Former names Old Science Current tenant SIUC School of Music | Type Educational Construction started 1896 | |
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Address 1000 S Normal AveCarbondale, Illinois 62901 Architect C.Ward Rapp, State Architect Similar Shryock Auditorium, McAndrew Stadium, Faner Hall, Abe Martin Field, Saluki Stadium | ||
Altgeld Hall on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, originally known as "Southern Illinois State Normal University", is the oldest currently occupied structure on the campus. Originally erected in 1869 during the term of Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld and Southern Illinois State Normal University President Harvey William Everest, it housed the university library and laboratories for the departments of physics, chemistry and biological science, as well as a gymnasium.
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