List of Northwestern University buildings
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This list of Northwestern University buildings encompasses the two campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. The Evanston campus has witnessed approximately 150 buildings rise on its 240 acres and the downtown Chicago campus of approximately 25 acres is home to the schools of medicine and law.
[edit] Evanston campus
[edit] Libraries
[edit] Deering Library
| Charles Deering Library | |
 Deering Library in 2006 |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Library |
| Location | |
| Construction | |
| Started | 1931 |
| Completed | 1933 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | James Gamble Rogers |
| Other designers | 68 stained glass windows by G. Owen Bonawit Wood and stone carvings by sculptor Rene Chambellan |
The Charles Deering Library is a library located on the main Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The Deering Library presently houses the Government Publications Department and the Northwestern University Archives on the first floor, the Music Library on the second floor, and the Map Collection, the Art Reference Collection and the Special Collections Department on the third floor. The Deering Library served as Northwestern's main library until the completion of the University Library in 1970.[1]
[edit] Seeley G. Mudd Science and Engineering Library
2233 Tech Drive
[edit] University Library
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| Type | |
| Location | 1970 Campus Drive |
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The Northwestern University Library is the principal library for the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The library holds 4.6 million volumes, making it the 11th largest library at a private university.[2] The building was designed in brutalist style by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Construction started in 1966 and the library opened in 1970. The library succeeded the Charles Deering Library as the main library on campus. The Deering Library was connected to the main library through construction, and continues to house the University's special collections. [3] Until the building's completion in 1970, the Deering Library, now connected to the University Library, served as the primary library for the Evanston campus.
[edit] Academic
[edit] Dearborn Observatory
| Dearborn Observatory | |
 The Dearborn Observatory in 2007. |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Observatory |
| Location | |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1888 |
| Demolished | Relocated in 1939 |
| Design Team | |
The Dearborn Observatory is an observatory, located on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The observatory was originally constructed in 1888. In the summer of 1939, Dearborn Observatory had to be moved to make way for the construction of the Technological Institute. [4]
[edit] Technological Institute
| Technological Institute | |
 The Technological Institute as seen in 1977, after the construction of the Lakefill and two new wings on the eastern end of the building. |
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| Type | Laboratory |
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The Technological Institute, more commonly known as "Tech", is a landmark building at Northwestern University. Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science following a major gift from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. It is the main building for students and faculty in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. The construction of the building started in 1939 when Walter P. Murphy, a wealthy inventor of railroad equipment, donated $6.737 million. Murphy meant for the Institute to offer a new kind of “cooperative” educational model for the field, where academic courses and practical application in industrial settings were closely integrated. When the construction of Tech was completed in 1942, Northwestern received an additional bequest of $28 million from Walter P. Murphy's estate to provide for an engineering school "second to none."
To make room for the new building, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house and the Dearborn Observatory were moved, and the original Patten Gymnasium was demolished. Ground was broken for the new building on April 1, 1940 and the building was dedicated on June 15-16, 1942. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Holabird & Root in the shape of two letter E's, placed back to back and joined by a central structure. When it was built it was the largest building on Northwestern's Evanston campus.
In 1961, construction began on two new wings, which were added to the eastern ends of the building, along with additions to the library and physics wing. The expansion, dedicated in October 1963, was prompted by a $3.4 million contract awarded by the Advanced Research Agency of the Department of Defense. In 1973, a new entrance terrace was dedicated, and in 1999, a ten-year, $125 million renovation of the Technological institute was completed. This renovation, undertaken by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, included extensive reconstruction of the interior of the original 1940 structure, replacing the mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, and reconfiguring the laboratory and research space. [5]
Additional buildings have been constructed around the original Technological Institute, connected together by pedestrian bridges to create what has been called the "Technological Campus". Among them are the Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering opened in 1977, the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science in 1986, and Cook Hall in 1989. More recent additions to the "Technological Campus" include Hogan Hall, the Pancoe Life Sciences Pavilion, the Center for Nanofabrication, and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center.
