National Historic Landmark · Urbana, Illinois
University of Illinois Observatory
A listed building in Urbana, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 901 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL |
| County | Champaign County |
| Listed | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89002466 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Where it is
| Street | 901 S. Mathews Ave. |
| Coordinates | 40.10521, -88.22618 · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89002466. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.