Main Library | |
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| Location | 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′18″N 88°13′43″W / 40.10500°N 88.22861°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1924-1929 |
| Architect | Platt, Charles Adams |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | University of Illinois Buildings designed by Charles A. Platt MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000413[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2000 |
The Main Library is a historic library on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois. Built in 1924, the library was the third built for the school; it replaced Altgeld Hall, which had become too small for the university's collections. Architect Charles A. Platt designed the Georgian Revival building, one of several on the campus which he designed in the style. The building houses several area libraries, as well as the University Archives and the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The Main Library is the symbolic face of the University Library, which has the second largest university library collection in the United States.[2]
The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2000.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Nation's Largest Libraries: A Listing By Volumes Held | Professional Tools". www.ala.org. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 2016-02-05.