National Register of Historic Places

Peabody, Elizabeth, School

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
December 26, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100001923

About this property

The Elizabeth Peabody School is a historic school building at 1444 W. Augusta Boulevard in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school opened in 1894 to serve the growing number of students in West Town, as immigration and changes to education laws had led to overcrowding at other neighborhood schools. W. August Fiedler, the chief architect of the Chicago Board of Education, designed the school. His design, one of his first after becoming chief architect, combines the utilitarian form of standardized Chicago school designs of the 1870s with elements of the Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque styles. The school served students continuously from its opening until it closed in 2013. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 2017.

Location

1444 W. Augusta Blvd.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.89999, -87.66427

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Peabody, Elizabeth, School listed on the National Register?

Peabody, Elizabeth, School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Peabody, Elizabeth, School?

Peabody, Elizabeth, School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Peabody, Elizabeth, School is recorded as the industrial era.

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