Sherwood Forest, Detroit

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]

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

^ "Where We Are Located." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Sherwood Forest Branch Library." Detroit Public Library. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
^ Arthur A. Hagman, ed., Oakland County Book of History (1970), p. 46
^ "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.
^ "Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
^ "Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
^ "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
^ Winerip, Michael. "For Detroit Schools, Mixed Picture on Reforms." The New York Times. March 13, 2011. Retrieved on November 9, 2012.
^ "Sherwood Forest Library." (Archive) Detroit Public Library. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.

External links

Sherwood Forest Association

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[1] "Where We Are Located." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.

[History-2] "How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.

[SherwoodLibrary-3] "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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