- The history of the Technological Institute from 1939 to 1969
- Information on the building from the Northwestern University archives
[edit] University Hall
| University Hall | |
 University Hall in the present day. |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Architectural Style | Victorian Gothic |
| Location | |
| Construction | |
| Started | 1868 |
| Completed | September 8, 1869 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | G. P. Randall |
University Hall is the oldest original building on the Northwestern University campus. University Hall was actually the second building constructed on the Northwestern University campus. The building known as "Old College" was constructed as a temporary building in 1855, though it stood on campus until the 1970s. University Hall was designed in Victorian Gothic style by G. P. Randall, and is composed of Joliet limestone - the same kind used to build the Chicago Water Tower.[6] The construction materials were transported to the Evanston campus by lake boat and rail.
The cornerstone of the building was laid in 1868, and the structure was completed in 1869, at a total cost of $125,000. University Hall officially opened on September 8, 1869 and coincided with the inauguration of University President Erastus Otis Haven. Speakers at the opening ceremony included Illinois Governor John M. Palmer, and the new University President Haven, who called the structure, "the new and elegant University Building".[7] The clock in the tower of University Hall was the gift of the Class of 1879; its movement was built by clockmaker Seth Thomas. In 1966, a new electrified clock replaced the old works, which are now located in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.[8]
University Hall took over most university functions from Old College and contained classrooms housing all University classes, the library, a chemical lab, a chapel, two society rooms and a fourth-floor natural history museum. University Hall contained Northwestern's primary library until the construction of Lunt Library in the 1890s. Though it was succeeded by Fayerweather Hall as the university's main building in 1887, University Hall served a variety of functions. Over the years University Hall has been the home of the central administration, the engineering school, a cafeteria, and faculty offices.[9] University Hall underwent a $5.2 million renovation and was rededicated in 1993.[8] The building is currently home to Northwestern's English department.
[edit] Religious
[edit] Alice Millar Chapel
| Alice S. Millar Chapel and Religious Center | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 1870 Sheridan Rd. |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Other Dimensions | 720-seat chapel |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | Jensen and Halstead |
The Alice S. Millar Chapel and Religious Center was funded by Foster and Mary G. McGaw, and was named in honor of Mr. McGaw’s mother, Alice S. Millar McGaw. The chapel was designed by Jensen and Halstead of Chicago. It is home to a 100-rank Aeolian-Skinner organ, stained-glass windows, and a 151-foot spire.
[edit] Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 2121 Sheridan Rd. |
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| Design Team | |
The Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.
[edit] Levere Memorial Temple
| Levere Memorial Temple | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 1856 Sheridan Road |
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[edit] Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
| Seabury-Western Theological Seminary | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
The Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.
[edit] Athletic
[edit] Blomquist Recreation Center
| Blomquist Recreation Center | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 617 Foster Street |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
The Blomquist Recreation Center.
[edit] Boat House
| Boat House | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 1839 South Campus Drive |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
The Boat House
[edit] Byron S. Coon Sports Center
| Byron S. Coon Sports Center | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 2707 Ashland Avenue |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
The Byron S. Coon Sports Center.
[edit] Henry Crown Sports Pavilion / Norris Aquatic Center
| Henry Crown Sports Pavilion / Norris Aquatic Center | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 2311 Campus Drive |
| Current Tenants | Swimming, Tennis, Recreational Sports, Vandy Christie Tennis Center, Athletics & Recreation |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Design Team | |
The Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris Aquatics Center and Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, commonly known as SPAC, is the main athletic and recreational building on campus. Among SPAC's facilities are an Olympic-size swimming and diving pool, and courts that can be used for basketball, volleyball, and various racquet sports.
In Spring 2002, construction was completed on an addition to SPAC, the Combe Tennis Center.[10] The Combe Tennis Center houses six indoor tennis courts, and was designed by Pollock Holzrichter Nicholas Ltd. of Chicago, in association with the Renaissance Design Group. The center was named for the late Ivan Combe, a 1933 graduate and life trustee of the University.
