Illinois Industrial School for Girls

733 N. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 06, 1998. NRIS 98000978.

9 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Park Ridge School for Girls
  • Park Ridge Youth Campus
  • The Yout

From Wikipedia:

Park Ridge Youth Campus

The Park Ridge Youth Campus, or just The Youth Campus, was a school and orphanage in Park Ridge, Illinois from 1908 to 2012. The campus is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Illinois Industrial School for Girls, and was also known as the Park Ridge School for Girls. The campus is now Prospect Park and owned by the Park Ridge Park District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892661

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