Central School (now Gorton)

Name/Title

Central School (now Gorton)

Entry/Object ID

2001.88.2

Description

Black and white 5 x 7 photograph of Gorton School. A negative and print of image are included. Photograph has a very gray pixelated surface. Originally called the Central School, in 1905 it was renamed the Gorton School in honor of the nineteenth mayor of Lake Forest, Edward F. Gorton (1895-1902). In 1972 Gorton School was converted to the Gorton Community Center.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1906

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects