<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=20ghq2_0wBz7Quj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=20ghq2_0wBz7Quj00" width="1163" height="726" >City: Chicago, ILSite Type:Education and Health, SchoolsNew Deal Agencies:Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)Started:Completed:Designer:Quality of Information:Marked:Site Survival:<h2>Description</h2>A Public Works Administration grant, along with local tax revenues, funded the construction of Sherman Elementary School at West 51st Place and South Morgan Street in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. It replaced the former Sherman School, built in 1884, that was located on the same site. Construction work on the new school began in May 1937 and was completed by January 1938. Two additions to the school were completed in 1960 and 1972.The new, two-story, brick structure cost approximately $125,000 and included ten classrooms and a gymnasium. It was designed by Chicago Board of Education architect John Charles Christensen. The architectural style of the building, characterized by a low horizontal profile, wide window openings, and geometric brickwork patterns, is similar to that of many other neighborhood schools designed by Christensen during the 1930s. <h2>Source notes</h2>Bauer Latoza Studio. (n.d.) “Chicago Public School Buildings, Pre-1940 Context Statement.” https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Publications/CPS_Bldgs_Pre_1940_Context_Statement.pdfChicago Board of Education. Annual Reports. Chicago, IL: Chicago Board of Education, 1937-38.Chicago Building Permits Digital Collection 1872-1954. University of Illinois-Chicago Library. https://researchguides.uic.edu/CBPChicago Public Schools. Facility Assessment Report: William T. Sherman Elementary School. Last modified 21 May 2020. https://schoolreports.cps.edu/Assessment_PDF_Detail_2019/FAD_SHERMAN_610172.pdfSherman School of Excellence. “Our History.” Accessed 20 November 2021. https://sherman.cps.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=447952&amp;type=d<h2>Location Info</h2>1000 West 52nd StreetChicago, Illinois 60609Cook CountyCoordinates: 41.79997, -87.65045<h2>Contribute to this Site</h2>We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.</div></body>

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Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA) A Public Works Administration grant, along with local tax revenues, funded the construction of Sherman Elementary School at West 51st Place and South Morgan Street in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. It replaced the former Sherman School, built in 1884, that was located on the same site. Construction work on the new school began in May 1937 and was completed by January 1938. Two additions to the school were completed in 1960 and 1972.