Edward F. Gorton School, Original Building

Name/Title

Edward F. Gorton School, Original Building

Entry/Object ID

2001.88.6

Description

Black and white sepia toned 4.5 x 6 photograph of Gorton School mounted on dark cardboard. Verso" Donated by Miss Eva E. Oke, 819 North Oakwood Avenue, Lake Forest. 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

Artist

Paul Whiting

Studio

National Photo View Co. Highwood, IL

Date made

1895 - 1910

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