National Historic Landmark · Galesburg, Illinois

Old Main, Knox College

United States historic place in Galesburg, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966Charles Ulricson
Old Main Knox CollegeThe Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 (1908) (14793175883)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 2 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Old Main, Knox College

Old Main is the oldest building on the campus of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Completed in 1857, it is a distinctive Gothic Tudor design of Swedish architect Charles Ulricson. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961 as one of the few surviving sites to host one of the famous 1858 Lincoln–Douglas debates. The building underwent a major restoration in the 1930s, which modernized its interior and restored its exterior.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressKnox College campus, Galesburg, IL
CountyKnox County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000323
ArchitectCharles Ulricson
Type of placeuniversity building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressKnox College campus, Galesburg, IL
Coordinates40.94337, -90.37069 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitHerbert Hoover National Historic Site · 71 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000323. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.