Little Red School House
The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, also referred to as LREI, is a school in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Elisabeth Irwin in 1921 as the Little Red School House and is one of the city's first progressive schools.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
- Type: School
- Description: school in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School”, “Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School”, and “LREI”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blue Note Jazz Club and Washington Square Park.
Blue Note Jazz Club
Music venue
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Blue Note is an international chain of jazz clubs and restaurant founded in New York City in 1981. Originally established in Greenwich Village, Blue Note has since expanded into a global brand with multiple venues across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Blue Note Jazz Club is situated 660 feet northeast of Little Red School House.
Washington Square Park
Park
Photo: Irburgat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.
MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District is a small historic district of twenty-two houses at 74–96 MacDougal Street and 170–188 Sullivan Street between Houston and Bleecker Streets in the South Village area of the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District is situated 360 feet southeast of Little Red School House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University Village and Washington Square Village.
University Village
Neighborhood
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University Village is a building complex owned by New York University in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
Washington Square Village
Neighborhood
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Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.
Greenwich Village
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Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.
Little Red School House
- Categories: independent school, university-preparatory school, building, and education
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.72928° or 40° 43′ 45″ northLongitude
-74.00195° or 74° 0′ 7″ westHeight
60 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87G7PXHX+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 248156677OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6651525
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Little Red School House” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “сярэдняя школа імя Элізабэт Ірвінг”
- Chinese: “小紅屋小學”
- French: “Little Red School House”
- Hebrew: “בית הספר ליטל רד”
- Japanese: “リトル・レッド・スクール・ハウス”
- Portuguese: “Elisabeth Irwin High School”
- Russian: “Красный школьный домик”
- Russian: “средняя школа Э. Ирвин”
- Spanish: “Pequeña Casa de la Escuela Roja”
- Spanish: “Pequeña escuela roja y Escuela Secundaria Elisabeth Irwin”
- Swedish: “Little Red School House”
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