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🏛️ Town & public services · Library

Main Library

A library on W Gregory Dr, in the middle of things: 111 places within a five-minute walk. One of 98 town & public services in Champaign.

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On the National Register since 2000

Library-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Library-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Library-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 11, 2000. It is significant for its architecture and town planning at the local level. Its architecture is described as Georgian Revival. It was listed as part of University of Illinois Buildings designed by Charles A. Platt MPS.

The Main Library is a historic building on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois. Built in 1924, the library building 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 buildi…

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111 places within a five-minute walk of Main Library.

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1408 W Gregory Dr

The nearest neighbor is Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, 1 min walk away.

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Address1408 W Gregory Dr · 61820
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Address
1408 W Gregory Dr
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Phone
(217) 333-2290
Website
https://www.library.illinois.edu
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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