Altgeld Hall

40°6′34″N 88°13′42″W / 40.10944°N 88.22833°W / 40.10944; -88.22833

Altgeld Hall
Altgeld Hall in 2011
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Former namesUniversity Library
Law Building
General information
Typeeducational
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
LocationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Address1409 West Green Street
Urbana, Illinois
Current tenantsDepartment of Mathematics
Mathematics Library
Construction startedJune 10, 1896[1]
CompletedDecember 1, 1897[2]
OwnerUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nathan Ricker and James M. White[3]

Altgeld Hall, located at 1409 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus, was built in 1896–97 and was designed by Nathan Ricker and James M. White of the university's architecture department in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Planning for the building began during the Illinois governorship of John Peter Altgeld. The building was originally the University Library, and received major additions in 1914, 1919, 1926, and 1956.[1] From 1927 to 1955 it was used by the College of Law, and from 1955 on by the Department of Mathematics and the Mathematics Library. The University Chime in the bell tower – which marks the hours, half hours, and quarter hours and plays a ten-minute concert every school day from 12:50–1:00 p.m. – was installed in 1920. The building was officially named "Altgeld Hall" in 1941.[1] Altgeld Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970.

  1. ^ a b c "The History of Altgeld Hall" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the Mathematics Department of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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  3. ^ Leetaru, Kalev. "University of Illinois: Campus Tours". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2008-10-09.