Charles Warrington Earle School

The Charles Warrington Earle School is a historic school building at 6121 S. Hermitage Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1897, the school was one of many built to serve Chicago's growing student population in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a result of compulsory education laws and an influx of European immigrants to the city. School board architect William August Fiedler designed the Renaissance Revival school; his plan was typical of Progressive Era school designs, which focused on improving the layout, lighting, and ventilation of schools. Though the school was built to serve six hundred students, settlement in West Englewood outpaced its capacity, and in 1900 the school board doubled the school's size with an addition. The school served Chicago students for over a century before closing along with over fifty other public schools in 2013.[2]

Charles Warrington Earle School
Charles Warrington Earle School is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Charles Warrington Earle School
Charles Warrington Earle School is located in Illinois
Charles Warrington Earle School
Charles Warrington Earle School is located in the United States
Charles Warrington Earle School
Location6121 S. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′57″N 87°40′03″W / 41.78250°N 87.66750°W / 41.78250; -87.66750
Built1897 (1897)
ArchitectWilliam August Fiedler
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.100006227[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2021

The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 2021.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/12/2021 Through 3/18/2021". National Park Service. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Wicklund, Matt; Barnhart, Rachel (December 2019). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Charles Warrington Earle School" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved March 28, 2021.