Carl Schurz High School
Public secondary school in Chicago, Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carl Schurz High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Irving Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is named after German–American Carl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advocate of democracy in Germany. The school building, which represents a combination of the Chicago and Prairie schools of architecture, was designed in 1910 by Dwight H. Perkins and designated a Chicago Landmark on December 7, 1979.[6] It is considered one of "150 great places in Illinois" by the American Institute of Architects.[7] The AIA has described the school as Perkins's masterpiece, "an important example of early-twentieth century architecture, utilizing elements of both the Chicago and Prairie schools."[7] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Carl Schurz High School was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places [8] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
Carl Schurz High School | |
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Address | |
3601 N. Milwaukee Avenue , 60641 United States | |
Coordinates | 41.9474°N 87.7355°W / 41.9474; -87.7355 |
Information | |
School type | Public Secondary |
Motto | A block long and a world wide. |
Opened | 1910 |
School district | Chicago Public Schools |
CEEB code | 140700[1] |
Principal | Anthony Rodriguez |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 1,199 (2015–16) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Purple Gold[2] |
Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[2] |
Team name | Bulldogs[2] |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
Yearbook | Schurzone[4] |
Nobel laureates | Vincent du Vigneaud (1955 Chemistry) Harry Markowitz (1990 Economics) |
Website | schurzhs |
Carl Schurz High School | |
Location | 3601 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago |
NRHP reference No. | 11000031[5] |
Added to NRHP | February 22, 2011 |