Sherwood Forest, Detroit

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Sherwood Forest is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood is bounded by Seven Mile Road, Livernois, Pembroke, and Parkside. [1] The community, with about 435 houses, consists of two subdivisions: Sherwood Forest and Sherwood Forest Manor. [2]

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The neighborhood was named after Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England which was the setting for the Robin Hood tales. [3]

History

Sherwood Forest was platted in 1917 by Manly Daniel Davis. [4] The first house appeared in 1922. The Sherwood Forest Association opened in 1929. Most of the houses were built in the late 1920s and 1930s. In 2002 Sherwood Forest became a Detroit Historic District. [2]

Education

Sherwood Forest is within the Detroit Public Schools district. Residents are zoned to Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, formerly the Barbara Jordan School, [5] for elementary and middle school. [6] [7] All residents are zoned to Mumford High School. [8] Palmer Park is operated by teachers and not by a principal administrator. [9]

Detroit Public Library operates the Sherwood Forest Branch Library at 7117 West Seven Mile Road. [3] The library, named after the community, was established in 1942. The current facility opened on February 20, 1951. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Where We Are Located." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Sherwood Forest Branch Library." Detroit Public Library . Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
  4. ↑ Arthur A. Hagman, ed., Oakland County Book of History (1970), p. 46
  5. ↑ "DPS teachers to hold Enrollment Fair for Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, a new teacher-led school." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. August 13, 2010. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ Winerip, Michael. "For Detroit Schools, Mixed Picture on Reforms." The New York Times . March 13, 2011. Retrieved on November 9, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sherwood Forest Library." (Archive) Detroit Public Library. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.

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