University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus
- Address: W Green St
- Vicinity: S Mathews Ave
- Neighborhood of University CU in Urbana
- Neighborhood of University CU in Champaign
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1868/00/00 | John Milton Gregory | University President | The College of Literary Science, now known as the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is established. | |||
1868/03/02 | John Milton Gregory | University President | Funded by the Morrill Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the Illinois Industrial University opens for classes with two faculty members and 77 students. | |||
1870/00/00 | John Milton Gregory | University President | The Mumford House is built as a model farmhouse for the school's experimental farm. It is located at 1403 Lorado Taft Drive in the South Quad, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. | |||
1879/00/00 | Lorado Taft | Education | Lorado Taft earns his bachelor's degree at Illinois Industrial University. | |||
1880/00/00 | Lorado Taft | Education | Lorado Taft is awarded a master's degree at Illinois Industrial University. | |||
1904/06/00 | Walter T Bailey | Education | Walter Thomas Bailey, a negro, graduates from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture. | |||
1929/06/11 | Lorado Taft | Sculptor | "Alma Mater" by Lorado Taft is dedicated. The bronze sculpture located at the Southeast corner of Wright and Green Streets was designed to welcome people to the University. |
Particulars for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Higher Learning | College |
Education | College Campus |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Sight Category | Site |
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