Cook Hall
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On the National Register since 1986

John W. Cook Hall
John W. Cook Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 20, 1986. It is significant for its education and architecture at the state level.
John W. Cook Hall, or Cook Hall, is a building that resembles a castle on the Quad of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Cook Hall, named for the university's fourth president, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since the winter of 1986. Cook Hall is one of "Altgeld's castles": it was designed toward the end of the administration of Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld. Altgeld …
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