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Altgeld Hall architect James McLaren White, circa 1905
Portrait of University of Illinois Professor and Supervising architect J.M. White, one of two architects of Altgeld Hall along with UIUC Professor Nathan Ricker.
Altgeld Hall architect Nathan Ricker
Portrait of University of Illinois Professor Nathan Ricker, one of two architects of Altgeld Hall along with UIUC Professor J.M. White.
Andrew Carnegie
Portrait of Andrew Carnegie
Charles Jerrod Hull Portrait
Charles Hull built the Hull homestead in 1856 and lived there until 1889.
David Stevick
20th century portrait of David W. Stevick.
Ellen Gates Starr Portrait
Ellen Gates Starr co-founded the Hull House with Jane Addams in 1889 and worked there for nearly thirty years.
Frederick E. Eubeling
Image of Frederick E. Eubeling (1841-1911). Eubeling was one of the founding member of The Urbana Free Library and worked in the library during the 1890s when it was in the City Building.
George McKinley Bennett
George McKinley Bennett (1863-1955) was key member and organizer of the Urbana Association of Commerce. In 1907, this association pushed for the construction of a new library building in Urbana, which ultimately became the Samuel T. Busey Memorial…
Helen Culver Portrait
Charles Hull gave the Hull homestead to Helen Culver in 1889, who in turn, rented the mansion to Jane Addams and Helen Gates Starr on a free 25-year lease.