Immaculata High School was an all-girls

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located in the Lakeview neighborhood of

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. It was open from 1921 to 1981. The building was listed on the U.S.

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in 1977. It received

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status on July 27, 1983. Still standing at Irving Park Road and Marine Drive, the school was designed by

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architect

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, a onetime apprentice of

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. The sculpture of Mary above the entrance, now removed, was the work of frequent Byrne collaborator

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. The Immaculata High School records are currently housed at the Women and Leadership Archives. Mildred Agnes (née Martínez) Prevost, the mother of

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, attended the high school.

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Immaculata Alumnae Association
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