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Old College hall
Chicago: its history and its builders, a century of marvelous growth

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Title
Old College hall
Description
Caption: "This building, which still stands on the campus of Northwestern University, was the original Northwestern University Building. For many years it was used as a preparatory academy to the university, until the Fisk Hall was built. Courtesy of Northwestern University." From text: ""The Northwestern University began the erection of its first building at the northwest corner of Hinman avenue and Davis street in the early part of the summer of 1855. This building is still in existence, having been removed to a location near the lake shore on the campus, and is now known as the "Old College." It was a frame structure, and in the years intervening between that time and this it has undergone a change in its appearance by the addition of a third story, though in the process of the change the roof and tower were reconstructed as they formerly were. The building was not ready for occupancy and use until the fall of the same year, the opening day being November 5, 1855."" The building was struck by lightning in 1973, and subsequently razed. (Source: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/architecture/building.php?bid=16)
Date
1912  
Type
Photograph  
File Name
chicagoitshistor02curr_0401a.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagoitshistor02curr#page/332/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:Serial/chicagoitshistor
Subject
Universities & colleges  
Coverage-Spatial
Evanston (Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal
1910-1919  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
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
Chicago: its history and its builders, a century of marvelous growth  
Author of the Book
Currey, J. Seymour (Josiah Seymour), b. 1844  
Collection Title
Picture Chicago
Collection
Picture Chicago
TitleOld College hall
DescriptionCaption: "This building, which still stands on the campus of Northwestern University, was the original Northwestern University Building. For many years it was used as a preparatory academy to the university, until the Fisk Hall was built. Courtesy of Northwestern University." From text: ""The Northwestern University began the erection of its first building at the northwest corner of Hinman avenue and Davis street in the early part of the summer of 1855. This building is still in existence, having been removed to a location near the lake shore on the campus, and is now known as the "Old College." It was a frame structure, and in the years intervening between that time and this it has undergone a change in its appearance by the addition of a third story, though in the process of the change the roof and tower were reconstructed as they formerly were. The building was not ready for occupancy and use until the fall of the same year, the opening day being November 5, 1855."" The building was struck by lightning in 1973, and subsequently razed. (Source: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/architecture/building.php?bid=16)
Date1912  
TypePhotograph  
File Namechicagoitshistor02curr_0401a.jp2
Source Pagehttp://www.archive.org/stream/chicagoitshistor02curr#page/332/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Texthttp://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:Serial/chicagoitshistor
SubjectUniversities & colleges  
Coverage-SpatialEvanston (Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal1910-1919  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionImages 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 TitleChicago: its history and its builders, a century of marvelous growth  
Author of the BookCurrey, J. Seymour (Josiah Seymour), b. 1844  
Collection TitlePicture Chicago
CollectionPicture Chicago

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