists, and political figures.
- 1964
- Mid-century modern
- Extant
Place narrative
Bishop Ireton High School opened in 1964 as a Catholic co-educational secondary school operated by the Diocese of Arlington and the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, occupying a mid-century campus on Cambridge Road in Alexandria’s Beverly Hills neighborhood. Its graduating cohorts have produced a notable roster across politics, journalism, and the arts; the school’s most widely known alumnus is Dave Grohl, who transferred in as a junior in the early 1980s after a stint at Thomas Jefferson and Annandale [1] Wikipedia, Dave Grohl Website .
The school remains in operation in 2026 and is a research target for further Alexandria-arts and Alexandria-Catholic-community history.
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- Mid-century modern
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Cambridge Road
Named for Cambridge — generic English place name typical of 1920s subdivision naming, c. 1925.
Sources
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Wikipedia, "Dave Grohl," accessed 2026.
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