University of Chicago
containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches
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https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/ec9bc730-1a05-0134-1d6d-0050569601ca-4Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
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Title | University of Chicago |
Creator | Bond-Chandler |
Description | From text: "University of Chicago [i]s located within four miles of the Court House, and on the route of the Cottage Grove horse-cars, within a few steps of the shores of Lake Michigan. It is conducted under the auspices of the Baptist denomination, but is founded on a broad and liberal basis. It is built on a beautiful tract of ground donated by Hon. S. A. Douglas. It was founded in 1855, and the first building erected in 1858. The main central building is 126 x 172 feet, and was completed in 1868, at a cost of $110,000. It is of Athens marble, and is of very imposing appearance. The property, with endowments, is valued at $400,000." Note: This school closed in 1886 and was not associated with the University of Chicago later established in the Hyde Park neighborhood. |
Date | 1869 |
Type | Photograph |
File Name | chicagohandbookf00chic_raw_0072.jp2 |
Source Page | http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagohandbookf00chic#page/72/mode/1up |
Link to the Full-Text | http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagohandbookf00chic |
Subject | Universities & colleges |
Coverage-Spatial | Douglas (Chicago, Ill.) |
Coverage-Temporal | 1860-1869 |
Publisher | |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |
Rights Description | Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu. |
Book Title | |
Collection Title | Picture Chicago |
Collection | Picture Chicago |
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