Crow Island School
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| Location: | 1112 Willow Road, Winnetka, Illinois |
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| Coordinates: | 42°6′0″N 87°44′45″W / 42.1°N 87.74583°WCoordinates: 42°6′0″N 87°44′45″W / 42.1°N 87.74583°W |
| Built: | 1940 |
| Architect: | Saarinen, Eliel & Eero; Perkins, Wheeler & Will |
| Architectural style: | International Style |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 89001730 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 27, 1989[1] |
| Designated NHL: | December 14, 1990[2] |
Crow Island School is an elementary school in Winnetka, Illinois. Several architects worked together to design the building. Eero Saarinen worked with the architectural firm of Perkins, Wheeler and Will.[3] The building was finished in 1940. It is different from many other schools because of its design and its ideas about education. Now, kindergarten through fourth grade students go to this school.[4]
The first jungle gym is here. It used to be at the Horace Mann School, but that school building was taken down in 1940. People who ran the school moved this special playground equipment to the Crow Island School then.[5][6]
The building won the Twenty-five Year Award in 1971.[7] The school was named a National Historic Landmark in 1990.[2][8]
References [change]
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Crow Island School". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2078&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ↑ http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.html Oral History interview regarding design of school
- ↑ School website
- ↑ "J" is for Jungle Gym from Winnetka, Illinois Historical Society
- ↑ Crow Island School history
- ↑ The American Institute of Architects. Twenty Five Year Recipients. Retrieved April 20 2011.
- ↑ Janice E. Tubergen (July 15, 1989). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Crow Island SchoolPDF (1.03 MB). National Park Service and Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1989.PDF (5.19 MB)
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