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Crow Island School
Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois, is an elementary school significant for its progressive philosophy and its International Style architecture. The design of its building was a collaboration between the Chicago firm of Perkins, Wheeler and Will and Eero Saarinen.〔http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.html Oral History interview regarding design of school.〕 It currently serves kindergarten through fourth grade students.〔(School website )〕 The school was established in 1940-41.〔(School history website ). Retrieved 2014-01-11.〕 The original jungle gym is located here, having been moved from Horace Mann School in 1940.〔("J" is for Jungle Gym ) from Winnetka, Illinois Historical Society〕〔(Crow Island School history )〕 The school was awarded the Twenty-five Year Award by the American Institute of Architects in 1971.〔The American Institute of Architects. (Twenty Five Year Recipients ). Retrieved April 20, 2011.〕 It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.〔
==Background==
Progressive education flourished in the 1920s and continued to develop in the 1930s. However, because of economic hardship during the Great Depression, few new schools had been built to accommodate the movement. Carleton Washburne was a regional leader in progressive thought and, as superintendent of schools in Winnetka, Illinois, sought to establish a new school.
Larry Perkins, Philip Will, Jr., and Todd Wheeler had recently formed the architectural firm and this was one of their first commissions. Perkins was the son of Dwight H. Perkins, the former Chief Architect for the Chicago Board of Education; the elder Perkins designed two schools in Winnetka. The Perkins family had connections on the Winnetka School Board as well as superintendent Washburne. Although Washburne was interested in the firm's modern approach to architecture, he was concerned about their lack of experience. He changed his mind when Larry Perkins suggested a collaboration with Eliel and Eero Saarinen. The Saarinens, who were interested in an innovative educational project, agreed to help.
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