Campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

rdf:langString Campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

rdf:langString The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an academic research institution located in Urbana, Illinois and the flagship campus of the University of Illinois System. Since its founding in 1867, it has resided and expanded between the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. Several architects had been instrumental in the building of the campus. These include Ernest L. Stouffer, Nathan Clifford Ricker, Charles A. Platt, , Clarence Howard Blackall, Holabird & Roche, and W.C. Zimmerman. Various campus buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places; these include the , Louise Freer Hall, Evans Hall, Busey Hall, Main Library, Altgeld Hall, Round Barns, Kenney Gymnasium, Natural History Building, and Harker Hall. In addition, the Morrow Plots and the University of Illinois Observatory are designated as the National Historic Landmark. In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Main Quadrangle at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).