[edit] Nicolet Football Center
| Nicolet Football Center | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 2707 Ashland Avenue |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
[edit] McGaw Memorial Hall/Shirley Welsh-Ryan Arena
| McGaw Memorial Hall/Shirley Welsh-Ryan Arena | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 2705 Ashland Avenue |
| Current Tenants | Basketball |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
The McGaw Memorial Hall/Shirley Welsh-Ryan Arena.
[edit] Ryan Field
| Ryan Field | |
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| Building | |
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| Former Names | Dyche Stadium (1926–1995) |
| Type | American football stadium |
| Location | 1501 Central Street |
| Current Tenants | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Other Dimensions | 49,256 seating capacity |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | James Gamble Rogers |
Ryan Field is a stadium in Evanston, Illinois, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. Ryan Field opened in 1926 and holds 49,256 people. The field is named after Patrick Ryan who was the chairman of the school's board of trustees. Prior to 1997, the stadium was named Dyche Stadium, for William A. Dyche, Class of 1882, former Evanston mayor and overseer of the building project.
The stadium originally consisted of two semi-circular grandstands on either sideline, with the west (home) sideline having a small, curved upper deck ending at twin concrete . Endzone seating was later added in the south endzone, and in 1952 McGaw Memorial Hall was built in the north endzone.
Besides boasting modern amenities such as a new workout room, it is said that the reason the stands were built five feet up was to prevent Northwestern students from rushing the field and destroying goalposts. Such occurrences were common when the field was still known as Dyche Stadium and Northwestern had upset victories over storied programs such as the University of Michigan in 1995. However, a stunning upset in 1996 over Michigan did not prevent students from clinging to the goalposts, nor did the walls prevent it again in 2005 after a double-overtime upset of then-#6 Ohio State University. The stadium had an artificial turf surface from 1973 to 1996.
The Chicago Bears hosted their first home game of the 1970 season as an experiment due to the NFL demanding the Bears move out of Wrigley Field because the seating capacity was under 50,000. The Bears ended up moving to Soldier Field.
The closest transit stations are Metra commuter railroad's Central Street station and Chicago Transit Authority's Central station on the Purple Line.
Parts of the The Express, an upcoming film about Ernie Davis starring Dennis Quaid, were filmed at Ryan Field..[11]
- http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/architecture/building.php?bid=20
- http://www.collegegridirons.com/bigten/RyanField.htm
- http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Big10/Northwestern/
[edit] Patten Gymnasium
| Patten Gymnasium | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Stadium |
| Location | 2407 Sheridan Rd |
| Current Tenants | Northwestern Wildcats (Women's Fencing) |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1910 (original), 1940 |
| Design Team | |
Patten Gymnasium is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois. The original arena opened in 1910 and was home to the Northwestern University Wildcats basketball team until 1940, when it was demolished and rebuilt farther north to make room for the construction of the Technological Institute. It was used for twelve years before Welsh-Ryan Arena opened in 1952. The current, ivy-lined building has the original doors and statues from the old gym. It currently is the home to the women's fencing team, and occasionally hosts small concerts. It is named for James A. Patten, former Evanston mayor, philanthropist, commodities broker, and NU board of trustees president.
The original 1,000-seat arena hosted the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939.
[edit] Performance
[edit] Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
| Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Museum |
| Location | 40 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, Illinois  |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Design Team | |
The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The current director is David Alan Robertson.
[edit] Cahn Auditorium
| Cahn Auditorium | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 600 Emerson Street |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Design Team | |
Cahn Auditorium is an auditorium utilized for various performances and productions throughout the school year. With over 1,000 seats and an orchestra pit, it is the highest-capacity performance space on campus. The annual Waa-Mu Show, one of the best-known college productions in the country, is staged here. The auditorium was named for Bertram Cahn, a former civic leader, businessman, donor, trustee, and alumnus.
