Sherwood Forest, Detroit

Sherwood Forest is an area in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The district 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
  1. "Where We Are Located." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
  2. "How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
  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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