St. Patrick's Academy was a Catholic grammar school that was located in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1883 by the Sisters of Mercy.Andreas, A.T. (1886) "History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present Time in Three Volumes (Volume 3)", The A.T. Andreas Company (Reprinted in 1975)
St. Patrick's was located on the northwest corner of Oakley Avenue and Washington Boulevard. The school was across the street from St. Malachy's parish school.Lowe, F.H. (2000) "Keeping the Faith" In The Chicago Reader The school closed in 1969. It served a small group of children (about 120, in eight grades and kindergarten) from all over Chicago with heavy representation from the Italian, Irish and Polish communities. Class sizes were small and two grades often occupied the same classroom. Children traveled to the school by school bus, private and public transportation.
The large building that housed the school also provided rooms for single women who worked in the nearby Chicago Loop.
Notable alumni Rosalind Marquis, actress Patrick Eugene Prendergast, assassin of Chicago mayor Carter Harrison Sr. - Clipping at Newspapers.com Robert Sweitzer, politician
References
External links Chicago Sisters of Mercy early history Lowe, F.H. (2000) "Keeping the Faith" In The Chicago Reader. Keeping the Faith St. Patrick's Academy, 1912, postcard