Crow Island School

	Crow Island School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	1112 Willow Road; Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Built	1940
Architect	Saarinen,Eliel & Eero; Perkins,Wheeler & Will
Architectural style	International Style
NRHP reference No.	89001730
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 27, 1989
Designated NHL	December 14, 1990

Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois, is an elementary school significant for its progressive philosophy and its architecture. The design of its building was a collaboration between the Chicago firm of Perkins, Wheeler and Will and Eero Saarinen.^[3] It currently serves kindergarten through fourth grade students.^[4]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.^[2]^[5]

The original jungle gym is located here, having been moved from Horace Mann School in 1940.^[6]^[7]

It won the Twenty-five Year Award in 1971.^[8]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Crow Island School". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
^ http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.html Oral History interview regarding design of school
^ School website
^ Janice E. Tubergen (July 15, 1989). "Template:PDFlink". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink
^ "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.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Crow Island School". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

[3] ttp://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.html Oral History interview regarding design of school

[4] School website

[nrhpinv2-5] Janice E. Tubergen (July 15, 1989). "Template:PDFlink". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink

[6] "J" is for Jungle Gym from Winnetka, Illinois Historical Society

[7] Crow Island School history

[8] The American Institute of Architects. Twenty Five Year Recipients. Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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