Crow Island School - Winnetka IL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Constructed in 1940, Crow Island School was the model for the revolutionaly Winnetka Plan, features of which are now familiar to most adult Americans. Built to embody the educational philosophy of Charleton Washburne, Winnetka's city school superintendent (1919-1943), the design incorporated progressive concepts: grade level zoning, child-scale furniture, self-contained classrooms, flexible spaces, classroom access to the outside--in short, the child-centered school. This approach gained broad public acceptance in large measure due to the reputations of its architects, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, and the architectural firm of Perkins, Wheeler, and Will, which spread the design nationwide through its many commissions.

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Street address: 1112 Willow Rd. Winnetka, IL County / Borough / Parish: Cook Year listed: 1989 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed

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