The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an academic research institution that is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois System. Since its founding in 1867, it has resided and expanded between the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana in the State of Illinois. Some portions are in Urbana Township.[1]
Several architects had been instrumental in the building of the campus. These include Ernest L. Stouffer, Nathan Clifford Ricker, Charles A. Platt, James M. White, Clarence Howard Blackall, Holabird & Roche, and W.C. Zimmerman. Various campus buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places; these include the Mumford House, Louise Freer Hall, Evans Hall, Busey Hall, Main Library, Altgeld Hall, Round Barns, Kenney Gymnasium, Natural History Building, and Harker Hall. In addition, the Morrow Plots and the University of Illinois Observatory are designated as the National Historic Landmark. In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Main Quadrangle at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places[2] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
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- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Champaign city, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 2, 4 (PDF pp. 3, 5/5). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
Univ of Illinois
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Urbana city, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
Univ of Illinois
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Urbana township, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1, 3 (PDF pp. 2-4/4). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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- Compare to: - "Campus Map" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Champaign city, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 2, 4 (PDF pp. 3, 5/5). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ Waldinger, Mike (January 30, 2018). "The proud history of architecture in Illinois". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.