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Altgeld Hall, UIUC in Urbana, Illinois "Altgeld's castles" are buildings in the Gothic Revival style at five Illinois public universities, all built at the initiative or inspiration of Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld [1] During his term as governor (1893-1897), Altgeld expressed certain opinions on how buildings should be erected in the state of Illinois.
Givins lived in the castle from 1887 to 1894. From 1895 to 1897, the castle housed the Chicago Female College. Beverly Unitarian Church purchased the building for US$14,000 and has used it since 1942. It is the only building in the city described as a "castle." [4] (1890) It has been claimed to be haunted. [5] [2] [6] [7] [8]
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.
Illinois State Bank Building: Illinois State Bank Building: August 16, 1984 : 201 N. Chestnut St. ... Voorhies Castle: Voorhies Castle. June 20, 1979
Bacon's Castle, 2014, in Surry County, Virginia Beacon Towers in Sands Point, New York Belvedere Castle, a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City Berkeley Castle in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove, Illinois Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina Boldt Castle on Heart Island, Thousand Islands, New York The Camelback Castle/Copenhaver Castle in ...
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 ...
Sehring Castle was modelled after feudal Germanic architectural motifs. [2] The German influence comes from Frederick Sehring's cultural roots. Built entirely from limestone found in the Joliet area, [2] Sehring Castle also boasts a main tower turret to the left of its main entrance. Three other mini turrets are placed at each corner of the ...
The house, now known as Dunham Castle, is on the northwest corner of the property. The interior had been converted into apartments and then back to a private residence, but the exterior remains intact. Dunham himself designed the building with some help from Elgin builder Smith Hoag. The house is 70 by 100 feet (21 m × 30 m) and stands two-and ...