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]
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]
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]