Harper High School
William Rainey Harper High School was a public 4-year high school located in the West Englewood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.- Type: School building
- Description: high school in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Former Harper High School”
- Address: 6500-6532 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60636
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashland/63rd station and Charles Warrington Earle School.
Ashland/63rd station
Metro station
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Ashland/63rd is an 'L' station and the terminal of the CTA Green Line's Ashland branch, located in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Ashland/63rd station is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Harper High School.
Charles Warrington Earle School
School building
The Charles Warrington Earle School is a historic school building at 6121 S. Hermitage Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1897, the school was one of many built to serve Chicago's growing student population in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a result of compulsory education laws and an influx of European immigrants to the city. Charles Warrington Earle School is situated 2,800 feet north of Harper High School.
Holy Cross Hospital
Hospital
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Holy Cross Hospital is a 160-bed general medical Roman Catholic hospital located in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of South Side, Chicago, Illinois, at 68th Street and California Avenue. It is part of the Sinai Chicago hospital system. Holy Cross Hospital is situated 1¼ miles west of Harper High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Englewood and Englewood.
West Englewood
Suburb
West Englewood, one of the 77 community areas, is on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. At one time it was known as South Lynne. The boundaries of West Englewood are Garfield Blvd to the north, Racine Ave to the east, the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the west, and the Belt Railway of Chicago to the south.
Englewood
Suburb
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Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city.
Chicago Lawn
Suburb
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Chicago Lawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the southwest side of the city. Its community neighbors include Gage Park, West Englewood, Ashburn, and West Lawn.
Harper High School
- Categories: high school, building, and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.77517° or 41° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
-87.6696° or 87° 40′ 11″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86HJQ8GJ+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 209653946OpenStreetMap feature
building=school
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