Orrington Elementary School

Orrington Elementary School is a school in Evanston, Cook, Illinois which is located on Orrington Avenue. Orrington Elementary School is situated nearby to Lawrence O. Lawson Park, as well as near the lighthouse Grosse Point Light.

Type: School
Also known as: “Orrington School”
Address: 2636 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grosse Point Light and Lawrence O. Lawson Park.

Grosse Point Light

Lighthouse

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The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Grosse Point Light is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Orrington Elementary School.

Lawrence O. Lawson Park

Park

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Central station

Metro station

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Central is a Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority 'L' system. Located at 1024 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois, the elevated platform sits above Central Street, half a block west of Ridge Avenue. Central station is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Orrington Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmette and Central Street.

Wilmette

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Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.

Central Street

Neighborhood

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Central Street is the principal east-west artery in the far north of Evanston, Illinois and is a major thoroughfare in other northern and northwest suburbs of Chicago. Central Street is situated 2 miles west of Orrington Elementary School.

Evanston Lakeshore Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is a residential historic district in Evanston, Illinois. The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Orrington Elementary School.