| Loretto Academy | |
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_c_1910.jpeg) Loretto Academy, c. 1910 | |
| Address | |
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1447 E. 65th Street , United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°46′36.4″N 87°35′21.8″W / 41.776778°N 87.589389°W |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | August 1906 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| Authority | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Oversight | Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Campus type | Urban |
Loretto Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Woodlawn-Chicago is a former Catholic high school for girls in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. [1]
History
The school was established by the Loreto Sisters and opened in August 1906. [1] The school admitted its first African-American students in 1949. [2] As Woodlawn's demographics changed in the 1950s, the school's did as well. [3] By 1960, it had only ten Euro-American students and by the early 1970s it had a completely African-American student body. [3] [2] The school closed in 1972. [2] The building was sold to the Woodlawn Community Development Corporation and served as substance abuse treatment center called Entry House. [1] [4] [5] Entry House closed in 2012, [5] and the building was sold at a foreclosure auction on October 28, 2019. [6] It was included in Preservation Chicago's 7 Most Endangered list in 2019. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d " Loretto Academy / Institute of the Blessed Virgin", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c Hoy, Suellen. " A Rallying Cry... and a Lament", Chicago Tribune. January 26, 1997. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Hoy, Suellen M. (2002). " No Color Line at Loretto Academy: Catholic Sisters and African Americans on Chicago's East Side." Journal of Women's History. Vol. 14, No. 1. p. 8-33.
- ^ National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention Programs. United States Department of Health and Human Services. 1994. p. 144. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b " Employees Say 'Entry House' Closure is Retribution", NBC 5 Chicago. March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ " Threatened: Loretto Academy Building to be Sold at Foreclosure Auction on October 28, 2019 (Chicago 7 2019)", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- 1906 establishments in Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Chicago
- Educational institutions established in 1906
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1972
- Former high schools in Illinois
- Defunct private schools in Chicago
- Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Illinois
- Sisters of Loreto schools
| Loretto Academy | |
|---|---|
|
Loretto Academy, c. 1910 | |
| Address | |
|
| |
1447 E. 65th Street , United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°46′36.4″N 87°35′21.8″W / 41.776778°N 87.589389°W |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | August 1906 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| Authority | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Oversight | Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Campus type | Urban |
Loretto Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Woodlawn-Chicago is a former Catholic high school for girls in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. [1]
History
The school was established by the Loreto Sisters and opened in August 1906. [1] The school admitted its first African-American students in 1949. [2] As Woodlawn's demographics changed in the 1950s, the school's did as well. [3] By 1960, it had only ten Euro-American students and by the early 1970s it had a completely African-American student body. [3] [2] The school closed in 1972. [2] The building was sold to the Woodlawn Community Development Corporation and served as substance abuse treatment center called Entry House. [1] [4] [5] Entry House closed in 2012, [5] and the building was sold at a foreclosure auction on October 28, 2019. [6] It was included in Preservation Chicago's 7 Most Endangered list in 2019. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d " Loretto Academy / Institute of the Blessed Virgin", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c Hoy, Suellen. " A Rallying Cry... and a Lament", Chicago Tribune. January 26, 1997. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Hoy, Suellen M. (2002). " No Color Line at Loretto Academy: Catholic Sisters and African Americans on Chicago's East Side." Journal of Women's History. Vol. 14, No. 1. p. 8-33.
- ^ National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention Programs. United States Department of Health and Human Services. 1994. p. 144. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b " Employees Say 'Entry House' Closure is Retribution", NBC 5 Chicago. March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ " Threatened: Loretto Academy Building to be Sold at Foreclosure Auction on October 28, 2019 (Chicago 7 2019)", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- 1906 establishments in Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Chicago
- Educational institutions established in 1906
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1972
- Former high schools in Illinois
- Defunct private schools in Chicago
- Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Illinois
- Sisters of Loreto schools