Altgeld Hall
| Altgeld Hall | |
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| Former names | University Library Law Building |
| General information | |
| Type | educational |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Location | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus |
| Address | 1409 West Green Street Urbana, Illinois |
| Current tenants | Department of Mathematics Mathematics Library |
| Construction started | June 10, 1896 |
| Completed | December 1, 1897 |
| Owner | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Nathan Ricker and James McLaren White |
Coordinates: 40°6′34″N 88°13′42″W / 40.10944°N 88.22833°W
Altgeld Hall, located at 1409 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus, was built in 1896-97 and was designed by Nathan Ricker and James McLaren White of the University's architecture department in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building was originally the University Library, and received major additions in 1914, 1919, 1926, and 1956. From 1927-55 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 PM – was installed in 1920. The building was officially named "Altgeld Hall" in 1941.
Altgeld Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970.
Planning for the building started in 1892, with Governor John Peter Altgeld and University President Andrew Sloan Draper involved in the design of the building. Initially, the trustees announced a design contest that would award $1200 to the best design. The trustees awarded the prize to Edward G. Bolles, a young man with no experience in building design, but after the building committee met with the young man, they decided to reject the Bolles entry and all the other entries submitted.
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