Bloom High School
County: Cook
Location: 101 West 10th St., Chicago Heights
Erected: 05/01/1991 Erected by:
Bloom High School Historic Place Committee and The Illinois State
Historical Society
Bloom High School was built in 1931-34 to serve all of the students
in Bloom Township High School District 206. The main structure of the
art deco building was designed by the architectural firm of Royer,
Danely and Smith of Urbana, Illinois. Major additions were completed
in 1956 and 1976. The building was accepted into the National
Register of Historic Places in 1982, thereby becoming the first
public high school in Illinois to be so recognized. Noteworthy
enhancements include tow Bedford limestone sculptures at the main
entrance, designed by Felix Schlag and by Curtis Drewes, and the
authentic frescoes inside the entrance, created by Edgar Britton in
1935.
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