Academy of Our Lady (Chicago)
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Academy of Our Lady | |
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1309 West 95th Street , , 60643 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°43′13″N 87°39′23″W / 41.720200°N 87.656308°W |
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Funding type | Private school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
Opened | 1875 |
Closed | 1999 |
Academy of Our Lady, also known as Longwood Academy, was a school in the Chicago, Illinois from 1875 to 1999. It was co-ed until 1892, and a girls' school afterwards; took boarding students until 1935; and had a grade school program until 1950, after which it was only a high school.[1]
It opened as Academy of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in 1875. The name was changed to Institute of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in 1886 and to Academy of Our Lady in 1898.[1]
The campus is at 1309 West 95th Street at Throop Street the Washington Heights community area, and now houses Chicago International Charter School, Longwood.[1]
Notable alumni
References
- ^ a b c "Chicago Academy of Our Lady/aka Longwood Academy". Illinois High School Glory Days. Chicago. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ Glen Jeansonne (9 June 1997). Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement and World War II. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-39589-0.
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- 1875 establishments in Illinois
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1999
- Educational institutions established in 1875
- Defunct private schools in Chicago
- Private high schools in Chicago
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
- Catholic schools in Illinois
- Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Illinois
- 1999 disestablishments in Illinois