[edit] Lutkin Memorial Hall
| Lutkin Memorial Hall | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Architectural Style | Gothic |
| Location | 700 University Place |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1941 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | James Gamble Rogers |
Lutkin Memorial Hall is a 400-seat auditorium, and is currently primarily used for student recitals. The stage is paneled in carved oak, and the building is in the simplified Gothic style. The building is named in honor of Peter Christian Lutkin, who served as dean of the School of Music from 1883 to 1931.
[edit] Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center
| Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center | |
| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 10 Arts Circle Drive |
| Current Tenants | Dance Program, Theatre & Interpretation Center |
| Construction | |
| Completed | |
| Design Team | |
The Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center.
[edit] Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
| Pick-Staiger Concert Hall | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 50 Arts Circle Drive |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Other Dimensions | 1,003 seating capacity |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | Edward Dart of Loebl, Schlossman, Dart & Hackl |
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall is used for various musical performances at Northwestern. Albert Pick Jr. and Charles G. Staiger funded the project. The hall was named for Corinne Frada Pick, Pick’s wife, and Pauline Pick Staiger, his sister and Staiger’s late wife. The building was constructed mostly from precast concrete and glass. The auditorium has a sound-reflecting system of 30 plastic dishes to enhance the acoustics of the room.
[edit] Regenstein Hall of Music
| Regenstein Hall of Music | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 60 Arts Circle Drive |
| Current Tenants | School of Music |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | Walter A. Netsch, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
The Regenstein Hall of Music was funded by the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation of Chicago. It is home to a 200-seat master-class lecture hall, musical practice facilities, and teaching studios.
[edit] Theatre and Interpretation Center
| Theatre and Interpretation Center | |
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| Building | |
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| Type | |
| Location | 1949 Campus Drive |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Design Team | |
The Theatre and Interpretation Center exists as an operational and administrative component of the School of Communication with the specific charge of producing, managing, funding and administering the performing arts productions of the School of Communication, Department of Theatre and Department of Performance Studies, including programmatic responsibility for theatre, music theatre and dance. The Center adheres to and reflects the academic mission of the University, the curricular needs of the Theatre and Performance Studies departments, the educational priorities of Communication students and exists in service to the campus and the greater community of the Metropolitan Chicago area.
Each year, as many as forty productions are mounted in the Theatre and Interpretation Center. Of those forty, approximately eight are main stage productions staged in the Ethel M. Barber Theater and the Josephine Louis Theater and are directed by faculty, third-year MFA directing students, and guest artists. These productions include both classic and contemporary plays, dance performances and musical productions. In addition, the Theatre and Interpretation Center produces the annual Waa-Mu Show, an original student written and performed musical and also the Summerfest which includes a two to three play series that is performed during the summer.
The center offers subscriptions for the entire season as well as for Summerfest. Currently there are over fifteen hundred subscribers who buy the season package. These patrons come from the University population as well as the neighboring communities.
