Senior Memorial Chime | |
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Alternative names | Altgeld Chimes |
General information | |
Type | Bell tower housing a chime |
Address | 323 Altgeld Hall 1409 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801 United States |
Coordinates | 40°06′37″N 88°13′43″W / 40.110370°N 88.228710°W |
Inaugurated | October 30, 1920 |
Renovated | 1957, 2017 |
Cost | $14,000 (equivalent to $212,930 in 2023)[citation needed] |
Owner | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Height | 132 feet (40 m) |
Design and construction | |
Other designers | McShane Bell Foundry (bell casting & installation) |
Website | |
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The Senior Memorial Chime, known more commonly as the Altgeld Chimes, is a 15-bell chime in Altgeld Hall Tower on the central campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in Urbana, Illinois, United States.
The chime was a gift from the graduating classes of 1914 through 1921 and the United States School of Military Aeronautics. They first rang at the University's tenth fall homecoming on October 30, 1920, and have since marked the hours and been used for chiming concerts. The chime is run and maintained by the university's School of Music as well as student and local volunteers.