Shurtleff College Carnegie Library - Alton, Illinois
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N 38° 54.205 W 090° 08.698
15S E 747579 N 4309934
College library funded by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation in Alton, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM896H
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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This library was built using a $15,0000 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.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Upper Alton Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
2800 College Avenue Alton, Illinois

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NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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