[edit] Services
[edit] Central Utility Plant
2025 N Campus Drive
[edit] John Evans Alumni Center
1800 Sheridan Road
[edit] Norris University Center
1999 Campus Drive
[edit] Natural spaces
[edit] Rocky Miller Park
Ashland at Isabella Street
[edit] Shakespeare Garden
East of Sheridan Rd., North of Garrett, South of Technological Institute
[edit] Other
[edit] Allison Hall
1820 Chicago Avenue
[edit] Andersen Hall
2003 Sheridan Road
[edit] Annenberg Hall
2120 Campus Drive
[edit] Annie May Swift Hall
1920 Campus Drive
[edit] Ayers College of Commerce & Industry
2324 Campus Drive
[edit] Brentano Hall
1818 Hinman Avenue
[edit] Canterbury House
2010 Orrington
[edit] Catalysis Center
2137 Tech Drive
[edit] Chambers Hall
600 Foster Avenue
[edit] Chase Building
1603 Orrington
[edit] College of Cultural & Community Studies
2303 Sheridan Road
[edit] Cook Hall
2220 Campus Drive
[edit] Cresap Laboratory
2021 Sheridan Road
[edit] Crowe Hall
1860 Campus Drive
[edit] Deering Meadow
1937 Sheridan Rd.
[edit] Donald P. Jacobs Center
2001 Sheridan Road
[edit] Engelhart Hall
1915 Maple Avenue
[edit] Evans Scholars House
721 University Place
[edit] Family Institute
618 Library Place
[edit] Fisk Hall
1845 Sheridan Road
[edit] Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
2133 Sheridan Road
[edit] Foster-Walker Complex
1927 Orrington Avenue
[edit] Frances Searle Building
2240 Campus Drive
[edit] Harris Hall
1881 Sheridan Road
[edit] Hogan Building
2205 Tech Drive
[edit] ITEC
1801 Maple
[edit] James L. Allen Center
2169 Campus Drive
[edit] John J. Louis Hall
1877 Campus Drive
[edit] Kresge Hall
1880 Campus Drive
[edit] Lakeside Fields
2221-2247 Campus Drive
[edit] Lindgren Hall
2309 Sheridan Road
[edit] Locy Hall
1850 Campus Drive
[edit] Lunt Hall
2033 Sheridan Road
[edit] McManus Living-Learning Center
1725 Orrington Avenue
[edit] Pancoe–Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Life Sciences Pavilion
2200 Campus Drive
[edit] Parkes Hall
1870 Sheridan Road
[edit] Rebecca Crown Center
633 Clark Street
[edit] Ryan Hall
2190 Campus Drive
[edit] Scott Hall
601 University Place
[edit] Searle Hall
633 Emerson Street
[edit] Shanley Hall
2031 Sheridan Road
[edit] Swift Hall
2029 Sheridan Road
[edit] The McCormick Tribune Center
1870 Campus Drive
[edit] Trienens Hall
2707 Ashland Avenue
[edit] Residences
[edit] Chicago campus
[edit] Research
[edit] Patient care
[edit] Services
[edit] Abbott Hall
710 N. Lake Shore Drive
[edit] Arthur Rubloff Building
375 E. Chicago Avenue
[edit] Feinberg Pavilion
251 E. Huron
[edit] Galter Pavilion
675 N. St. Clair St.
[edit] Health Sciences Building
710 N. Fairbanks Court
[edit] Heating Plant
410 E. Huron Street
[edit] Jesse Brown VA Medical Center — Lakeside Outpatient Clinic
333 E. Huron Street
[edit] Lake Shore Center
850 N. Lake Shore Drive
[edit] Levy Mayer Hall
357 E. Chicago Avenue
[edit] McGaw Pavilion
240 E. Huron
[edit] Medical Science Building
400 E. Ontario Street
[edit] Montgomery Ward Building
303 E. Chicago Avenue
[edit] Morton Medical Research Building
310 E. Superior Street
[edit] Olson Pavilion
710 North Fairbanks Court
[edit] Prentice Women's Hospital
333 E. Superior
[edit] Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
345 E. Superior Street
[edit] Robert McCormick Hall
350 E. Superior Street
[edit] Searle Medical Research Building
320 E. Superior Street
[edit] Stone Pavilion
320 E. Huron
[edit] Tarry Research & Education Building
300 E. Superior Street
[edit] The Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University
303 E. Superior
[edit] Wesley Pavilion
250 E. Superior
[edit] Wieboldt Hall
339 E. Chicago Avenue
[edit] Worcester House
244 E. Pearson Street
[edit] References
- ^ University Archives [1]
- ^ June 6, 2007 "Google Project Will Create Digital Repository for Select University Library Collections" [2]
- ^ "Building View, Northwestern Architecture: University Library," Northwestern University Archives[3]
- ^ [4] Northwestern University Archives
- ^ [5] University archives
- ^ Eclectic by Design. The Daily Northwestern (October 28, 2002).
- ^ Northwestern University: A History, 1855-1905 By Arthur Herbert Wilde, p. 247 (available in full text at Google Book Search )
- ^ a b Northwestern University Historic Moments
- ^ Northwestern University Archives
- ^ Combe Tennis Center, Completed Project Gallery, Design and Construction, Facilities Management, Northwestern University. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Bringing Hollywood to NU. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
[edit] External links
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