Old Main (Eastern Illinois University)

United States historic place


Old Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Lincoln Ave. and 7th St., Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates	39°29′3″N 88°10′31″W / 39.48417°N 88.17528°W / 39.48417; -88.17528
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1896 (1896)-1899
Built by	Briggs, Alexander
Architect	Miller, George H.
Architectural style	Medieval
NRHP reference No.	81000214
Added to NRHP	June 16, 1981

The Old Main, also known as the Livingston C. Lord Administration Building, is the oldest building at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Construction on the building began in 1896 and was completed in 1899. Architect George H. Miller designed the building, which has a medieval style resembling a castle. The building features a central tower, multiple turrets, and a crenellated roof line. It is one of five medieval buildings built at Illinois' public universities under Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld's administrations; the buildings are collectively known as Altgeld's castles. The Old Main originally housed all of the offices and classrooms for Eastern Illinois, its library, auditorium, and gymnasium. It was the only building on campus until 1909, when Pemberton Hall opened. The building is now used mainly as an administrative building, though it still contains some classrooms.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 1981.

Old Main Building
At night

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Vogt, Kathryn A. (January 12, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Old Main" (PDF). Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

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History of Eastern Illinois University's Old Main

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