Old Main, Knox College
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| Location | Galesburg, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°56′36″N 90°22′16″W / 40.9432°N 90.3712°WCoordinates: 40°56′36″N 90°22′16″W / 40.9432°N 90.3712°W |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Charles Ulricson |
| Architectural style | Collegiate Gothic |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000323 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | July 4, 1961[2] |
Old Main at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, is the oldest building on the college campus, and the best preserved site of one of the 1858 senatorial debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.[2][3]
A campus website describes it proudly: "Old Main is one of the most important pre-Civil War buildings in the Midwest. Built in the most respected style of the day—Collegiate Gothic—Old Main received high praise upon its completion in 1857 and is still recognized today as a building of architectural distinction. In addition to its status as a National Historic Landmark, Old Main expresses Knox's ongoing commitment to equal rights, democratic ideals, international excellence, an openness to new and old, and a mission to summon up the best in ourselves, as evidenced in Knox's Original Circular and Plan, which hangs on Old Main's first floor."[4]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Old Main, Knox College". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ↑ Blanche Higgins Schroer and Charles E. Shedd, Jr. (1961). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination:" (pdf). National Park Service.. Accompanying 4 images, exteriors, from 1975, including photo of oldest known photo of Old Main, in 1864. PDF (951 KB)
- ↑ "Old Main, Knox College website". Knox College. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
External links
Further reading
- R. Lance Factor (2010), Chapel in the Sky: Knox College's Old Main and Its Masonic Architect. University of Northern Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-87580-415-6
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