Built 1896 Opened 1896 Added to NRHP 20 February 1986 | NRHP Reference # 86000268 Area 4,000 m² Architect George H. Miller | |
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Location Illinois State University, US 51, Normal, Illinois Similar Watterson Towers, Duffy Bass Field, Hancock Stadium, Horton Fieldhouse, Redbird Arena | ||
John W. Cook Hall, or Cook Hall, is a building which 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 was a German native who favored Gothic Revival architecture.
The building's original purpose (as well as its name) was "Gymnasium". It was eventually converted for other uses as larger gyms were constructed on campus. It currently houses the School of Music.
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