Shurtleff College Carnegie Library - Alton, Illinois
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BruceS
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College library funded by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation in Alton, Illinois
Waymark Code: WM895Q
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2010
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This library was built using a $15,000 grant in 1910. The building was built in in 1912 for Shurtleff College, a Baptist College founded in 1827. The library was used by Shurtleff College until 1957 when the college closed and the facilities became part of Southern Illinois University. The building is now the Biomedical Library for the SIU School of Dental Medicine.
Address of Library Building:
2800 College Ave, Bldg 277
Alton, Illinois United States
62002
Current Use of Building: College Library
Year Built (optional): 1912
Website about building: Not listed
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