University Hall, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
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N 42° 03.115 W 087° 40.590
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University Hall represented Northwestern University on this 2001 postal card celebrating the school’s sesquicentennial.
Waymark Code: WMYMJT
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2018
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Northwestern University was founded in 1851 by a group of nine Chicago-area lawyers and businessmen. One of these was John Evans, the man after whom the city of Evanston was named. Its purpose was to serve the old Northwest Territory which consisted of present-day Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and a part of Minnesota.
University Hall was the second building on campus but the oldest one still standing. It was completed in 1869, the same year as the famous Chicago water tower. And if it looks like the Chicago water tower, that’s because it’s made of the same Joliet limestone. Over the years, University Hall has served about every function imaginable on a college campus. It has housed classrooms, a library, a chemistry lab, administrative offices and even a cafeteria. Today, it’s home to Northwestern’s English department.
The clock that’s seen prominently on the postal card, was a gift of the class of 1879. It was manufactured by famous clock maker Seth Thomas but was replaced in 1966 with a modern electric version. The original was donated to the Smithsonian where it (like most of the Smithsonian’s holdings) is in storage.
Some Northwestern University alumni who have appeared on US postage stamps are politician Adlai Stevenson, medical doctor Charles Mayo and actor Charlton Heston.
Stamp Issuing Country: United States
Date of Issue: 28-Apr-2001
Denomination: 20 cents
Color: multicolored
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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