Cobb Lecture Hall, University of Chicago - Philatelic Photographs on Waymarking.com

Cobb Lecture Hall, as it is known today, is actually a tale of two “Cobbs”. It was designed by prominent Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb in a gothic style that is reminiscent of Oxford University in England but it was not named for him. Rather it was named for wealthy Silas Bowman Cobb who donated $165,000 toward the building of the University of Chicago in 1892. It was the first (and only) building completed when the University opened for classes on October 1, 1892.

Henry Ives Cobb designed several of the original buildings on campus which were all done in a similar style making them difficult, at first glance, to tell apart. You need a campus map to determine which one is Cobb. I was also confused as to which side was the front of the building. (The front actually faces inward toward the other buildings of the main quad and not the street.)

The postal card was issued in 1992 and commemorates the centennial year of the University of Chicago. This university is known for its school of economics as well as being the site of Enrico Fermi’s “Chicago Pile-1”, the world’s first man-made nuclear fission reactor.

Stamp Issuing Country: United States Date of Issue: 23-Jan-1992 Denomination: 19 cents Color: multicolored Stamp Type: Single Stamp Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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