Ravenswood, Chicago facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ravenswood
Neighborhood
A Chicago 'L' train passes through Ravenswood with the tower of the former J.C. Deagan Company factory in the background.
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
ZIP Code	60640 and part of 60613 and 60625
GNIS feature ID	1802408

Ravenswood is a neighborhood located on the North Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. Lacking designation as one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, it is mostly situated in the Lincoln Square community area, with the portion east of Ravenswood Avenue and the Chicago & Northwestern/Union Pacific North Line railroad tracks being situated in the Uptown community area.

Ravenswood was founded in 1868 as an exclusive commuter suburb by a group of real-estate speculators. These speculators formed the Ravenswood Land Company and purchased 194 acres of farmland and woods eight miles north of Chicago. The woods supported a population of ravens.

Society and Culture

• Lillstreet Art Center
• Thresholds - social program provider
• Artifact Events - event vennue
• Chicago Glass Collective - artist collective
• Ravenswood ArtWalk: Tour of Arts & Industry - arts festival
• Malt Row - craft brewing district
• Ravenswood On Tap Craft Beer & Music Fest - beer and music festival

Education

Residents in Ravenswood are zoned to the campuses of the Chicago Public Schools:

• Ravenswood Elementary School (PK-8)
  • Ravenswood Elementary was established in 1873 as Sulzer Street School; Sulzer Street was later renamed Montrose Avenue. The school adopted its current name in 1893, when 12 classrooms were added to the building. In 1912 and 1913 wings on the north and south sides of the building, consisting of 12 rooms, were built. The school received additional land in 1923; this land was acquired by CPS in 1910. From 1912 to a period in the 1930s, junior high school level students attended classes at Stockton School instead of Ravenswood School, and in turn first year students (freshmen) from Lake View High School, which was overcrowded, attended classes at the Ravenswood building. As of 2016^[update] Ravenswood Elementary has 500 students.
• Mc Pherson Elementary School (K - 8)
• German International School Chicago
• Chicago Montessori
• Those west of Ashland are zoned to Amundsen High School while others are zoned to Senn High School